Crichton did it first. As far as I can tell, Westworld was the original fantasy theme park gone awry story. He cemented his claim to the genre 17 years later with Jurassic Park. But Dream Park by Larry Niven and Steven Barnes seems to be the first book where there’s...
I can’t reread books. Even my favorites. I just never been able to do it. But I start each year with a quick reread of The War of Art by Steven Pressfield. Like anything, writing has its up and downs. And when you hit the down periods, it seems pretty pathetic to...
I only discovered the Discworld novels a couple of years ago and I’ve got some catching up to do. That’s why I’ll be reading Sourcery by Sir Terry Pratchett this week. It’s one of the four books in this Rincewind the Wizard collection. I don’t think it’s...
I’m enjoying this one now. Owen Deathstalker, last of the Deathstalkers, has just been outlawed by the Queen of the Human Empire. So he’s on the run and is going to start a revolution to get his life back. Fun stuff so...
I’m taking this one slowly so I don’t throw my back out, but I’m really enjoying it. It was written in 1935 and the full series sums up all of history right up until Napoleon. Someone warned me that archeological work done in the past 80 has proven...
There aren’t a lot of people from the Ottawa Valley I can look up to. Norm is the exception. And just by looking at that cover I’m sure there’s no danger whatsoever in admiring a comedian because they will never let you down. This book instantly...
It's a collection of short stories about time travel, alien invasions, selling homes in alternate dimensions, giant combiner robots, post-apocalyptic beagles and much more. And it's all read by the amazing Phil Thron.
