Check it out – my first set of book reviews for someone other than myself. Awhile back, Jason Sizemore, the editor-in-chief of Apex Digest put out a call for a part-time book reviewer. I responded, gave him some past samples of a couple of books reviews I’ve done here, and then he shipped a book to me. [...]
Speculative Fiction
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7th Son
I’m really enjoying getting caught up on J.C. Hutchins’ 7th Son podcast novel trilogy. I’m about a third of the way through listening to his second book now and really loving every minute of the show.
For those of you who aren’t familiar with 7th Son, the trilogy follows the story of seven clones as they [...]
Flashes of Speculation – Relaunch Examined
Flashes of Speculation has been awake again for less than 24 hours, and already I’m very happy with things. I’ve had a handful of past contributors declare their excitement at its revival, and I’ve had three new stories posted already, accomplished through new registrations and stories submitted for review. That system already seems to work [...]
Flashes of Speculation Open Once Again
After a six-month hiatus, Flashes of Speculation is once more open for business. With the site’s re-launch comes an upgrade to WordPress 2.3 and a new, magazine-style theme, courtesy of The Design Canopy. I am looking for contributions to the site, stories that are no longer than 1000 words and fall into any or all [...]
No Heroes
From the sounds of this review (Warning! Spoilers!) of the Heroes season premier, I’m not at all sorry I’m ignoring the show this year. Sounds as though Kring is still writing flimsy plotlines, and I think I’d find myself ranting on and on about that. I had (very) small hopes that the writing might improve [...]
Rama
I haven’t read Arthur C. Clarke’s Rama series yet (even though it’s on my list), but this student-created video makes me want to run out and grab the books I’m missing and give them a read-through. (Source: SF Signal)
Sorry, I’m Not Exactly BioShocked
I’m not a fan of the zombie sub-genre of horror/sci-fi/post-apocalyptic fiction, as I’m mentioned before. I don’t really see what’s so interesting about mindless undead whose only goal is to suck the brains out of their living victims. I’m also not thrilled by the idea that the only way to defend oneself against such creatures [...]
A Less Charming Harry Potter
Brandon Sanderson has read the final Harry Potter installment. He had, in part, this to say about it:
Initial thoughts: I liked it, as I’ve liked all of the other HP books. However, it lacked the charm of the books that occurred inside of Hogwarts. (Source: Brandon Sanderson)
That, for me, was probably the main thing about the last [...]
Oz
Quote of the Day: ”...and a hootenanny – a whole lot of hoot, and just a little bit of nanny.”
Pottered
The Harry Potter discussion continues apace – albeit at a bit of a slow pace. Go check it out and add your two cents!