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June 5, 2015
Apocalypse Weird: The Red King Part One by Nick Cole
Combining realistic characters with varied threats, Cole creates a zombie apocalypse that is more than ‘get the guns to survive long enough to get the bigger guns’. Zombies wander onto the streets of a modern USA, shambling off with the … Continue reading →
June 3, 2015
A Good Death
I watched this short talk on the architecture of death this morning (for what might be better breakfast entertainment?), and have mused on what I might consider a good death ever since. I don’t have an answer yet – there … Continue reading →
I watched this short talk on the architecture of death th...
I watched this short talk on the architecture of death this morning (for what might be better breakfast entertainment?), and have mused on what I might consider a good death ever since. I don’t have an answer yet – there … Continue reading →
June 1, 2015
Behind the Scenes: Greenstar Season 2
I can’t remember the first book I read by multiple authors, but I can remember in my teens wondering how more than one person could write a book without leaving obvious transitions between authors. At the time, it was idle … Continue reading →
May 29, 2015
Juliet (II) by Sarah Xerta
Combining depictions of rape with those of almost inevitable descent into apathy, Xerta creates a narrative that might leave the reader wishing she were less skilled, and less insightful. This work is a sequel to JULIET (I); beyond that it … Continue reading →
May 27, 2015
Ads Blocking Me
The discussion of ad-blocking on the internet often polarises into user freedom vs. user freeloading. But, as with many issues, this might be concealing other, less-extreme options. For example, considering advertising in other situations as more than evidence that ad-block … Continue reading →
May 22, 2015
Rise of the Prince by Nicholas C. Rossis
Combining a well-realised twist on devolved civilisations with a firm grasp of the power of emotional and spiritual factors in shaping action, Rossis creates a possible future humanity that seems plausible on both a logical and visceral level. When the … Continue reading →
May 20, 2015
Greenstar Clothing
As people who have seen me recently will know, Greenstar is now available on a series of fine clothing products. But a picture isn’t as good as seeing what they look like worn, so I asked my favourite author, Dave … Continue reading →
May 18, 2015
Sleep Is The Best Meditation
For a reason hidden from me by state or circumstance, I woke up in the early hours of this morning; not to full wakefulness, but enough for both rational thought and remembrance of the same. Most of the thoughts were … Continue reading →
May 15, 2015
Imminent Danger: And How to Fly Straight into It by Michelle Proulx
Combining intergalactic peril with comic romance, this book offers entertainment free of both mawkishness and explosion-escalation. Eris Miller’s biggest problem is not quite fitting in at her rich boarding school. Until she is kidnapped by aliens intent on selling her … Continue reading →
