December 2010 – From the Editor
Welcome to the December 2010 issue of the Musings of the Othar. Like last month, I will keep this short
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December 2010 – Feature Article
This month’s Feature Article will be examining China Mieville’s Perdido Street Station, a work that I found immense in scope,
Read moreChapter 15 – Fayersae Histories
Fayersae Histories Second Battle of Jent Chapter 15 Screaming at the men riding pell-mell around him to return to the
Read moreNovember 2010 – From the Editor
Welcome to the November 2010 issue of the Musings of the Othar. I will keep this short and simple since
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The Harmony of the Othar Saga has been a work in progress, spanning nearly two decades. What possessed you to
Read moreChapter 14 – Fayersae Histories
Fayersae Histories Second Battle of Jent Chapter 14 “A pillaging sunset,” Cettan said to Stannan, the self-exiled leader of the
Read moreOctober 2010 – From the Editor
Welcome to the October 2010 issue of the Musings of the Othar. It is hard to believe that this issue
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The Harmony of the Othar Saga has been a work in progress, spanning nearly two decades. What possessed you to
Read moreChapter 13 – Fayersae Histories
Fayersae Histories Second Battle of Jent Chapter 13 “Have you come to arrest me, brother?” Cettan asked, keeping the irritation
Read moreSeptember 2010 – From the Editor
Welcome to the September 2010 issue of the Musings of the Othar. It’s back to school here, although many of
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This month’s Feature Article will be examining Naomi Novik’s His Majesty’s Dragon, and this review may be the easiest I
Read moreChapter 12 – Fayersae Histories
Fayersae Histories Second Battle of Jent Chapter 12 Bran pounded his arms with gloved hands and stomped his feet, more
Read moreAugust 2010 – From the Editor
Welcome to the August 2010 issue of the Musings of the Othar. As usual, a busy summer has gone by
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This month’s Feature Article will be examining Susanna Clarke’s Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell. Winner of the 2005 Hugo Award,
Read moreChapter 11 – Fayersae Histories
Fayersae Histories Second Battle of Jent Chapter 11 Bran rubbed his neck, hiding his irritation behind a tired expression, and
Read moreJuly 2010 – From the Editor
Welcome to the July 2010 issue of the Musings of the Othar. I hope everyone has a fun safe 4th
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This month’s Feature Article will be taking a look at Robert J. Sawyer’s Hominids. It’s been a long time since
Read moreChapter 10 – Fayersae Histories
Fayersae Histories Second Battle of Jent Chapter 10 “Windraes,” Avanian whispered again, running her hand against the smooth stone pillar.
Read moreJuly 2010 – Musing of the Month
In lieu of Sawyer’s Hominids receiving the Hugo Award despite its flaws, I will frame this as an open discussion
Read moreJune 2010 – From the Editor
Welcome to the June 2010 issue of the Musings of the Othar. This month’s Feature Article will be examining Charles
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This month’s Feature Article will be taking a look at Charles Stross’ Halting State. While I found Halting State to
Read moreChapter 9 – Fayersae Histories
Fayersae Histories Second Battle of Jent Chapter 9 At first, the vacillating gusts of wind sweeping down the mountainside reminded
Read moreJune 2010 – Musing of the Month
Open discussion on the use of non-standard points-of-view in a story. While the second person is rare, there are examples
Read moreMay 2010 – From the Editor
Welcome to the May 2010 issue of the Musings of the Othar. This month’s Feature Article will be returning to
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This month’s Feature Article will be returning to the Griffin’s Daughter Trilogy by Leslie Ann Moore, and we will be
Read moreChapter 8 – Fayersae Histories
Fayersae Histories Second Battle of Jent Chapter 8 A light snow continued to fall, the large flakes appearing silently from
Read moreMay 2010 – Musing of the Month
Open discussion on how, as a reader, you approach books in a series. Do they get read back-to-back when all
Read moreApril 2010 – From the Editor
Welcome to the April 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 be taking a look at C. J. Cherryh’s Fortress in the Eye of Time. Fortress
Read moreChapter 7 – Fayersae Histories
Fayersae Histories Second Battle of Jent Chapter 7 Bran stood at the edge of a broad hilltop where they had
Read moreApril 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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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
Read moreChapter 6 – Fayersae Histories
Fayersae Histories Second Battle of Jent Chapter 6 Lightning continued to ripple through the boiling clouds to the west, the
Read moreMarch 2010 – Musing of the Month
Open discussion on the role of strong political points of view in science fiction.
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
Read moreChapter 5 – Fayersae Histories
Fayersae Histories Second Battle of Jent Chapter 5 Findian had acclimated to the cold mountain air at Spirit, the chill
Read moreFebruary 2010 – Musing of the Month
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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