I bought this one because I’d read something about the author, Steven Erikson, that was intriguing. Here was a guy who plotted out 10 novels set in a world he co-created. That’s simply amazing. So, the official stuff: The Malazan Empire simmers with discontent, bled dry by interminable warfare, bitter infighting and bloody confrontations...
Think of these posts as the opposite of a review – cuz I haven’t actually read the book yet… I have impulse control problems – especially when it comes to buying books. SO, this results in my always having a pile of paperbacks sitting around waiting to be read. Books like: Medalon, by Jennifer...
I never want to get bored. To that end, I buy a lot of books. I can’t walk into a bookstore and walk out empty handed. I think it’s genetic. This means that I have a lot of unread books lying around. This week, I’m going to talk about some of those books and...
I hate shopping. Well, that’s not true – I like shopping for certain things like DVD’s, music, video games, gadgets – but groceries, clothing, toothpaste – I hate it. Especially the toothpaste. I mean, do we REALLY need a hundred different versions of Crest? Anyway, what I want to know is this: How do...
So. There’s ton’s of great pranks out on the web today, and I thought I’d share some of my favorites with you. First up is Tor.com’s ‘open letter to our readers‘ wherein they announce that the website is changing to TÖRdötCÖM (a nice little stab at the SciFi Channel’s switch to syphilis. Er, SyFy…). ...
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Patrick Hester is an author, blogger and Hugo Nominated Podcast Producer/Host who lives in Colorado and writes science fiction and fantasy (mostly)...[click to read more]
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