A comment seen over at Vox Populi post taking a look at the Balkanization of SF [http://voxday.blogspot.com/2016/09/nobody-ever-did-nothing.html]: > “Both of these publications were edited by the same person. At the time, I wasn’t sure if he had abominable taste, or if the “good old stuff” wasn’t being written any more because the Zeitgeist had changed.” That would be Gardner Dozois, editor of ASIMOV’S SF magazine from 1984 to 2004, who is hugely responsible for the bastardization of science f…
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If there’s anything I hate more than simple flat out lying, it’s bullshit. It’s often characterized by twisting or presenting the truth to lead people astray or deflect truth and attention away. A perfect example is in the following twitter exchange: First, what caught my attention: > Sami Sundell @sami_sundell @UniversityWatc1 What did Pournelle edit in 2015 that would merit him the award? There Will Be War X? 5:07 AM – 23 Aug 2016 Didn’t leave it alone > LastRedoubt @vfm_5411 LastRedoub…
I know I posted this image before but only as an update to my review of Marc Miller’s Agent of the Imperium [https://thelastredoubt.com/2016/08/agent-of-imperium-story-of-traveller.html]: Nothing quite underscores “the universe doesn’t care” like losing several characters before you even get one to play.…
Castalia house has a new book out [http://voxday.blogspot.com/2016/08/swan-knights-son-moth-cobweb-1.html] by the inimitable John C Wright, and the beginning of yet another new series. > We are very pleased and proud to announce the beginning of a brand new YA fantasy series from John C. Wright that we anticipate may one day be worthy to be mentioned in the same breath as classic fantasy series such as The Dark is Rising and The Chronicles of Prydain. The book is the first in a new duodecilogy…
A long time ago, in a suburb far away, a middle schooler went into the local hobby shop. Most of this shop was dedicated to trains, miniatures, modeling, and such, but it also had an aisle with role playing games and classic wargames by companies like TSR, Steve Jackson Games and Avalon Hill. His eyes fell upon a large, 8.5 x 11 hardcover book. The cover had two people with futuristic weapons, in clothes that would easily fit in on the Millennium Falcon, or Serenity. They were leaving their shi…