On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darknessby Andrew Peterson My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a delightful and whimsical tale about the Igiby children and their troubles with the evil Fangs who have taken over their homeland of Skree. It is part Tom Sawyer, part Phantastes, and conveys a strong sense …
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I finally get to choose between two books I’ve actually read this week! J.L. Mbewe wrote about Edmund from The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, one of my favorite books from one of my favorite authors, C.S. Lewis. It was really tempting to go with that one, but Jenelle beat me to the punch by going there first in her …
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For the launch of Through the Viscera I decided to run a little giveaway on goodreads.com. If you don’t have an account there, it’s free to create one. Goodreads is sort of like Facebook for readers where all people post and talk about (generally) is about books. It’s a great place to discover new books and keep …
In part 2 of this series, let’s take a look a what it is that makes these two franchises so interesting and compelling. If we’re going to compare and contrast these two universes, what are their strengths? What makes each of them distinct? Don’t mess with the wookie One of the biggest differences between the two …
I just got back from vacation and actually got to do some reading, but it was on the Kindle so I couldn’t fit my copy of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea on the photo. Somehow a picture of an electronic device just doesn’t cut it. So once again I’ve pulled a couple of tomes from my bookshelves to …
I write science fiction so I’m obviously interested in the genre. And I don’t think many people would deny that from a popular standpoint the two most influential franchises in scifi are Star Wars and Star Trek. They’ve spawned multiple movies, books, a great deal of artwork, and even conventions and amusement park rides. I happen …
Well, I had to “dig” a bit to find a parallel to someone from the rather unusual crew I was presented with from J.L. Mbewe in her Six Degrees post about Artemis Fowl. What strikes me about the Six Degrees series is how utterly unique most of these characters are. I think that’s partially due to the …
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Ok, so I’m not really gone fishing (I don’t actually like to fish). This is just a short note to let you know that I’ll be off on vacation next week. And boy do I need it! 2014 has gotten off to a bit of a rough start to me writing-wise and I think …
