When we last left Don Juan, he was in Russia and Catherine the Great had taken a shine to him. Let’s see what happens next.
Canto 10 opens in praise of astronomers: Continue reading
Author: D. J. Moore
Metamor City by Chris Lester
The Metamor City podcast takes place in a world in which sci-fi and fantasy meet. There’s flying cars, but also vampires, psychics, wizards, and the like. This is an action-packed story with a large cast of characters and interesting plot twists. Continue reading
Video Game Review – Life is Strange
Life is Strange was originally released in 2015, so I’m a bit behind the curve on this one. It’s a story-based game in which choices you make affect what happens later, so you could play it again and have different things happen. In some cases it’s something minor such as killing a plant from watering it too much to something major like an entire town being destroyed. Continue reading
The Ghost Club by William Meikle
Disclaimer: I received an advanced reader’s copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
In The Ghost Club, William Meikle does something quite audacious. He presents a collection of ghostly short stories attributed to several Victorian authors such as Robert Louis Stevenson, Anton Chekhov, Helena P. Blavatsky, and Henry James. Some of the hauntings in this collection are subtle, while others have high body counts. Continue reading
Top Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Podcasts
I love podcasts. It’s great to have something to listen to while you’re doing yard work, house work, commuting, or doing repetitive tasks at your day job. I regularly listen to dozens of fiction and non-fiction podcasts (and I’m quite far behind on most of them as a result). Here’s a list of my favorites. If you know of any I should check out, let me know in the comments. (I’ve also listed my favorite stories from these podcasts on a separate page.) I’ve listed these in pretty much random order since which one is my favorite in each particular category changes over time. Continue reading
Don Juan Canto 9
When we last left Don Juan, he was fighting for the Russian army. Now what happens? Continue reading
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
“The earth is good at healing itself. This wound will scab over quickly in geologic terms.”
The Fifth Season takes place in a world prone to periodic disasters called fifth seasons. Every once in a while, there’s a civilization destroying natural disaster and things get all post-apocalyptic for a time before life settles back down again and things get back to normal. This is a pretty brutal story featuring the deaths of children and large scale disasters, so be warned. Continue reading
Don Juan Canto 8
When we last left off, Don Juan and his friend John Johnson had just joined the Russian army to fight against the Turks in The Battle of Ismail. Let’s see how this turns out. Continue reading
Don Juan Canto 7
When we last left Don Juan he was in a Turkish harem disguised as a maid. The sultan’s wife, Gulbeyaz, was about to kill him for sleeping with Dudu. So what happens next?
War! Continue reading
The Beautiful Ones by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
So first off, The Beautiful Ones wasn’t what I was expecting. I thought Silvia Moreno-Garcia was a horror writer. Doing a quick online check, I see that she’s written a previous book featuring vampires and has been involved in several Lovecraftian anthologies, so I think I’m right about her horror roots. This book, however, isn’t horror. It’s a romance. Continue reading
Mania Delight 