November 3, 2019 The Black Company, In Progress Reflections. I am about two-thirds of the way through re-reading Glen Cook’s Black Company novels. This time through (the second for the later novels, the third for the earlier) I think I’m better able to appreciate more of the subtleties. Some of that may be due to… Continue reading The Black Company, In Progress Reflections. Resurrected Post.
Category: Reading
Sail Hull-up. Resurrected Post.
September 29, 2019 Sail Hull-up There is a comfortable pleasure in revisiting books. This is especially true in the case of the Aubrey and Maturin novels by Patrick O’Brian. Each book is an immersive wallow in a warm bath. And when you consider the length of the series, you realize what an indulgence awaits. Perhaps… Continue reading Sail Hull-up. Resurrected Post.
Halloween Reading. Plus Savage Journal Entry 15.
Time again for another holiday-themed post. Halloween is not my favorite holiday. I don’t care for the decorations, the general ghoulishness or the faux-macabre. I don’t dress up. I’m not much of a candy eater, not possessing much of a sweet tooth. Still it is on the calendar. One must deal with it. I’ve written… Continue reading Halloween Reading. Plus Savage Journal Entry 15.
Science Fiction 101 Reading List. Resurrected Post.
April 21, 2019 Science Fiction 101 Reading List What are the fundamental books a newcomer to science fiction should read in order to achieve a basic conversance with the genre? To keep this practicable for this notional novice, what ten books would suffice? I am unqualified to answer this question. My list would necessarily displease… Continue reading Science Fiction 101 Reading List. Resurrected Post.
Aftermath. Resurrected Post.
April 14, 2019 Aftermath I had a party at my house last night, a triple celebration: my fiftieth birthday, the tenth anniversary of my marriage to MBW, and MBW’s U.S. citizenship. The house echoed at times with the play of what seemed a hundred children, but couldn’t have been more than a half dozen. At… Continue reading Aftermath. Resurrected Post.
Manly Wade Wellman. The Bard of Appendix N? Resurrected Post.
April 7, 2019 Manly Wade Wellman. The Bard of Appendix N? My series on Appendix N of the Dungeon Masters Guide nears its conclusion. Two more entries remain after this. This one presents a bit of a challenge for me. I come to praise Manly Wade Wellman, but I’m finding it difficult. Not Margaret St.… Continue reading Manly Wade Wellman. The Bard of Appendix N? Resurrected Post.
Recent Reading. Resurrected Post.
January 20, 2019 Recent Reading “What have you been reading?” the imaginary voices in my head — those of the imagined readers of this web log — ask. Well, I’ll tell you, phantoms and figments. As usual I have several books going at any given time, books for different locations and portions of my day.… Continue reading Recent Reading. Resurrected Post.
To Cull or Not to Cull? (But Not Kull.) Plus, Savage Journal Entry 12.
Appendix N: Stanley Weinbaum’s Bizarre Bestiary. Resurrected Post.
January 6, 2019 Appendix N: Stanley Weinbaum’s Bizarre Bestiary Stanley G. Weinbaum tantalizes we later generations. What else could his fertile mind have produced had cancer not taken him at the age of 33? Weinbaum’s enshrinement in Appendix N is another head-scratcher for those who remain incredulous that Dungeons and Dragons’ influences include science… Continue reading Appendix N: Stanley Weinbaum’s Bizarre Bestiary. Resurrected Post.