One of the things you have to deal with as a Science Fiction and Fantasy reader is the fact that basically everything is a series. Even if the book started out as a standalone, it's almost a given that the author will end up writing a sequel. Or another ten books in that world. Sometimes … Continue reading Science Fiction and Fantasy Series I Intend to Finish
The Expanse
Sunday Sum-Up, 06/23/2019
It's been a stormy week around here. Weather-wise, I mean. There have been thunderstorms the past three nights, and it makes it hard to get a good night's sleep. Annoying, that, but at least they haven't been severe storms. Just noisy ones. And then on my day off, I had so many good intentions to … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up, 06/23/2019
May Summary, June Preview
Like everyone else, I am wondering just how we arrived in June already. Seriously. Where does the time go? Why does it feel like it's passing so quickly? What I Finished Reading in May: City of Illusions (The Hainish Cycle #3) by Ursula K. Le Guin Shakespeare: The World as Stage by Bill Bryson … Continue reading May Summary, June Preview
Sunday Sum-Up, 06/02/2019
My old DVD player decided to go kaput last week, and while I know that DVDs are so ten years ago, I bought a new one. I use the player primarily for streaming Netflix and YouTube through my television as well as the occasional DVD watching (how else can I watch the extended editions of … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up, 06/02/2019
Book Review: Leviathan Wakes
Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse #1) by James S.A. Corey Science Fiction 561 pages Published June 2011, by Orbit In the future, humanity has colonized many of the worlds beyond Earth-- Mars, the moon, the moons of Jupiter and Saturn, and the asteroid belt. Of all the colonies, those of the asteroid belt (home of … Continue reading Book Review: Leviathan Wakes
Sunday Sum-Up, 05/26/2019
It's been a stormy week around here. A series of systems have brought a lot of storms our way, which makes for great sleeping weather assuming there isn't a lot of thunder and lightning. Which there was. Suffice it to say that the past seven days haven't always been the best for getting a good … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up, 05/26/2019
Sunday Sum-Up, 05/19/2019
All week, the weather people kept predicting thunderstorms. We didn't get any thunderstorms until last night. Just random bouts of rain and two days of 90º+ weather. Our first taste of summer. I do not enjoy the summer. On the bright side, I had a lot of fun early in the week before the hot … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up, 05/19/2019
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