And so we reach the end. Is it wrong that I already want to start over at the beginning? Anyway, here are my thoughts on the final two books of Glen Cook’s Garrett Files.
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Bits and Pieces, Odds and Ends, This and That. Resurrected Post.
December 18, 2016 Bits and Pieces, Odds and Ends, This and That Perihelion Science-Fiction magazine published a bit of flash fiction I was commissioned to write for an article on The End of the World. (Read that last phrase in a pretentious film trailer voice, with a dramatic pause between the second and third word.)… Continue reading Bits and Pieces, Odds and Ends, This and That. Resurrected Post.
The Great Garrett Reread Part VI
Cruel Zinc Melodies This is a good one. As with the best mystery plots, the seemingly simple grows increasingly complex. There is a lot going on. And Cook is planting more clues regarding the Tinnie Tate/Garrett relationship. I’d ignored those last time through Cruel Zinc Melodies. I wanted only to see the good side of… Continue reading The Great Garrett Reread Part VI
Appendix N and the Witchy World of Andre Norton. Resurrected Post.
October 30, 2016 Appendix N and the Witchy World of Andre Norton Well, as a cover it certainly is a…cover. I come at last to Andre Norton, long a gap in my Appendix N reading. While she has always floated within my awareness as a reader, I remained unfamiliar with her works. I did pick… Continue reading Appendix N and the Witchy World of Andre Norton. Resurrected Post.
Seveneves. Resurrected Post.
October 23, 2016 Seveneves I finished Neal Stephenson’s latest, Seveneves, earlier this week during my commute. It certainly passed the time, immersing me in a world other than the traffic-filled one about me. Seveneves is lengthy. If you read Stephenson you know what your are in for: highly detailed descriptions of anything and everything.… Continue reading Seveneves. Resurrected Post.
Books On CD. Resurrected Post.
September 25, 2016 Books on CD Move to the new house complete, I now enjoy a thirty-five plus minute drive to work, usually more on the way home. This leaves me with some time to pass while in traffic. I’m sure there are many options. But I did not hesitate. Once the move was scheduled,… Continue reading Books On CD. Resurrected Post.
The Labor Day Post. Resurrected Post.
September 4, 2016 The Labor Day Post Let me tell you tales of labor of high adventure. Or, maybe not. I mean, you’ve got your Labors of Hercules. But let’s face it, those weren’t so much lunch pail jobs as they were quests. And Hercules was hardly a blue collar fellow. There is Sam. Samwise… Continue reading The Labor Day Post. Resurrected Post.
Top Five Novels I’d Like to See Filmed. Resurrected Post.
August 7, 2016 Top Five Novels I’d Like to See Filmed For every film made based on a novel there are a hundred books optioned but not green-lit. For every book optioned but not filmed there a hundred thousand not optioned. Many of the latter two categories read as pretty cinematic to me. So here… Continue reading Top Five Novels I’d Like to See Filmed. Resurrected Post.
Malazan is Falling. Resurrected Post.
July 17, 2016 Malazan is Falling I have a hypothesis. For some authors there comes a time when success becomes a liability. My recent reading consisted, in part, of slogging through Ian Esslemont’s “Dancer’s Lament” and Steven Erikson’s “Fall of Light.” These two books are a couple data points of observable phenomena supporting my hypothesis.… Continue reading Malazan is Falling. Resurrected Post.