Reading
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“‘Then he lies,’ Thrawn returned coldly. ‘All men want power. And the more they have, the more they want.’” “Star Wars: Volume 1: Heir to the Empire” by Timothy Zahn I finally did it. I finally ventured into reading (and finishing!) a Star Wars book that wasn’t directly based on the original trilogy or written…
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“No one clapped. On the other hand, no one threw anything, either. By Drum standards, this was a hearty welcome.” “Soul Music” by Terry Pratchett What happens when you take Death’s teenage grand-daughter and add a little bit of Music with Rocks In? Pure hilarity, that’s what. Anyone who follows this blog knows that I’m…
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“A Clash of Kings: Book Two of A Song of Ice and Fire” by George R. R. Martin Anyone who has talked to me for more than ten minutes will probably discern that I’m a little bit of a Game of Throne nut. I love the books (so far), I love the TV show (so…
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“‘The last day,’ said Urza softly. ‘On the last day, we’re equal.’” “Magic: The Gathering – Artifact’s Cycle, Book One: The Brothers’ War” by Jeff Grubb When one picks up a Magic: The Gathering book, one does not expect great literature. If one does, then I believe one must re-evaluate one’s expectations significantly. However, the…
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My mornings are sacred. There used to be a time (we’ll call it “college”) where I considered myself a night owl. Classes were carefully chosen to start much later in the morning, if not in the afternoon, and I was a closer at my job, sometimes not getting home until two in the morning. And…
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Today’s post will be a random hodge-podge of various things I felt like noting. Sometimes, it’s just good to be random. Yesterday, the news hit that Ray Bradbury had died. I realized that, though I quote Bradbury often (what a brilliant, inspired mind!), I have never actually read any of his work. As a matter…
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“For the Empire was defunct and didn’t know it. Like some immense dead beast it lay on the soul of humanity, smothering it beneath itself: a beast so huge that its limbs hadn’t yet heard the news of its own death.” “Roma Eterna” by Robert Silverberg Having a Bachelors of Arts in both History and…
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