• Book Review: The Ex-Human by Michael Bérubé

    So, this is exactly the kind of book I like to read: deep explorations into the themes and concepts of science fiction when it decides to have a point beyond pulp adventures. (Note: There is nothing wrong with pulpy adventures.) The author, Michael Bérubé, is a professor of Literature at Pennsylvania State University. His previous…

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  • Book Review: How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying by Django Wexler

    Our Protagonist is a woman named Davi. She has been conscripted via Portal Fantasy into becoming a Chosen Hero. Unfortunately for her, she has also been stuck in a All You Need Is Kill style timeloop which always ends with her horrible death at the hands of the Dark Lord (if she doesn’t do it…

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  • This Update is a Bit Behind

    So, I am dealing with increasing levels of pain due to my body hating me. That is, I have arthritis and other problems going on with my knees, lower back, and most recently, my goddamn Achilles tendons. (Bone spurs. I think, but can’t confirm that the bone spur situation is related to the feeling that…

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  • Book Review: Lost Ark Dreaming by Suyi Davies Okungbowa

    Lost Ark Dreaming is a post-apocalyptic fantasy taking place in a handful of high rise apartments located in what used to be Lagos Nigeria, which has been drowned along with most of the world in what’s referred to as a Second Deluge. Our three protagonists are an analyst named Yekini, an engineer named Touya, and…

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  • Book Review: Archangels of Funk by Andrea Hairston

    This book is the direct sequel to Will Do Magic for Small Change. (Which would explain why I fell into it’s grasp feeling as if I were in the middle of the story. I did not check for other books because sometimes authors just dump you in the middle of the story like that.) Since…

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