Twilight Galaxy: Long Gambit, the second volume of the Twilight Galaxy series was released a few days ago by the good people of Raconteur Press. The novel sees the crew of the the Long Gambit struggling to get a job that pays well enough to get the free trader released for non-payment of moorage fees,… Continue reading “The Long Gambit” Takes Flight.
Tag: Science Fiction
Semiquincentennial
Spell checkers do not approve of the word “semiquincentennial.” I however, approved of the event, as I demonstrated by consuming bacon-wrapped hotdogs and drinking a moderate number of cans of beer. Well, borderline immoderate, perhaps. I was only seven during the bicentennial, so my memories are scattered and vague. I believe that was the year… Continue reading Semiquincentennial
Soldiers and Science Fiction. Resurrected Post.
June 14, 2015 Soldiers and Science Fiction There is a tendency to think the military comprises dour, unimaginative people of the sort who’d have no use for science fiction, fantasy, or other such frivolous nonsense. A lot of films depict soldiers as robotic, linear thinkers, programmed to follow orders without deviation. I think most… Continue reading Soldiers and Science Fiction. Resurrected Post.