Month: May 2026

The Texas-Israeli War: 1999. Another Fun Swing and Miss from the 70s.

Back to the re-reads. Damnation Alley (the film adaptation) came out in 1977. Mad Max was released in 1979. Escape from New York in 1981. The not-quite-apocalyptic collapse of civilization enjoyed a vogue. Not all post-apocalyptic stories took place thousands of years later after survivors mutated and began to rebuild. One example is 1974’s The… Continue reading The Texas-Israeli War: 1999. Another Fun Swing and Miss from the 70s.

David Drake Welcomes You to The Jungle.

The re-reading took a short hiatus because someone gifted me a book. That in itself was pleasant. Even better was that the book in question was written by David Drake. The Jungle is, unsurprisingly from Drake, a work of military science fiction. What is a trifle unexpected is that the setting is not original to… Continue reading David Drake Welcomes You to The Jungle.

Eyas. Scope and Revelations

The re-readings continue. The condition of my copy of Crawford Kilian’s Eyas reveals that I read it numerous times. With a copyright of 1982, I most likely picked it up in one of the three (!) bookstores in Clackamas Town Center mall. I certainly liked it well enough to re-read three or four times, judging… Continue reading Eyas. Scope and Revelations