During our last Dungeons and Dragons game, Grandpa Eskimo ran off with my “nuggets” (giant petrified turds I rolled a natural 1 on when searching for treasure). When my father passed away, I got a package in the mail from Grandpa Eskimo. In it, my nuggets had turned into the coolest cufflinks in the galaxy. I… Continue reading Picture of the Day – “Best Family in the World” Edition
Tag: sci-fi
Book Review: “Arctic Rising” by Tobias Buckell
Arctic Rising’s bleak, ice-free, near-future earth satisfies my hunger for a good technothriller just as well as Crichton, Koontz, or Brown always have.
SWTOR Exit Survey
My SWTOR account is on the way out. I decided not to resubscribe, but I have no doubt that I may eventually go back. Give the game a year or so, maybe less, and it may be worth the price of the subscription. Since BioWare didn’t have a very robust comment system upon cancellation, I… Continue reading SWTOR Exit Survey
Shiny, New ARCs
I love getting books for free, so recently, when I was recently given two awesome ARCs, I thought I would share the love with you guys while I work on reading through them and getting the reviews written and edited. First, Adam “Ferrel” Trzonkowski sent me a shiny hardcopy of The Raider’s Companion from Epic Slant Press.… Continue reading Shiny, New ARCs
High Concept vs. High Character
When you’re reading a story, watching a movie, or picking a new TV series to obsess over, which do you care about more–that the premise is new and interesting or that the characters are believable and interesting? I recently had a discussion with my wife about this because while watching Doctor Who with my dad, I had… Continue reading High Concept vs. High Character