Conventions of War is the third and final novel in Walter Jon Williams’ Dread Empire’s Fall series. Lady Caroline Sula leads the guerrilla war against the rebellious Naxids on the Empire’s occupied capital world of Zanshaa, while Lord Gareth Martinez commands a battleship in the Fleet task force waging a war of attrition on the […]
Read MoreBest something-or-other for Writers
It’s Friday and it’s time for my “Best something-or-other” post! Well, okay, this is my first one, but it’ll be a series. Trust me. Why not start off with something for all you other writers out there? These are links to sites and information I use regularly, and I’ve found them very helpful to my […]
Read MoreBook Review: Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson
When you pick up a Brandon Sanderson novel, you can be assured of an epic fantasy that does not follow the usual fantasy tropes, yet gives you everything you love about epic fantasy in the first place. Well of Ascension is no different. The second book in the Mistborn trilogy starts a year after the […]
Read MoreThe Cold War
I haven’t had a full-blown, phlegm-spewing, throat-scouring cold in over eight months, so I was overdue for an invasion. My immune system is strained, but holding up valiantly against the Virus Horde. Unfortunately the Horde is now entrenched in my sinuses. They force me to use up all the Puffs in the house, and they […]
Read MoreWhy Time Travel is Impractical
Via Grasping for the Wind.
Read MoreD&D for Kids
I’m so excited — Wizards of the Coast is launching a new line of Dungeons & Dragons adventures for kids six and up called Heroes of Hesiod. It’s based on a new Wizards of the Coast novel for kids called Monster Slayers. What better way to teach your children problem solving skills and creative thinking […]
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