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Questions from a fan of Conquerors – and some answers
This week, one of Conquerors' biggest fans, a fan who--the same as I was when I read novels such as The Wheel of Time or Dune--is so immersed in the story that he wants to understand everything about the nature of the world and of the beings in it; about their...
Last and First Men – my review of the novel
When I first heard Tilde Swindon narrating this story, I was...well, enraptured, totally and utterly. I had never heard of Last and First Men, written by Olaf Stapledon in 1930. But after hearing the 17 min otherwordly narration of the film, an experimental film like...
A Book Review: Klara and the Sun
Photo by Andrew Testa/Knopf for the Los Angeles TimesI had never read a book from Kazuo Ishiguro before, and I have not yet read any others from him. However, I loved Klara and the Sun, and I now wish to read more of his works. I was immediately fascinated by the...
First Eruption audiobook coming soon
Today, I am happy to take some time to write this post. I am happy because, since the last one I wrote--where I promised to slow down so that I might ensure a greater quality of all my ongoing writing and editing projects--I have, in fact, been able to do that. I have...
Taking a pause –for cause–from the writing updates
I am writing today to let everyone know, who may be reading or waiting for my posts (for instance the readers who started following me after winning a copy of Forebodings on Goodreads), that I am taking a pause from my writing updates. Indeed, while reviewing the...
An end-of-year update
How to provide a year-end update that will be satisfying to you, my readers, as well as to me? I am not sure, as I do not know you (except those of you who are also friends or family). At first, I thought, "Hmm, I don't want to give a review of what I have...
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