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
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April 2010 – Musing of the Month
Open discussion on how much time an author has during the opening of a work before they exhaust a reader’s
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I watched nothing of interest this month, but in place of viewing, I got quite a bit of reading done
Read moreMarch 2010 – From the Editor
Welcome to the March issue of the Musings of the Othar. This month’s Feature Article will be taking a look
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This month’s Feature Article will examine Cory Doctorow’s Little Brother. Doctorow was recommended to me when I asked a colleague
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Open discussion on the role of strong political points of view in science fiction.
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I watched the extended version of The Fellowship of the Ring this month. It had been awhile since my last
Read moreFebruary 2010 – From the Editor
Welcome to the February issue of the Musings of the Othar. This month’s Feature Article will be taking a look
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This month’s Feature Article will take a look at Kim Stanley Robinson’s Mars Trilogy, specifically book one, Red Mars. This
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Open discussion on science fiction novel’s need to stand the test of time, and how important this is when writing
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Not a lot to report on the viewing side of things this month. Finished the Mars Trilogy by Robinson, obviously.
Read moreJanuary 2010 – From the Editor
Welcome to the New Year! I hope that everyone has had many things to reflect positively upon over the last
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A funny thing happened when I sat down to write the Feature Article this month on Dan McGirt’s Hero Wanted.
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Open discussion on the role of parody in fantasy.
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I saw Avatar on the opening weekend, and my reaction was simply that it was the coolest thing I’d ever
Read moreDecember 2009 – From the Editor
This month’s issue will feature Griffin’s Daughter, the first book in the Griffin’s Daughter Trilogy by Leslie Ann Moore. However,
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Before discussing the details of Leslie Ann Moore’s novel, Griffin’s Daughter, I would like to get a few minor complaints
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Open discussion on Griffin’s Daughter, including any thoughts on e-Books in general.
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Just finished reading Asimov’s Foundation Trilogy and it had been a long time since I’d read them. The pages of
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This month’s issue will feature Philip Jose Farmer’s, To Your Scattered Bodies Go, a work that I have surprisingly found
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I would like to start my commentary on Philip Jose Farmer’s To Your Scattered Bodies Go by addressing one of
Read moreNovember 2009 – Musing of the Month
Open discussion on Farmer’s To Your Scattered Bodies Go.
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Sadly, not much to report here. Been very busy getting my novel Heart of Hauden ready for publication. Formatting documents
Read moreOctober 2009 – From the Editor
Welcome to the first installment of Musings of the Othar, a new online fantasy and science fiction newsletter. As we
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It had been many years since I’d read The Silmarillion, and while progressing through the work in preparation for this
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An open discussion on Galadrial.
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Just finished reading The Silmarillion again after many years. Finally got around to seeing the new Harry Potter movie. Is
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