tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.comments2024-03-17T00:00:13.417+00:00The WertzoneAdam Whiteheadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comBlogger14395125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-30895149340220691502024-03-03T10:23:04.663+00:002024-03-03T10:23:04.663+00:00While this comment is 14 years late i can only rec...While this comment is 14 years late i can only recommend the filk song Pushing the speed of light.<br /><br />"Now the big ships fly to a hundred suns<br />By pushing the speed of light<br />And they want good men for the deep space runs<br />Pushing the speed of light"<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-53920152728309665842024-03-02T12:37:42.752+00:002024-03-02T12:37:42.752+00:00Shivers let Logen go, twice. Shivers let Logen go, twice. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-16799955204530622182024-02-25T19:05:49.869+00:002024-02-25T19:05:49.869+00:00i read the MAGEBORN TRAITOR book 3 exiles series a...i read the MAGEBORN TRAITOR book 3 exiles series and enjoyed it so much i asked waterstones book store when the 3rd book was due out they gave me a date in a few weeks some time around 2010 i think it was so i paid for the book when i went to pick it up they told me it had been withdrawn from AMERICA so gave me a refund so whether as somebody said it was political and now she is rewriting it i do not know Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-18912552586399088162024-02-21T11:01:05.096+00:002024-02-21T11:01:05.096+00:00Thanks for a great and well balanced review. I was...Thanks for a great and well balanced review. I was literally on the cusp of buying an Xbox just for this game, had it lived up to it Bethesda reputation. What was especially offputting was the obvious Astroturfing in comments, particularly on Reddit for this game when it first came out and lasting for a few months. Comments that adored it loved it, talked it up and down, voted to hell anybody who thought otherwise. It was so blatant so obvious that it was suspicious. So here I am months later, still thoroughly enjoying reviews like yours, honest balanced, indeed, curiosity-provoking, and yet remain without that Xbox. Maybe when Elder Scrolls 6 finally emerges…… Interested readernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-91452651895233381722024-02-15T00:58:43.959+00:002024-02-15T00:58:43.959+00:00A terrible loss. I can honestly say that he was on...A terrible loss. I can honestly say that he was one of the two or three best writers I know of. I don't mean in the sense of writing enjoyable books - your mileage may vary on that - but in the sense of absolute mastery of his craft. The Prestige is an absolutely brilliant book in almost every way, from its big ideas to its stunning twists, right down to just the way that the two main narrators have immediately recognisable and distinct prose styles, without either feeling unrealistic or exaggerated. Sometimes the greatest skill is needed to obscure how much skill has been needed, and to make difficult things seem so easy that they don't even attract attention.<br /><br />-----<br /><br />It's trivial compared to his fiction, but FWIW Priest also did ghostwriting/cowriting. Somewhere around here I have a copy of a book by Helen Sharman, the astronaut, which I was very pleasantly and shockingly surprised to discover was actually by (or in collaboration with, I don't remember) Priest.Wastrelhttp://vacuouswastrel.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-70391043098577266102024-02-04T00:08:22.889+00:002024-02-04T00:08:22.889+00:00A live action TV series would probably be the best...A live action TV series would probably be the best way to preserve the story and prevent it from becoming a brainless shoot’em up movie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-1796649405492983272024-02-03T18:50:35.862+00:002024-02-03T18:50:35.862+00:00Great body of work. Will be missed. Sadly I will n...Great body of work. Will be missed. Sadly I will never understand what's happening in the Dream Archipelago. The Inverted World is mind blowing.MVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03860146921108247487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-24508986511575958942024-02-03T18:13:17.131+00:002024-02-03T18:13:17.131+00:00"An overzealous approach to copyright protect..."An overzealous approach to copyright protection (resulting in private detectives storming a YouTuber's house after he received a product before its review date) has also proven controversial".<br /><br />While true, and still an overall WotC issue, wasn't this related to Magic: The Gathering and not a DnD incident? Seems odd to reference in a DnD article, even though both games are owned by the same company.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-62735521317166761762024-02-03T16:50:48.039+00:002024-02-03T16:50:48.039+00:00The book indicates that darker skin has more socia...The book indicates that darker skin has more social status. This is sprinkled throughout the story but not a big deal of. How unfortunate that white skin gets the major part and not use the author’s vision.CeeMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05947183008685161929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-85669911881506832002024-01-16T22:32:08.927+00:002024-01-16T22:32:08.927+00:00Like the show overall and agree with most of you c...Like the show overall and agree with most of you comments on past seasons, but the whole asteroid heist being so far fetched at the end of this season that I'm not sure I'll keep watching if it is renewed. I know they had to find a way to bring all the storylines together, but it as so badly done and so unbelievable...Guide2https://www.blogger.com/profile/12588212067755167840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-43121094325683818612024-01-16T18:15:25.126+00:002024-01-16T18:15:25.126+00:00Stephenie