Category: Books

  • How Reason Becomes Devotion: Reading The Horus Heresy (Books 1-3)

    How Reason Becomes Devotion: Reading The Horus Heresy (Books 1-3)

    Big thanks to commenter Arcade on my first 40K article back in April for recommending these books to me. Much obliged, brother. Warhammer 40,000 has quickly become one of my favorite fictional settings. There are so many cool stories with so many interesting alien factions with intriguing and horrifying settings; no matter how far into…

  • I Read ‘Dracula’ For the First Time

    When it comes to fictional monsters, few have had the staying power of Dracula. Everyone knows the iconic vampire. Over the centuries, he’s been put into pretty much everything. Horror movies, animated comedies, parodies, cross-overs, video games, on and on the list goes. I was first introduced to the legendary monster when I was five…

  • Writer’s Diary September 2024: Progress and a Cover

    Writer’s Diary September 2024: Progress and a Cover

    Welcome back, everyone. It’s been pretty silent on this blog this last month. Not because of any sort of scheduling issue or willingness or anything like that. I’ve just been so busy working on other things that I haven’t made time for it. Rest assured, I haven’t forgotten you guys. There will still be rants…

  • Metro 2035: Setting Roots in the Dark

    Grab your gas mask and cartridges. It’s time to return to the metro. ‘Metro 2033‘ is one of my favorite books that I’ve reviewed. It was an incredible – if horribly depressing – story that established the characters and the world of post-nuclear Russia, with an ending that blew me away. ‘Metro 2034‘ was a…

  • The Tombs of Atuan: Darkness Beneath Earthsea

    Thanks to Audible for giving away pretty much every book in this series for free. God knows I need it, with how quickly I burn through audiobooks at work. As well as how little I make at said job. God bless America, am I right? I enjoyed my first step into the Earthsea series quite…