For a cast of characters, see my earlier review of Engineering Trilogy Book I, Devices and Desires. If you listen to K.J. Parker’s characters, the ruin of the world is the myth of eternal passionate love. Valens is cursed by it. Miel Ducas is cursed by it. Ziani Vaatzes is cursed by it, and as [...]
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REVIEW: K.J. Parker, the Engineering Trilogy, Books I and II
Posted in reviews, tagged books, engineering trilogy, fantasy, fiction, K.J. Parker, reviews, science fiction, sf, vaatzes on June 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
L. Timmel DuChamp’s Guest of Honor Speech
Posted in feminism, tagged fantasy, feminism, science fiction, wiscon on May 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
L. Timmel DuChamp has posted her guest of honor speech for WisCon 32. This is one of the best speeches I’ve heard given at the convention, and very little of it really has to do with science fiction. It is much more about her story and a few of her college experiences that have left [...]
REVIEW (SPOILERS): Devices and Desires, Engineer Trilogy Book I
Posted in reviews, tagged books, fantasy, reviews, sf on May 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
When I go to the bookstore, I hit more or less in order: the new releases to scour for people’s promising looking first novels, the science fiction/fantasy section, the science magazines, and the “We recommend” section. When I first saw this book, it was in the “We recommend” section. The first sentence was laughably, unbearably [...]
