August 2011 – Harmony of the Othar Saga Update
Progress on book four, Blood of Hauden, is going very well, and I have been able to maintain the pace
Read moreProgress on book four, Blood of Hauden, is going very well, and I have been able to maintain the pace
Read moreAfter taking a hiatus from all writing activities that did not focus solely on completing Tongue of Hauden, I am
Read moreWelcome to the April 2011 issue of the Musings of the Othar. This month’s Feature Article will be examining Suzanne
Read moreThis month’s Feature Article will be looking at Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games. Usually, I choose my books a little
Read moreWelcome to the March 2011 issue of the Musings of the Othar. I’m definitely looking forward to an early spring
Read moreThis month’s Feature Article will be examining Scott Westerfeld’s steampunk novel Leviathan, and while there may be no such thing
Read moreWelcome to the February 2011 issue of the Musings of the Othar. A snowy January is behind us, and although
Read moreThis month’s Feature Article will be examining Cherie Priest’s Boneshaker. A lot has been written about Boneshaker, and like many
Read moreWelcome to the January 2011 issue of the Musings of the Othar. I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season.
Read moreThis month’s Feature Article will be examining George Mann’s The Affinity Bridge. I think this is a book that turns
Read moreWelcome to the December 2010 issue of the Musings of the Othar. Like last month, I will keep this short
Read moreThis month’s Feature Article will be examining China Mieville’s Perdido Street Station, a work that I found immense in scope,
Read moreOK, I’ll keep this short…no sense typing more than the theme allows. Enjoy! ************************************************** “She is a mule,” black-hair said,
Read moreWelcome to the November 2010 issue of the Musings of the Othar. I will keep this short and simple since
Read moreThe Harmony of the Othar Saga has been a work in progress, spanning nearly two decades. What possessed you to
Read moreThis month’s topic is: Masquerade. I had been running the outline for a new story in my head for the
Read moreWelcome to the October 2010 issue of the Musings of the Othar. It is hard to believe that this issue
Read moreThe Harmony of the Othar Saga has been a work in progress, spanning nearly two decades. What possessed you to
Read moreThe Short Review this month will be looking at Mary Robinette Kowal’s Shades of Milk and Honey. There seems to
Read moreThis month’s subject is: Seasons. The direction of this month’s exercise is as broad and open-ended as the subject matter
Read moreWelcome to the September 2010 issue of the Musings of the Othar. It’s back to school here, although many of
Read moreThis month’s Feature Article will be examining Naomi Novik’s His Majesty’s Dragon, and this review may be the easiest I
Read moreThis month’s Short Review will be taking a look at Elizabeth Mock’s Shatter, the first book in her The Children
Read moreThis month’s subject is: If you had to pick one color, and one color only, for an aspect of your
Read moreWelcome to the August 2010 issue of the Musings of the Othar. As usual, a busy summer has gone by
Read moreThis month’s Feature Article will be examining Susanna Clarke’s Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell. Winner of the 2005 Hugo Award,
Read moreLet me start by saying that I enjoyed Nicola Rhodes’ SCI’ON – The Shadow Worlds – it did exactly what
Read moreWelcome to the July 2010 issue of the Musings of the Othar. I hope everyone has a fun safe 4th
Read moreThis month’s Feature Article will be taking a look at Robert J. Sawyer’s Hominids. It’s been a long time since
Read moreIn lieu of Sawyer’s Hominids receiving the Hugo Award despite its flaws, I will frame this as an open discussion
Read moreIn addition to Sawyer’s Hominids, I read Edgar Rice Burrough’s A Princess of Mars this month. I will admit that
Read moreWelcome to the June 2010 issue of the Musings of the Othar. This month’s Feature Article will be examining Charles
Read moreThis month’s Feature Article will be taking a look at Charles Stross’ Halting State. While I found Halting State to
Read moreOpen discussion on the use of non-standard points-of-view in a story. While the second person is rare, there are examples
Read moreIn addition to Stross’ Halting State, I came across an interesting novel by Nocola Rhodes called, Tamer Black, Djinnx’d, which
Read moreWelcome to the May 2010 issue of the Musings of the Othar. This month’s Feature Article will be returning to
Read moreThis month’s Feature Article will be returning to the Griffin’s Daughter Trilogy by Leslie Ann Moore, and we will be
Read moreOpen discussion on how, as a reader, you approach books in a series. Do they get read back-to-back when all
Read moreMy viewing time was limited this month, but I did find time to watch the Two Towers again; of course,
Read moreWelcome to the April issue of the Musings of the Othar. This month’s Feature Article will be taking a look
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