Glen Cook – Ken Lizzi

Currently Reading.

Happily I will never run out of reading matter. There are five books waiting in the ever-replenishing to-be-read pile. Currently I am finishing up Glen Cook’s The Dragon Never Sleeps. This is an epic, sweeping, galaxy crossing space opera of improbably massive space ships clashing, power dynamics, and the pursuit of quasi-immortality. At over 400… Continue reading Currently Reading.

AKendix N. Plus Savage Journal Entry 20.

What books made you who you are today? What is your personal Appendix N? [NB: Appendix N is a recommended reading list for players of Dungeons and Dragons, writers that influenced Gary Gygax in his approach to the game.] That is, what sources molded the mental clay into the person you became? I’ve been pondering… Continue reading AKendix N. Plus Savage Journal Entry 20.

The Black Company, In Progress Reflections. Resurrected Post.

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.

The Great Garrett Reread Part VII. The Final Part.

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.

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

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.

The Great Garret Reread Part V

The reread continues. As with last week, traveling prevented me from continuing with the re-uploading of lost posts. Eventually I will get that project back on track. However, in the meantime, I’ve been reading. That is, rereading. Along with Petty Pewter Gods — the opposite bookend of the relatively serious Faded Steel Heat — Angry… Continue reading The Great Garret Reread Part V

The Great Garrett Re-read IV

Petty Pewter Gods Glen Cook shifts the tone of the series in Petty Pewter Gods. There is always a lighthearted, wise-ass element to the books, but in PPG Cook seems to be interested in experimenting with a broader style of humor, almost slapstick.

The Great Garrett Re-Read Part III.

The re-read of Glen Cook’s Garrett Files continues and reaches the halfway mark. And I follow up with some pictures of the fun and games I enjoyed the day prior to this web log post. So, on with the show.