There’s something almost primal about the act of smithing. Combining fire and metal, and then beating them into something useful. Time was, the village blacksmith was the high tech guru. He could take rocks (ore) and make iron, then steel, then turn it into something you needed: horseshoes, weapons, tools,…
I picked up Vinge’s book because it won a Hugo. It was time well spent. Rainbows End tells a compelling story in a world filled with advanced technology. It is a story about a man who lost everything due to Alzheimer's disease, and he gets a chance to reclaim his…
It seems to be personal appearance and book signing time. Tomorrow, Saturday, March 3, 2023, I’ll be at the Uprise bookstore at 6186 Wilcrest Drive in Houston, TX 77072. See you at Uprise! Stop by to chat, buy books (from me and them). I’ll be there from 10AM to noonish…
Bottom line up front: If you like strong characters and science in your science fiction, you can safely skip this one. Details: I picked up Blackout because it, along with its duology partner, All Clear, somehow won a Hugo Award. I really wanted it to be good. That hope kept…