An Update

Hi all,

I started a second blog a while ago where I can go off and rant about anything. Mostly that means politics or things I heard on the news but sometimes it will be about non-SF&F pop culture or some other minutiae of my life. It's called I Don't Buy That.

My second update is a notification that I am discontinuing my use of the mini reviews in the 'Just Finished' portion of the left hand column. I will continue to post the names of books I have recently completed reading, but the mini reviews will now be placed as blog entries.

Update - Here are the last of the "Just Finished" blurbs:

1491: New Revelations of the Native Americans Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann

An excellent compendium of new discoveries and emerging theories in archaeology. While some will find the conclusions controversial, I support virtually every claim in this book. It will be interesting to see the results of some research that was still ongoing when the book was released.


History of the Hobbit Part 2: Return to Bag End by John D. Rateliff

I admit, I skipped the last portion of this book. Otherwise, I found it intriguing.


The Space Opera Renaissance by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer

I stalled out on the last story, but I enjoyed all the others!

Quick Update

Wow, no reviews since Friday the 13th, and the first one at that! Both my readers must have assumed something happened to me ;)

I have been working on a few reviews, but I have had other projects on the go. I still haven't thought of anything to say about Lady of Mazes that is worthy of Schroeder's work. . .

Read it. You won't be disappointed.

You may have noticed that I've changed the book listed under 'Currently Reading' without changing the 'Just Finished' listing. Well, that's because I have pretty much given up on The Elysium Commission by L. E. Modesitt Jr.

This is also the first time I've listed two books that I'm currently reading, although that more realistically portrays my habits. I should also point out, in case you were wondering, I do read quite slowly.

And yes, I'm reading The Sword of Truth books because I've seen The Legend of the Seeker. It's a decent show.

An Introduction, of sorts. . .

Over the years I have read quite a few Science Fiction (and most of it's sub-genres) and Fantasy novels. More and more I've felt the need to post my thoughts in some forum or other. I think this will suffice.

Okay, so I'm not a fast reader, but as I read 'em I'll try to post reviews of them. There is also a sizable backlog of those books I've previously read. But besides reviews I will also rant about various topics related to the worlds of SF&F such as the preposterous claim that J.R.R. Tolkein was not a good storyteller :P

Feel free to comment on any of my posts, but try to keep things relevant and I may even reply.