Kind of a mouthful of a title, isn't it? I stumbled on this book when I was browsing the stacks at a local bookstore, and the title int...

For someone who's been reading Science Fiction and Fantasy since the early 80s, the fact I've never read a novel by Terry Pratchett ...

"[Now, there are two ways of learning to ride a fractious horse.] One is to get on him and learn by actual practice how each motion and...

"Well, I did it." "Did what?" my questing buddy asked. "I sent in a sample to Ancestry." "Ooo! You will h...

What if something potentially fun and lighthearted, or just a personal curiosity, takes a sharp turn off the highway and deposits you in the...

There are times when your past catches up to you in unexpected ways.  A few years ago* my wife and I were perusing our local bookstore when ...

I suppose I ought to explain a few things concerning my sudden interest in posting about books, and no, it has nothing directly to do with m...

As I've mentioned more than once in this blog I'm not a fan of the grimdark direction Fantasy and Science Fiction has gone in the pa...