Reread: “Rise of Empire” by Michael J. Sullivan
Rise of Empire is the second volume of the Riyria Revelations, containing the third and fourth books of the series, Nyphron Rising and The Emerald Storm. I’m going to keep…
Read moreReread: “Theft of Swords” by Michael J. Sullivan
My recent reads of Age of Myth and the three Riyria Chronicles have put me in a very Royce-and-Hadrian mood, so I figured I would go back to where it…
Read more“The Death of Dulgath” by Michael J. Sullivan
I’ve had The Death of Dulgath for over a year now, I participated in the Kickstarter that funded its publication. Now that I’ve finally read The Crown Tower and The…
Read more“The Rose and the Thorn” by Michael J. Sullivan
After I reviewed The Crown Tower, I immediately started reading The Rose and the Thorn. Based on past experience I’m forcing myself to review each book before I read the…
Read moreWeekly Movie Reviews: Jan 15-21, 2017
Favorite Movie of the Week Captain Fantastic (2016) Disillusioned with the standard American lifestyle, Ben Cash (Viggo Mortensen) and his wife Leslie have made the unusual choice of moving to…
Read more“The Crown Tower” by Michael J. Sullivan
Reading Age of Myth by Michael J. Sullivan made me want to go back (to the future!) and read some more Riyria. I’ve read the entirety of the Riyria Revelations…
Read more“Empire Games” by Charles Stross
I’ve never read any Charles Stross before, but he’s been on my wishlist for a very long time, so I was excited to read this book. It’s set in the…
Read more“Dear Samsor” by Ahmad Zia Wahdat
Dear Samsor is a novella written by a friend of mine from college. I was very interested in reading it since it’s set in a time and place I don’t…
Read more“The Obelisk Gate” by N.K. Jemisin
I absolutely loved The Fifth Season when I read it a couple of weeks ago – it made my top five books of 2016 despite reading it in late December.…
Read more“Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War” by Nathaniel Philbrick
I’m continuing on my quest to read more about world history this year, since I enjoyed India After Gandhi and A World At Arms so much last year. I bought…
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