“We are Forerunners. Guardians of all that exists. The roots of the Galaxy have grown deep under our careful tending. Where there is life, the wisdom of our countless generations has saturated the soil. Our strength is a luminous sun, towards which all intelligence blossoms… And the impervious shelter, beneath which it has prospered.”

Book Review: The First Imperium by Jay Allan

Being sick blows, but at least it gives me time to catch up on some reading, writing, and (by far most importantly) sleeping. I’ve been meaning to write this review for a while, actually; of course, that would require that I give up my lazy-bastard tendencies on...

Didact’s Book Club

pumpsix has a question on one of my favourite subjects- books: Just wondering, can you recommend a book on the economic battles between USA and USSR? (Also, off topic, do you know of any good books on economic history? I have New Ideas from Dead Economists and The...

Book Review: A Little Rebellion by Jay Allan

Jay Allan is rapidly becoming one of my favourite modern military sci-fi authors. His Crimson Worlds series has definitely upped the ante for the genre. His ability to write great characters, great action, and great plots is by no means unique- in fact if you’ve...

Book Review: The Cost of Victory by Jay Allen

I Having finished Jay Allan’s Crimson Worlds series in what was probably record time considering that we’re talking about (at this point) 5 books, each at least 200 pages long, I would be remiss if I did not post my thoughts on the actual books...

Book Review: Marines by Jay Allen

The “Space Marine” sub-genre of sci-fi has been done almost to death by now, starting with the all-time classic (and in my opinion, high-water mark) Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein back in the 1950s. It’s rare to find a book that takes...

Book Review: Men on Strike by Dr. Helen Smith

Vox’s review of Dr. Helen’s new, rather short, book was enough to get me interested in reading the same; after all, anyone worthy of Vox’s respect is generally someone worth reading. So I downloaded it and got to reading it, and immediately thought...

Book Review: Conspirata by Robert Harris

Robert Harris is an author whose work I have followed with some considerable interest in the past. I first started reading his books back in high school, which feels like it was a lifetime ago today. I remember reading his book, Fatherland, which is a sort of...

Book Review: Reagan’s War by Peter Schweizer

As I mentioned previously in this post, one of the books that I’ve been reading through is highly relevant to the state of near-terminal decline and decay that Western civilisation finds itself in today. That book is Reagan’s War: The Epic Story of His...