It is still early — too early after a late night, but what are you going to do when you’re at a party with space industry professionals — but I’ve got a drive ahead of me, from Dallas to San Antonio. So, that was P-Con. Not a bad convention. I sat on three panels, met… Continue reading P-Con
Month: September 2026
The Great Vlad Taltos Reread: Orca
Swimming along with the Vlad Taltos reread, we come to volume 7, Orca. Now, the Orca are the shippers, sailors, bankers, and traders of the Dragaera. Given Brust’s sympathies, one would expect that this is the book in which he gives them a metaphorical drubbing, demonstrating his loathing of bankers and capitalists. After all, he… Continue reading The Great Vlad Taltos Reread: Orca
The Great Vlad Taltos Reread Continues: Athyra
Moving on today to Athyra in the reread of Steven Brust’s Vlad Taltos series. I dimly recall being very disappointed the first time I read this, discovering that not only had Brust abandoned first person narration, but that the POV character isn’t even Vlad. This time, of course, I was prepared for it, and was… Continue reading The Great Vlad Taltos Reread Continues: Athyra
The Great Vlad Taltos Reread: Phoenix
And so the reread of Steven Brust’s Vlad Taltos series continues. Phoenix is the fifth volume. Much as a story follows a rise and fall in action, like a roller coaster, there — unfortunately — appears to be a rise and fall in my appreciation of each succeeding entry. I truly enjoyed Taltos, a favorite,… Continue reading The Great Vlad Taltos Reread: Phoenix