by J. R. R. Tolkien Elves in the forest, dwarves mining in the mountains, and Halflings living in their quiet homes under the hills; the hero stepping out of his comfort zone and travelling far and wide to overcome significant challenges. (And magic, of course.) To me, it seems odd that the tropes and races…
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by Neil Gaiman While it is embarrassing for me, a fantasy author, to admit, it’s been quite a long time since I have read anything from the genre. As such, the only comparator I have for Stardust in recent memory is Coelho’s The Alchemist. While I will hold that neither story is an exercise in…
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by David J. Hand After making my way through The Improbability Principle, I came to a startling revelation: I really have to stop running out and buying books with positive reviews in MacLean’s. I suppose this very concisely shows my opinion on the book, but allow me to explain myself. The Improbability Principle has a…
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by Elie Wiesel “We were the masters of nature, the masters of the world. We had transcended everything––death, fatigue, our natural needs. We were stronger than cold and hunger, stronger than the guns and the desire to die, doomed and rootless, nothing but numbers, we were the only men on earth.” I tend to stray…
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Today’s the last day of the Indiegogo campaign for Lucifer. To really end this campaign right, I’ll be posting quotes from the novel all day long. So, keep your eyes peeled on my Facebook page if you want to catch more of the story.
by John Updike The Coup was one of the novels that Hitchens infamously coerced me into reading through the magic of his prose, so, naturally, understand that I was very excited in opening this book up. The vivid picture Updike paints of a fanatic Muslim fundamentalist initially lived up to my expectations, but slowly gave…
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In celebration of all things Lucifer, my friends and I decided to model the lovely t-shirts you can get from the Indiegogo campaign. To really do things right, we not only showed off the shirts, but our modelling session also displayed some marginal “sinning” on our behalf. Without further ado: Alex eats his dessert before…
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Lucifer worked very hard all week without really considering his special project for God. By Thursday, he felt he should probably attempt something at least resembling rebelling. He spent most of the evening muddling it over in his mind, but he eventually decided to tread the water lightly and do something small that would get…
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God sat comfortably in His high-backed leather swivel chair. The week had been pretty hectic overall, but this morning was uncharacteristically slow. He really looked forward to Sunday; a Saturday at this pace was the perfect thing to ease Him into the day of rest. It was almost noon, and He could already vividly taste…
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by Joseph Boyden With Joseph Boyden coming to town very soon (tonight, actually, at the time of writing this review), I felt I should read through one of his works in order to really get something out of his talk. As such, I reluctantly put down John Updike’s The Coup in order to start The…
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