Category Archives: Literature

The Galactic Plot Thickens

Starquest: Catburglar of the Constellations by John C. Wright, Tuscany Bay Books, May 13th, 2025 In my last review, I mentioned that this book was then upcoming but though I bought it soon after release, I didn’t finish it until … Continue reading

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A Farewell Fisking dedicated to the late Keith Windschuttle

I just learned today that Keith Windschuttle, the writer, historian and former editor of Australia’s Quadrant Magazine died early in April of this year. That I didn’t learn this until over a month later tells me that I don’t pay … Continue reading

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The Starquest Saga Continues…

Starquest: Secret Agents of the Galaxy by John C. Wright, Tuscany Bay Books, March 11th, 2025 In October last year Space Pirates of Andromeda, the first book in John C. Wright’s Starquest series was released. I reviewed this book favourably … Continue reading

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Book Reviews and Articles

As I have now written a large number of book reviews, I decided I should collect them together for easy reference. This is similar to what I have done with articles and reviews of video games. This blog originally began … Continue reading

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Shōgun Review

Shōgun by James Clavell, Hodder & Stoughton, June 20th, 2013 (originally published in 1975) The last review I did of a fictional work about the Japanese by someone who is not Japanese was my review of Rising Sun by Michael … Continue reading

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The Feast of Selenoth Continues

  A Sea of Skulls by Vox Day, Castalia House, February 9th, 2024 While I now regret the gastronomic metaphor I originally used in the title for my review of Summa Elvetica and continued in my review of A Throne … Continue reading

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Appendix N Review

APPENDIX N: The Literary History of Dungeons & Dragons by Jeffro Johnson, Castalia House, June 28th, 2017  This is a book that I’ve been meaning to get to for a while though I’m not necessarily the target audience. I have … Continue reading

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The Grandmaster Returns

Starquest: Space Pirates Of Andromeda by John C. Wright, Tuscany Bay Books, October 8th, 2024 For an author as prolific as John C. Wright, it has seemed like a very quiet few years. The most recent published books I can … Continue reading

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In Appreciation of Charles R. Saunders’ Imaro

I only recently learned of the existence of Imaro by the late Charles R. Saunders through the dissident literary circles in which I often spectate, but seldom participate. I immediately sought out the two books pictured above, which as of … Continue reading

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Jane Austen and Feminists

One of the great things about my time in university was that I got to read and study a lot of great works of literature. One of the worst things about my time in university was that this was usually … Continue reading

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