I recently got an e-mail that AOL Instant Messenger would be shutting down on December 15, 2017. I look at this with mixed emotions – on the one hand, it’s just a chat protocol, one that I don’t really use much anymore (nearly all of my AIM friends have moved on to other chats). On the other hand, it was a chat protocol that had a lot of features that I liked. Continue reading Goodbye AIM
Warmahordes Narrative League Painting 2
For the second month of the Narrative League, I’ve been working on painting up my Grymkin. I’ve been keeping up the pictures as I paint everything, but saving everything up for a post on the week between the second month and the final month. Be prepared for lots of pictures, just after the jump. Continue reading Warmahordes Narrative League Painting 2
Transcendence
With Ascendance out of the way, I was actually looking forward to reading Transcendence. Where Ascendance had mostly characters I didn’t much like, even Transcendence’s villain was interesting to read about. Between this and my planned travel, this book went very fast – I finished it within a week of starting it.
I’ll provide a few more thoughts, after the jump. Continue reading Transcendence
Warmahordes Narrative League – Week 8
Adrik had slowly been urging the Grymkin toward the Pelligan Shards, as he sensed more than deduced the destination of the enemy forces. Once there, however, he had to fight hard with the warlocks to venture inside – though the fear of the unknown was the Grymkin’s playground, in the Shards it cut both ways. In the end, he convinced only two warlocks, the Child and the Dreamer, to follow him inside. Continue reading Warmahordes Narrative League – Week 8
The Education of Brother Thaddius and Other Tales of DemonWars
Between Riverworld novels, I decided I would give a shot to a selection of DemonWars short stories that I picked up from StoryBundle. If you’ve been reading this blog a bit, you’ll know that I quite like the DemonWars saga, so this little collection was quite a treat – especially since I didn’t know it existed beforehand.
These three stories were a nice addition to my collection, but I wouldn’t really consider them required reading for a DemonWars reader – my short analysis after the jump. Continue reading The Education of Brother Thaddius and Other Tales of DemonWars
Warmahordes Narrative League – Week 7
With the violence of the flagstone played out, The Dreamer sought out the nearby village of Orin’s Respite, to better understand the stance of the local people. When they arrived, they found the village burned, the people dead, and the Harbinger of Menoth waiting for them. It mattered not whether it was the destruction wrought by the flagstone or the wrath of the Harbinger that destroyed the town; the Grymkin needed no excuse to attack their most hated enemy. Continue reading Warmahordes Narrative League – Week 7
Ascendance
While I wasn’t initially planning on listening to the Second DemonWars Trilogy, I found myself listening to Ascendance when next I got a chance. The reason that there’s a hesitance for me in picking it up is really that the Second DemonWars Trilogy is really a different kind of story compared to the first, one that, though I enjoy the telling, I’m not sure I enjoy the story quite as much.
Ascendance, in particular though, was a bit difficult for me to get through – and that’s something I’ll discuss after the jump. Continue reading Ascendance
Warmahordes Narrative League – Week 6
Now that the alliances had more formally organized, it was once again time to send the Child out. This time, she would be attacking a nearby vale that was strategically important to the valley. Before they even had eyes on the valley, she knew there would be resistance; she could feel the presence of one of the cauldron’s chosen. She also knew that they would be ready, as the enemy could just as certainly feel Adrik… Continue reading Warmahordes Narrative League – Week 6
Dark Designs
I recently finished Dark Designs, the next Riverworld novel. Of the three I’ve read thus far, this one is far and away the best – primarily because it keeps things moving in the middle. There’s a lot going on in this book, and while there are certainly spoilers below, I’ll be looking at it more in broad strokes. Continue reading Dark Designs
Warmahordes Narrative League – Week 5
In the chaos following the row at the flagstone, The Child found a contingent of Iosian elves hiding in the ruins nearby. Not sure whether these may be potential allies for the Grymkin, she proceeded openly. When she heard the elves form up though and heard their talk of joining up with the Dhunians, her calm façade shattered, and her temper was unleashed. Continue reading Warmahordes Narrative League – Week 5