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March 21, 2021
The “Lunar Ark” Project
Tibi Puiu of ZME Science recently presented a backup plan in case we screw up this planet for good: a “Lunar ark” that would store DNA from millions of species in Moon’s lava tubes. The project, first described in a paper presented by researchers at the University of Arizona during the IEEE Aerospace Conference, proposes […]
March 20, 2021
ASK THE WIZARD – The Clown Weeps
Cock thy ears to the voice of ancient wisdom. He who has cast mighty dragons down from the sky and made sweet love to them. He who has thwarted a veritable carnival procession’s worth of dark lords, via a series of catspaws and proxies. He who is called, through the ancient ritual of court enforced […]
A Review of Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski • Lyanndra Reads
Rating: 5/5 A Review of Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski: A Short Story Collection set in the World of The Witcher This is a review of Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski. This book is another collection of short stories from The Witcher world, and I thoroughly enjoyed it as much as I did […]
The Epicene Pronoun and Singular They
Back in 2016, I had written about the appeal and long history of singular they. I recently found myself referring to this old post on Quora, during an argument with someone who claimed its use was a mistake. “Singular they” is a so-called epicene (or common) pronoun: the pronoun we use when we don’t know […]
March 19, 2021
The Oxford Comma
I mentioned the Oxford comma recently in a conversation with Stefan. In case you haven’t heard of it, here is the definition, courtesy of Grammarly: The Oxford (or serial) comma is the final comma in a list of things. For example: Please bring me a pencil, eraser, and notebook. The Oxford comma comes right after […]
Titan announce Blade Runner comics crossover
For Free Comic Book Day this year, Titan Comics is crossing over their two current Blade Runner titles – Blade Runner Origins and Blade Runner 2029. Described as “a special edition connecting Blade Runner Origins and Blade Runner 2029 storylines for the first time! Two acclaimed creative teams of Mike Johnson, K. Perkins, Mellow Brown, […]
Epilogues Are NOT the Same as a Final Chapter!
I recently did a post on prologues, and a writing friend (check her out here) asked about epilogues. So here are my thoughts… Epilogues are no different than prologues, just at the end. They need to serve a purpose outside the main story otherwise they might as well be the final chapter. Like my prologues, […]
Mistborn: The Alloy of Law – Steampunk Meets the Wild West
Disclaimer: This review of The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson may or may not contain some spoilers for The Hero of Ages. Read at your own risk. Scadrial, then and now The Alloy of Law is the first book of the second era of Mistborn. It is set around 300 years after the events […]
5 Reasons to Read The Keepers Trilogy by David Dalglish
I recently finished Voidbreaker by David Dalglish which is the conclusion to The Keepers trilogy. I had a blast reading these three books so here are 5 Reasons to Read The Keepers Trilogy too. 1. The World This world is one of the most interesting ones that I’ve read about. While the books don’t answer […]
March 18, 2021
Why You Should Read ‘The Stormlight Archive’
Reasons to Read The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson I have talked about Brandon Sanderson’s cosmere books a lot at The Fantasy Review. The Stormlight Archive is the big, epic fantasy series that I think anyone who loves the genre should at least try. So, here is a list of all the reasons to read […]
