Archive for the ‘Books’ Category
The Last Convertible
I had burned through a couple of books recently, among them Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere (which was an interesting book, but ultimately… lacking, I guess) and I just finished this one, The Last Convertible by Anton Myrer. Odd choice for me, you might think, and I’d actually agree with you. One of Cat’s good friends recommended [...]
American Gods
I’ve had considerable luck finding new authors by following the yearly Hugo Awards. Through the Hugos, I’ve found the likes of Vernor Vinge, Kim Stanley Robinson and Orson Scott Card, all authors I’ve enjoyed very, very much. This year’s winner is American Gods by Neil Gaiman, so I simply had to get it. I only [...]
Against a Dark Background
This is the post that I lost when the idiot program blasted my entry window… I’ve just now gotten over my frustration enough to try to get this in here. Iain M. Banks is a damned fine writer, and it angers me how difficult it is to track down a book, any book, written by him. [...]
The Jesus Incident
Took me some time, but I finally found a Frank Herbert book I hadn’t read yet! Having finished Heretics of Dune, I really was in the mood for some more Herbert. Unfortunately, I don’t own Chapterhouse Dune, the chronological successor to Heretics, and my friendly neighborhood used bookstore/revolutionary fomenters didn’t have a copy. So I [...]
Dune:House Atreides
So this one’s currently in the reading rotation. At first blush? I don’t like it. That’s not to say it’s a horrible book, it’s just not Dune. Frank Herbert’s son, Brian Herbert, and some Kevin Anderson guy, supposedly working from the late Frank Herbert’s notes, concocted this story describing events leading up to the original [...]
Chapterhouse Dune
So I’m impatient… sue me. You’ve had it happen, I’m sure. I started in on The Jesus Incident and was starting to get into it, but I wanted to get back into the Dune universe and finish the series so I could get some closure. Well, at least as much closure as one can get [...]
Heretics of Dune
You know, I’ve read Frank Herbert’s books for the past 6 years or so, and they truly stand out as unique experiences. He truly creates a living, breathing universe, but a universe that perhaps few of us really understand. There’s always the sense that the people of this universe (at least the ones to whom [...]
