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The Moon Pool Has Merit
I’m not sure what it is about The Moon Pool. I’ve been picking at it for weeks. I read a few pages before bed most nights, and it feels…
Killer AI: Final Thoughts on Brother Assassin
I don’t have a lot more to say about Brother Assassin. The book is well-paced, broken up into three sequential story segments. Normally time travel stories can pretty easily…
The Scifi Totally-Not-Galileo
I’m almost done with Brother Assassin, but wanted to share this nugget. The third part of the book is about defending this indispensable historical figure from the berserkers,…
Colonized
I was sick again at the end of last week. My son turns one this month, and to be honest I was a little surprised I hadn’t gotten…
Initial Thoughts on Saberhagen’s Brother Assassin
Yesterday I received a stack of books and booze from my wife for my birthday. I was a little ashamed, because I’ve already got such a large collection…
Revisiting the Gray Prince
As I slowly make my way through A. Merritt’s The Moon Pool, I am already contemplating other reads. Fred Saberhagen’s Brother Assassin, the sequel to the excellent Berserker, looms large on my…
Disney’s Slide and Princess Leia Revisionism
So yesterday the Star Wars Twitter account tweeted something kind of dumb: First off, let me just acknowledge that there is a larger context here, though it doesn’t…
Bring out your dead
I’ve been sick the past few days, so please excuse the lack of content. Not quite dead yet, but I am going to use this to make…
The Word-Hoard: Brogue
Brogue n. An Irish or Scottish way of speaking English. I feel like this is a word I should have known a long time ago, and maybe…
Dune on Change
Yesterday Twitter buddy Kes of RMWC Reviews commented on a Matt Walsh opinion about young people and moving: "There is no reason not to move" Friends, family, the…