Category: Literature Reviews

The Interdependency Series and Flow Network/World Building Problems

October 6, 2019

This is a post that I’ve thought about writing since finishing John Scalzi’s second book in his Interdependency series a few months ago. The Consuming Fire is a fine novel with interesting concepts, well developed characters, and a solid drama piece. The story was centered on how the giant sprawling space empire was slowly failing … More The Interdependency Series and Flow Network/World Building Problems

American Gods (The Novel) : A Very Strange Road Trip

June 23, 2019

Before anyone asks, yes. I know that there is a TV series built around this book. I haven’t been able to see it, because it’s attached to yet another stream service that I can’t afford. Or rather I can, but I shouldn’t be spending money wherever I want to right now. Still, I’m very interested … More American Gods (The Novel) : A Very Strange Road Trip

Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Volume 2 – Ambition: Of War and People

January 4, 2019

Read my Volume 1 Review Here. The following is and isn’t going to be a review. I know this seems off the wall compared to everything else that I have posted this week, but I think Legend of the Galactic Heroes connect to a lot of what is going on with our societies right now. … More Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Volume 2 – Ambition: Of War and People

Legend of the Galactic Heroes Volume 1 – Dawn: Of Space War and Tradition

December 19, 2018

More related to Legend of the Galactic Heroes then you would think, I’ve been watching a lot of World War One documentaries recently. It’s a war that I knew the bare minimum amount, so I was continually shocked by the amount of incompetence of the leadership on all sides of the war and the barbarism … More Legend of the Galactic Heroes Volume 1 – Dawn: Of Space War and Tradition