April 2010 – Feature Article
This month’s Feature Article will be taking a look at C. J. Cherryh’s Fortress in the Eye of Time. Fortress
Read moreThis month’s Feature Article will be taking a look at C. J. Cherryh’s Fortress in the Eye of Time. Fortress
Read moreOpen discussion on how much time an author has during the opening of a work before they exhaust a reader’s
Read moreI watched nothing of interest this month, but in place of viewing, I got quite a bit of reading done
Read moreWelcome to the March issue of the Musings of the Othar. This month’s Feature Article will be taking a look
Read moreThis month’s Feature Article will examine Cory Doctorow’s Little Brother. Doctorow was recommended to me when I asked a colleague
Read moreOpen discussion on the role of strong political points of view in science fiction.
Read moreI watched the extended version of The Fellowship of the Ring this month. It had been awhile since my last
Read moreWelcome to the February issue of the Musings of the Othar. This month’s Feature Article will be taking a look
Read moreThis month’s Feature Article will take a look at Kim Stanley Robinson’s Mars Trilogy, specifically book one, Red Mars. This
Read moreOpen discussion on science fiction novel’s need to stand the test of time, and how important this is when writing
Read moreNot a lot to report on the viewing side of things this month. Finished the Mars Trilogy by Robinson, obviously.
Read moreWelcome to the New Year! I hope that everyone has had many things to reflect positively upon over the last
Read moreA funny thing happened when I sat down to write the Feature Article this month on Dan McGirt’s Hero Wanted.
Read moreOpen discussion on the role of parody in fantasy.
Read moreI saw Avatar on the opening weekend, and my reaction was simply that it was the coolest thing I’d ever
Read moreThis month’s issue will feature Griffin’s Daughter, the first book in the Griffin’s Daughter Trilogy by Leslie Ann Moore. However,
Read moreBefore discussing the details of Leslie Ann Moore’s novel, Griffin’s Daughter, I would like to get a few minor complaints
Read moreOpen discussion on Griffin’s Daughter, including any thoughts on e-Books in general.
Read moreJust finished reading Asimov’s Foundation Trilogy and it had been a long time since I’d read them. The pages of
Read moreThis month’s issue will feature Philip Jose Farmer’s, To Your Scattered Bodies Go, a work that I have surprisingly found
Read moreI would like to start my commentary on Philip Jose Farmer’s To Your Scattered Bodies Go by addressing one of
Read moreOpen discussion on Farmer’s To Your Scattered Bodies Go.
Read moreSadly, not much to report here. Been very busy getting my novel Heart of Hauden ready for publication. Formatting documents
Read moreWelcome to the first installment of Musings of the Othar, a new online fantasy and science fiction newsletter. As we
Read moreIt had been many years since I’d read The Silmarillion, and while progressing through the work in preparation for this
Read moreAn open discussion on Galadrial.
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Read moreJust finished reading The Silmarillion again after many years. Finally got around to seeing the new Harry Potter movie. Is
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