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Short Story Review: “The Wood Boy”

Brad — Sat, 25 Jan 2014 01:00:41 +0000

“The Wood Boy” The Riftwar Saga series By Raymond E. Feist Collected in Legends Edited by Robert Silverberg While war rocks the planet of Midkemia, a young boy wanders into a camp of soldiers pulling a sled laden with two bodies. He introduces himself as Dirk, and tells the story of a Tsurani invasion at …

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Short Story Review: “Runner of Pern”

Brad — Fri, 24 Jan 2014 01:00:19 +0000

“Runner of Pern” Pern series By Anne McCaffrey Collected in Legends Edited by Robert Silverberg “Runner of Pern” follows a young girl named Tenna as she runs in the steps of her ancestors as a courier on the planet Pern. While running a message from one settlement to another, she is accidently forced off the …

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Book Review: That Hideous Strength

Brad — Sun, 01 Dec 2013 01:00:29 +0000

That Hideous Strength Space Trilogy, Book 3 By C.S. Lewis That Hideous Strength is the third book in Lewis’ Space Trilogy or Cosmic Trilogy, and on the surface it diverges greatly from the previous two books. It follows the adventures of a young couple, Mark and Jane Studdock, as he becomes deeply enmeshed in an …

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Book Review: Perelandra

Brad — Sat, 30 Nov 2013 01:00:50 +0000

Perelandra The Space Trilogy, Book 2 By C.S. Lewis Dr. Ransom is called up by the Oyarsa of Malacandra to travel to Perelandra, known to humans as the planet Venus. He discovers an Eden-like paradise, in which he must prevent the Un-man, a possessed form of Dr. Weston, from turning Perelandra into a fallen world. …

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Book Review: Out of the Silent Planet

Brad — Fri, 29 Nov 2013 01:00:14 +0000

Out of the Silent Planet The Space Trilogy, Book 1 By C.S. Lewis This first book in C.S. Lewis’ so-called ‘Space Trilogy’ or ‘Cosmic Trilogy’ follows the adventures of Dr. Elwin Ransom on the planet Malacandra. Ransom is kidnapped by a pair of fellow scientists who have secretly built a spaceship. When they reach the …

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Into Darkness: A Life-Long Trekkie’s Review

Brad — Sat, 22 Jun 2013 00:00:56 +0000

A couple of nights ago, I finally got around to watching Star Trek Into Darkness. As you may be able to tell from the lateness of my viewing experience, I was not much of a fan of Star Trek (2009) so I had mixed feelings about seeing Into Darkness. WARNING: The rest of this review …

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