Tag: Books
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Progress and a Storm: Writer’s Diary October 2024 Update
Ah, October. The month of monsters, fright, and pumpkin spice. Not to mention category 5 hurricanes, apparently. Little peek behind the curtain: I live in Florida. So the last week or so of my life has been an exercise in moving outdoor furniture indoors, boarding up windows, and hunkering down in confined safe spaces. Thankfully,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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