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
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 moreFayersae Histories Second Battle of Jent Chapter 15 Screaming at the men riding pell-mell around him to return to the
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 moreFayersae Histories Second Battle of Jent Chapter 14 “A pillaging sunset,” Cettan said to Stannan, the self-exiled leader of 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 moreFayersae Histories Second Battle of Jent Chapter 13 “Have you come to arrest me, brother?” Cettan asked, keeping the irritation
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 moreFayersae Histories Second Battle of Jent Chapter 12 Bran pounded his arms with gloved hands and stomped his feet, more
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 moreFayersae Histories Second Battle of Jent Chapter 11 Bran rubbed his neck, hiding his irritation behind a tired expression, and
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 moreFayersae Histories Second Battle of Jent Chapter 10 “Windraes,” Avanian whispered again, running her hand against the smooth stone pillar.
Read moreIn lieu of Sawyer’s Hominids receiving the Hugo Award despite its flaws, I will frame this as an open discussion
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 moreFayersae Histories Second Battle of Jent Chapter 9 At first, the vacillating gusts of wind sweeping down the mountainside reminded
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 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 moreFayersae Histories Second Battle of Jent Chapter 8 A light snow continued to fall, the large flakes appearing silently from
Read moreOpen discussion on how, as a reader, you approach books in a series. Do they get read back-to-back when all
Read moreWelcome to the April issue of the Musings of the Othar. This month’s Feature Article will be taking a look
Read moreThis month’s Feature Article will be taking a look at C. J. Cherryh’s Fortress in the Eye of Time. Fortress
Read moreFayersae Histories Second Battle of Jent Chapter 7 Bran stood at the edge of a broad hilltop where they had
Read moreOpen discussion on how much time an author has during the opening of a work before they exhaust a reader’s
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 moreFayersae Histories Second Battle of Jent Chapter 6 Lightning continued to ripple through the boiling clouds to the west, the
Read moreOpen discussion on the role of strong political points of view in science fiction.
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 moreFayersae Histories Second Battle of Jent Chapter 5 Findian had acclimated to the cold mountain air at Spirit, the chill
Read moreOpen discussion on science fiction novel’s need to stand the test of time, and how important this is when writing
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