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Short Review : “The King’s Gambit” by John Maddox Roberts

A mystery novel set in the Roman Republic? I have to admit, although I love mystery and I love history, I bought this book (from Big Sleep Books in St. Louis) with a bit of hesitation.  I was worried...

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Review: “Diverse Energies”

Writing a great short story is difficult. Very often a short story will end up feeling like a novel or novella folded onto itself, so that parts of the story seeming rushed or compressed, while other...

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Why I will not be boycotting Ender’s Game

In protest of the homophobic views of author Orson Scott Card, many are talking about boycotting the upcoming film adaptation of his best-selling novel Ender’s Game. Before anyone pats themselves on...

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Premature Review : Crossbones

Let me preface this by confessing a bias: I really like gunpowder fantasy. On the other hand, I think the sub-genre focuses too much on pirates, as if they were the only thing going on between the rise...

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Final Take on Crossbones

I feel compelled to write a brief follow-up on Crossbones, since my preliminary review was posted just before the season finale—which was also the series finale as the show wasn’t picked up for a...

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Warcraft and the Convergence of Film and Television

I watched Warcraft this past weekend. Throughout the first half of the film, I was confused. The story wasn’t boring, but it was somehow unsatisfying. The characters were well-defined, but were not...

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