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Will Wight's Traveler's Gate Trilogy is Free until March 17th

Will Wight’s Traveler’s Gate trilogy is free on Amazon in US at least until March 17th. Three years ago, when I wrote up a review on House of Blades, I said that it was like The Name of the Wind. Now I wouldn’t insult Wight by comparing

The Long View 2008-04-18: The Vindication of Steyn; The Matter with Obama; Days of Dearth

What a different world 2008 was, when someone accused of offensive speech could handily win both in the court of public opinion, and actual courts. The Vindication of Steyn; The Matter with Obama; Days of Dearth Mark Steyn's many well-wishers will be pleased to see that the attacks

Linkfest 2021-03-12: The Importance of Leaving Bad Reviews

The Old That is Strong: Tolkien & the Anglo-Saxons An achingly beautiful exposition on how key passages in the Lord of the Rings echo either Anglo-Saxon history or Northern epic poems. Now I want to re-read my copy of Beowulf translated by Seamus Heaney [Amazon link]. I had considered naming

Forget Nothing by Michelle C. Meyers and Jason Anspach Book Review

Forget Nothing [Amazon link] by Michelle C. Meyers and Jason Anspach tells the backstory of Andien Broxin, a character introduced in in the very first Galaxy’s Edge novel, Legionnaire. This book has military geekery, desperate firefights, and dirty politics. You absolutely do not need to have to read all

Penance by Paula Richey Teen Heroes Unleashed Book 1 Book Review

Penance by Paula Richey [Amazon link] is the first young adult novel in the Heroes Unleashed superhero universe. YA is not really my thing, especially since I am not the target market of teen girls. Given that, it was not really my jam. However, that doesn’t mean you might

Hit & Fade: Forgotten Ruin Book 2 is Coming!

Yes, Forgotten Ruin book 1 has only been out for two days, but thanks to my internet friends at the Blasters and Blades podcast, I know that more books set in the Ruin are coming in hot! Nick Cole was a guest on last night’s episode of Blasters and

The Long View 2008-04-11: The Maliki Counter-Offensive

This is a great reflection on war and violence by John J. Reilly: The organized use of violence is everywhere culture-specific. This is the great limitation to the precision-instrument military that Donald Rumsfeld (and his predecessors for 20 years) had been trying to create before the distraction of Iraq. Victories