by Didact | Oct 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
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...
by Didact | Sep 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
You can’t really call yourself a big fan of sci-fi until and unless you have read Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series. During his lifetime, Asimov wrote 7 books in the series, starting with the original Foundation and continuing on through to...
by Didact | Sep 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
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...
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...
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