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Benjamin Espen

Bad Dreams & Broken Hearts by Misha Burnett Book Review

Bad Dreams & Broken Hearts [Amazon link] by Misha Burnett is what you get when you combine a gritty police procedural with the mad genius of Tim Powers. Detective Erik Rugar is a world weary investigator, but his problems are illicit thaumaturgical substances and unregistered wizards. That in and of

Soulfinder: Demon's Match Comic Review

Soulfinder: Demon’s Match is a beautifully illustrated comic book about a priest, a war veteran and an exorcist, who battles the devil in a small town in Maryland. This is a stirring example of Christian masculinity, and also a call to action. I got this particular comic because it

Linkfest 2021-02-19

Spotted Toad: Groundhog Day My internet friend Spotted Toad has a harrowing but somehow beautiful tale of another friend of his who drank himself to death. The Long View: Earthly Powers Some of John's central ideas about the Papacy are contained herein. The 18th and 19th centuries were

This Strange Engine by Phillip Ligon Book Review

This Strange Engine by Philip Ligon [Silver Empire affiliate link] feels very much like a well-fleshed out D&D setting with an approximately Victorian technology level. Which I very much mean as a compliment. I could see a very interesting campaign set in Campden, the town where technology and

The Long View 2008-04-07: Soviet America; McCain & Conservatism; Charlton Heston & History

Here is a fun bit of history from John J. Reilly: We should remember that the USSR was not a welfare state, no more than an army is a welfare state. Social provision in the USSR was supposed to be universal, but this was not usually accomplished directly by state

Terry Mixon's Empire of Bones is on Sale on Amazon

Terry Mixon’s Empire of Bones, a future history space opera with a military scifi feel, is on a remarkable sale right now. Each omnibus containing three novels is on sale on the US Amazon site for $0.99 USD each, giving you nine books for $3. Empire of Bones

The Long View 2008-04-08: Madonna's Casablanca; Cellphone Phobia; Liberal Fascism; Border Patrol; Trivial Asteroid Hit

It is not at all clear that the event described in the Sumerian tablet can be linked to a landslide in Austria, but John J. Reilly’s point about the apparent lack of other references to the impact event is interesting. Madonna's Casablanca; Cellphone Phobia; Liberal Fascism; Border