Meyer outselling Ursula Leguin by that m...Stephenie Meyer outselling Ursula Leguin by that much is depressing.messyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17862523259996972681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-34507381097120218102024-01-16T01:54:56.689+00:002024-01-16T01:54:56.689+00:00It appears Percy Jackson doesn't have an Amazo...It appears Percy Jackson doesn't have an Amazon TV series.zioniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00717516156768708288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-85976824869922699032024-01-14T03:22:57.419+00:002024-01-14T03:22:57.419+00:00The sales of Liu Cixin is hugely underestimated. I...The sales of Liu Cixin is hugely underestimated. In 2020 it is reported as 29m, which appeared on the obi of Japanese Dark Forest: https://twitter.com/Hayakawashobo/status/1273544123509694464 (全世界2900万部突破=29m copies worldwide). Remembrance of Earth's Past trilogy remains at the top of Chinese sales rank of all fictions since then, also given the 2023 Tencent show into consideration, so now it is safe to assume a figure over 40m.zioniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00717516156768708288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-14522323137142735672024-01-11T01:54:02.119+00:002024-01-11T01:54:02.119+00:00I remember her art from D&D stuff when l was g...I remember her art from D&D stuff when l was growing up, and I loved her Central Casting game books from the mid? Late? ‘80Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-50837671230912422832024-01-02T08:59:45.698+00:002024-01-02T08:59:45.698+00:00Rip Bryan. The miniatures look very goodRip Bryan. The miniatures look very goodmariochainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05727186349302292707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-90602921086646782092024-01-02T01:06:51.641+00:002024-01-02T01:06:51.641+00:00That’s horrible. He was cruel, shows how much rega...That’s horrible. He was cruel, shows how much regard he had for children.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-2981582370649856882023-12-26T19:59:29.392+00:002023-12-26T19:59:29.392+00:00Sarah J Maas in 2023 sold over 12 not 26 million c...Sarah J Maas in 2023 sold over 12 not 26 million copies that was me exadurating quite impressive though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-86531757541192665672023-12-26T17:51:05.231+00:002023-12-26T17:51:05.231+00:00Indeed a great show. I also remember Space: Above ...Indeed a great show. I also remember Space: Above and Beyond which never seemed to get the recognition I thought it deserved. Davieboy99noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-14769634837359742732023-12-22T14:28:18.374+00:002023-12-22T14:28:18.374+00:00The time dilation effect does not scale linearly, ...The time dilation effect does not scale linearly, and is modest up until ~70%c and then sharply increases.<br /><br />So looking at Rama II, the ship travels at 50% c over a distance of 8.6 light-years (Earth to Sirius). Using various time dilation calculators online, the journey should take 17.2 years from the perspective of an observer on Earth but 14.9 years from the perspective of the people on the Rama. I believe in the book it actually takes 13 years from the perspective onboard Rama. This is possibly down to much less precise calculations being possible in the late 1980s (when Gentry Lee wrote the book, with Clarke effectively serving as editor), although the discrepancy is not massive.Adam Whiteheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-1645144942632758302023-12-20T22:05:43.482+00:002023-12-20T22:05:43.482+00:00where would you recommend someone start if they wa...where would you recommend someone start if they wanted to begin reading in the Warhammer universe?Briannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-34471878530148919392023-12-18T12:46:59.416+00:002023-12-18T12:46:59.416+00:00You forgot to mention The Settlers, The Settlers I...You forgot to mention The Settlers, The Settlers II, Seven Kingdoms II, and you gave too little credit to Age of Empires I and II. <br />Besides that, great text!O Bardo da Névoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00172425574123777678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-89429283055019913062023-12-17T22:24:30.615+00:002023-12-17T22:24:30.615+00:00Loved this book. First time through, I listened to...Loved this book. First time through, I listened to the audiobook while painting my yet-to-be-born daughter's nursery. Years later, I tried getting her into Pratchett by reading the book to her. Alas, it didn't work, but I had a blast doing an impression of Tony Robinson :) Waily Waily Waily! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-35150134600218250402023-12-16T13:04:44.344+00:002023-12-16T13:04:44.344+00:00Aw, my head cannon for Murderbot has always been G...Aw, my head cannon for Murderbot has always been Gwendoline Christie.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16119082365881285289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-45898305331936283142023-12-16T04:30:27.278+00:002023-12-16T04:30:27.278+00:00I don't understand how this blog doesn't h...I don't understand how this blog doesn't have an army of fans - by far the best written comprehensive SciFi page out there. orthorimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00181668631972264541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-66630682663925983382023-12-15T11:51:31.341+00:002023-12-15T11:51:31.341+00:00Battlestar Galactica was probably the best show I&...Battlestar Galactica was probably the best show I've ever watched, personally. <br /><br />Cast, set, tempo, and musical score were all perfect. orthorimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00181668631972264541noreply@blogger.com