I’ve been reading The World’s Best Science Fiction 28 when I get the chance, and the latest story I read, “The Emperor of Mars” was quite a treat. Sure, the plot was a bit predictable (I’m not sure that it wasn’t supposed to be), but it was a real treat for me, as someone who has a soft spot for the Golden Era of Sci-Fi. Spoilers and a short review after the jump.
I recently finished The Ghost King by one of my favorite authors, R. A. Salvatore. I've been reading the books in this series (the saga of Drizzt Do'Urden) since I was in middle school, and this one was a nice continuation of the storyline. Major and minor spoilers after the jump.
The last time Cam went to Montana, he picked up a book for me: Decade of the Wolf: Returning the Wild to Yellowstone by Douglas W. Smith and Gary Ferguson. As someone who likes wolves, I was looking forward to this book, and really enjoyed my reading of it. More details after the jump.
I finished the Novella A Hole in the Sun by Roger MacBride Allen today. It appeared in the April 1987 edition of Analog, which I picked up while I was at MileHiCon the weekend before last. The other stories in the magazine were definitely fun to read, but I wanted to comment on this one because it struck me a little closer than the others. Spoilers below.
Just before my comprehensive exam, I finished Road of the Patriarch by Robert A. Salvatore. Now, those of you who know me well probably recognize that name as he is one of my favorite authors. For me, Road of the Patriarch did not disappoint, and was quite a good novel. Spoilers below.
I finished Howard Bloom's The Lucifer Principle today, and I must say, it was an enlightening read, even the second time through. The first time I read this book, it was my second year in college, when I had all the time in the world to read. It took me 24 hours to finish. This time, I've had far less time, but I also read it more carefully, letting the details sink in, and thinking about them. I also read the impressively long annotated bibliography (a weighty 74 pages in it's own right), which was also quite rewarding.
I finished Colors of Chaos the other day; it's the third and final book in the Weapons of Chaos trilogy by Robert E. Vardeman, and after it's all over I have a great appreciation for this series. I very nearly wrote about each book in turn, but decided that it would be best to roll them all into one larger post. Not only because each book is short (about 200 pages), but also because when my choice came down to whether I wanted to read the next book or write about the one I just finished, my choice always ended up being "read the next book".
That being said, now that I'm done with the series, here's what I have to say:
I've just finished Phillip Jose Farmer's: The Dungeon for the second time, and there are so many reasons why I love this series that each book could probably be it's own blog post. But, since I've already moved on to reading something else, the thought would probably be lost to me before I got into it. So, I'm going to have to cover all six books at once. The primary side effect of this is that I'll be mostly covering the first five books because, sadly, the last book is as bad as the rumors say.
In short, the story in The Dungeon is that of a hero's journey. In long...
