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Linkfest 2021-07-09: When Orcs Were Real

Tree of Woe: When Orcs were Real A contrarian view of the interaction between humans and Neanderthals. Danny Vendramini in his book Them and Us: How Neanderthal Predation Created Modern Humans makes some extremely speculative claims that Neanderthals were monsters of myth and legend. As the comments make clear, this

The Long View 2008-08-02: What is Happening in China; what is happening in America

The end of this blog post by John J. Reilly is an extended reflection on where he thought American politics was going. I’d say he guessed right. There are, I know, benighted Libertarians who say that any redistribution of income is illegitimate. For my part, I preach in season

Dark Operator By John Spears Nick Cole and Jason Anspach Book Review

Dark Operator, the first book in the five book series by John “Doc” Spears, Jason Anspach, and Nick Cole [Amazon link] is the most thrilling example of careful planning, diligent preparation, and conscientious execution that I have ever read. And yes, I’m totally serious about that. Doc Spears has

The Long View 2008-07-27: Obama in Berlin

I’ve been enjoying vacation for a couple of weeks and thus the blog has been quiet, but let’s kick it back off again with The Long View from John J. Reilly. The occasion of then Senator Barack Obama speaking to an audience in Berlin gave John J. Reilly

Hit & Fade audiobook out today!

I reviewed Hit & Fade in ebook at the end of March, and now the long awaited audiobook version narrated by Christopher Ryan Grant is out! Go get yourself some Rangers Acting Hostile.

Dark Heritage on D&D and the Picaresque

I was browsing through the Castalia House blog, and I found a link to this gem from Desdichado at Dark Heritage: D&D and the Picaresque The notion that D&D doesn't have an implied setting, or that it's in any way generic, is

Violence of Action: Forgotten Ruin Book 3 by Jason Anspach and Nick Cole Book Review

Violence of Action by Jason Anspach and Nick Cole [Amazon link] is our opportunity to see the Rangers go raiding. To do what they do best: kill things and break stuff. The non-linear flow of the pseudo-memoir style of the Forgotten Ruin series works really well here, as we shift