Author Archives: JC

Splinter of the Mind’s Eye Review

Posted on June 26, 2026 by JC

Splinter of the Mind’s Eye is a Star Wars novel published in 1978 that directly follows the events of the first film. It was written by Alan Dean Foster who also ghostwrote the original film’s novelisation. As it is the … Continue reading →

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The Conan Chronicles by Robert Jordan

Posted on June 14, 2026 by JC

The Conan Chronicles by Robert Jordan, Tor Books, June 15th, 1995 Robert Jordan is an American author best known for his The Wheel of Time fantasy series which began in 1990 with The Eye of the World and spanned fourteen novels; … Continue reading →

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No, Time to Die

Posted on May 31, 2026 by JC

This past week has seen the release of the first video game based on the James Bond 007 since 2012’s poorly received 007 Legends. Outside a couples of pastiche novels, it is also the first major piece of media based … Continue reading →

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The Face that Launch’d a Couple of Bark Canoes

Posted on May 17, 2026 by JC

If you follow entertainment news even vaguely, you would have heard about Christopher Nolan’s upcoming epic, The Odyssey based on the Greek Epic of the same name. You will also have heard that “based on” should be emphasised as it … Continue reading →

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Reginald Pole was the last Archbishop of Canterbury

Posted on May 9, 2026 by JC

I have discussed Christianity on this blog numerous times over the years; especially as I began writing on it regularly around the time of my conversion and before I was received into the Catholic Church in 2017. This naturally meant … Continue reading →

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John Scalzi’s Cat Book

Posted on April 29, 2026 by JC

Starter Villain by John Scalzi, Tor Books, September 19th, 2023 It may be hard to believe but the United States came really close to legalising rape in late 2012. You might scoff but this was all but a certainty according … Continue reading →

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A Review of Sid Meier’s Memoir!

Posted on April 19, 2026 by JC

Sid Meier’s Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games by Sid Meier, W. W. Norton & Company, October 12th, 2020 Around the time I picked up John Romero’s autobiography, I noticed Sid Meier’s also listed in the recommended section on Amazon. … Continue reading →

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How Inspired?

Posted on April 8, 2026 by JC

Though I have previously revealed a distaste for most Boomer era music, I do like some Beatles songs and one of my favourites is ‘Let It Be’ which was written by Paul McCartney. This is the official story of course … Continue reading →

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Joining Team Tux

Posted on March 31, 2026 by JC

A few posts ago, I mentioned that I would be changing over to Linux on my main rig soon and I have now done that. This post was written on my main rig which is now running Bazzite. Before doing … Continue reading →

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A Gamma Best Rendered Cold

Posted on March 22, 2026 by JC

Over the last six months or so, I have read through four books by English author Joe Abercrombie. This began with his First Law Trilogy, which includes his debut novel, The Blade Itself. Following the success of this trilogy, he … Continue reading →

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