Eric
https://www.goodreads.com/ericpenn
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”
―
―
“Let us pick up our books and our pens, they are the most powerful weapons.”
― I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
― I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
“For instance, on the planet Earth, man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much—the wheel, New York, wars and so on—whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man—for precisely the same reasons.”
― The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
― The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
“In all things essential, unity; in all things nonessential, liberty; and in all things, love.”
― What Is a Healthy Church Member?
― What Is a Healthy Church Member?
“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' You must do the thing you think you cannot do.”
― You Learn by Living: Eleven Keys for a More Fulfilling Life
― You Learn by Living: Eleven Keys for a More Fulfilling Life
Ancient & Medieval Historical Fiction
— 6179 members
— last activity Apr 09, 2026 02:36PM
The focus of this group is historical fiction set in Ancient and Medieval eras(with some post Medieval), in any geographical location. Preference is g ...more
Hard SF
— 1200 members
— last activity Apr 20, 2026 07:08AM
This is a discussion group for this specific subgenre in SF where the plausibility of the science counts.
Eric’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Eric’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Eric
Lists liked by Eric

























