It's been how long since I made an update like this? Whoa! Okay. So because of the number of these, I'm not planning on linking to them anywhere. You can always right click on titles and use the context menu in your browser to look them up. With that caveat, here's what I've been reading… Continue reading Currently reading
Category: Books
Building a fort with books to keep the world at bay.
Recently reading and read
In lieu of more detailed content, here's what I've been reading lately. I completed Bridget Jones's diary for a writing course I'm taking and thoroughly enjoyed it although I enjoyed the movie a bit more. Connected to Bridget Jones is, of course, Pride and Prejudice, a classic, which I had not read to that point.… Continue reading Recently reading and read
Defiant, by Karina Sumner-Smith – book review
Defiant, by Karina Sumner-Smith, is the follow-up novel to her debut, Radiant, and the middle chapter of her Towers Trilogy. Picking up two months after the conclusion of Radiant, the book continues the story of Xhea, a girl with no place in a world running on magic, her friend, Shai, the ghost of a girl from… Continue reading Defiant, by Karina Sumner-Smith – book review
This Gulf of Time and Stars – book review
Julie Czerneda brings the reader back to the site of her first book, the Trade Pact and spins a dramatic story full of surprises and twists. I can't say too much about the story without giving away the surprises that make it so fun. As always, one of Czerneda's strengths is the characters that inhabit… Continue reading This Gulf of Time and Stars – book review
Quantum Night, by Robert J. Sawyer – Book review
Quantum Night, by Robert J. Sawyer comes with a full freight of compelling ideas, one after another, and an intriguing set of twists and reveals. Excellent reading. Robert J. Sawyers always make me think, and in this novel, Mr. Sawyer deploys a modified narrative style to convey a densely-packed series of ideas. He's cut down… Continue reading Quantum Night, by Robert J. Sawyer – Book review
Radiant review
Finished Karina Sumner-Smith’s first novel, Radiant, and enjoyed it. The setting is something I haven’t seen before. It’s post apocalyptic on one literal level, but then has a city that floats above the ruins. Powered by magic, it’s a collection of floating towers around a central spire. Sumner-Smith’s description through the book makes it a… Continue reading Radiant review
A quick update on writing and stuff
Writing Need to do a proof pass to see if my novelette is as error free as I can make it. Plan to do some outlining to expand on my short story as my experiment in scriptwriting. Practicing writing through fan fiction; another 400 words the other night. Reading Finished An Astronaut's Guide to Life… Continue reading A quick update on writing and stuff
Godzilla about what you’d expect
I saw Godzilla on the weekend, and it was pretty much what I would expect from a giant-monster movie. And it was worth seeing in the theatre, but maybe more of a Tuesday night movie (in Canada, Tuesdays are cheaper nights). The effects are good. The monsters are big. Godzilla looks like he should. There… Continue reading Godzilla about what you’d expect
Astronauts are so damn cool
Reading Christopher Hadfield's book, An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth, I started to feel lazy; a lazy underachiever. Against a guy who's done so much (astronaut, I.S.S. Commander, fighter pilot, top test pilot, engineer) how can anyone not be a bit intimidated by that? What struck me was how thorough astronauts are. They plan… Continue reading Astronauts are so damn cool
More progress
Bit by bit I'm inching closer to completing edits on my novelette. Just 20 MS pages left to go. And then after that, there are all the other things for me to get started on. I really need an extra day in the week. Preferably it would be one where I could just write.… Continue reading More progress
Dispatches from Obscurity 