by Didact | Aug 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
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...
by Didact | Aug 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
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...
by Didact | Jul 2, 2013 | Uncategorized
Phillip Richards is one of the more interesting hard military S/F authors that I’ve come across recently. I read his first book, C.R.O.W., with considerable interest, and found it to be really rather good. Richards has a real knack for describing scenes of...
by Didact | May 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
After tearing through Marko Kloos’s Terms of Enlistment at what probably amounted to record speed a few weeks back, I was definitely hungry for more good, high-quality hard military sci-fi. And it took me a little while to find it, because that sort of book...
by Didact | Apr 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
(Note: just after I finished reading this book, Vox Day posted his own review of it. I did not read his review before writing mine, in order to avoid bias, but his review brings up a bunch of points that mine does not, and like everything else Vox writes is absolutely...
by Didact | Mar 31, 2013 | HALO, Uncategorized
When it was revealed that Greg Bear would be writing a trilogy of HALO books detailing the history and culture of the Forerunner empire, which holds such an enduring place within the canon of the HALO series, I was deeply sceptical. I had tried reading his...
by Didact | Jan 17, 2013 | HALO, Uncategorized
As has probably become apparent by now, I am a massive fan of the HALO saga. I love the video games, but I’m also a big fan of the expanded HALOverse. This includes the novels, the art, and of course, the music. Up until the release of HALO 4, I thought it...
by Didact | Jan 15, 2013 | Uncategorized
Warning – nerdiness and video game terminology follows There is a very good reason why I have chosen the Master Chief as my avatar. (For those few of you who are unfamiliar with the term “Master Chief”, this is what I’m on about.) Spartan-117...
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