Robert E. Heinlein and the hubris of the present, part II
Apropos of the last post on Robert E. Heinlein and modern intellectual fads, here is an interesting article from Sarah
Read MoreThe books of Jonathan Moeller
Apropos of the last post on Robert E. Heinlein and modern intellectual fads, here is an interesting article from Sarah
Read More“Mistborn: Final Empire” is a trilogy, but I’m going to split the review into two parts: the first book “Mistborn”,
Read MoreI think it is fallacious to judge deceased writers by the political fads and fashions of the modern era. Specifically,
Read MoreA rather interesting essay about Robert E. Howard’s interest in swords, and a technical discussion of the blades that turned
Read MoreA major romance publisher announced that it is going eBook only, which prompted the usual range of reactions from “traditional
Read More…because we’re gonna have fun & games, yes we are. -JM
Read MoreI thought Ancient Shades, by James Lecky, was an altogether excellent story. Alexander the Great, Crusaders, forgotten tombs, sorcery, and
Read MoreI did get to see some of the Dead Sea scrolls last weekend, in the Minnesota Science Museum. If you
Read MoreFor anyone who doubted my argument about the potential obsolescence of the novel as a storytelling medium, here’s an interesting
Read More“Lost to the West”, by Lars Brownsworth, is a short (about 300 pages) popular history of the Eastern Roman Empire,
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