Category: Books

  • Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: By the Cover

    Ah, Hitchiker’s Guide. If ever there was a perfect example of over-the-top sci-fi comedy done well, these books would be it. I used to read these books on the train, back when I first started blogging. They made the long and often tedious trips much more entertaining. But how’s the cover? Well, it’s basically just…

  • Kelsier: The Survivor of Hathsin

    *Spoilers for the first Mistborn book ahead!* I was originally planning to avoid talking about Mistborn again until we saw something from the movie (oh yeah, that’s a thing that’s happening, apparently). But I’m not a patient man. If you guys didn’t know that at this point, I’d be pretty shocked. The mentor character is…

  • Jurassic Park: Striking Simplicity (By the Cover)

    Usually, I have a hard time choosing which version of a book’s cover to talk about. There are usually more than a few to choose from, all of which good in their own rights. It’s refreshing to find a cover in which most iterations are basically a slightly altered version of the same thing. Makes…

  • Geralt of Rivia: How the Setting Can Define a Character

    *Note: this will be focused exclusively on the books, not the games. Game Geralt is a similar but different beast. Maybe we’ll get to him later, I dunno. Also, spoilers.* In case you haven’t noticed, I’m quite fond of the Witcher series. I have differing thoughts on the games and the show was alright, but…

  • Writer’s Diary: March Update

    Been a hot minute since I’ve done one of these. The last time I did one of these, I set out two goals. The first was to keep Energia going without a long break. The second was to finish the first edited draft of Threads of Reality by March. Mission failed. These last few months…