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WML: The Seven Souls of Shadoom,” by Arnold K.
K., Arnold. (2017) “The Seven Souls of Shadom.” 1,500 words. Blogspot. ★★★★★ An account of the sorcerer Shadoom, and what befell his souls upon his death. Wayback here. Keep reading for additional notes.
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WML: “Kindness to Kin,” by Eliezer Yudkowsky; and other thoughts.
Yudkowsky, Eliezer. (2021) “Kindness to Kin.” Neocities. 5,400 words. ★★★★☆ Fiercely tribal aliens encounter beings whose compassion — sufficiently advanced as it is — might as well be magic. Wayback here. Keep reading for additional notes.
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Five Recurring Themes in Orson S. Card’s Enderverse
Somewhen last year I binged three of Orson Scott Card’s books (all available on the Internet Archive, thank god), and I had some Thoughts afterward. I jotted them down at the time, but haven’t organized it all until recently: What often intrigues me more than “the explicit messages of a book” are “the implicit messages…
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WML: “The Brethren,” by John Grisham
Grisham, John. (2000) The Brethren. Internet Archive. ★★☆☆☆ 440 pages (pb). Three former judges run an extortion scheme from their prison and collide with a CIA-managed presidential campaign. Keep reading for additional notes.
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WML: “Charles Bonnet Syndrome,” by Mr. Stuff
Mr. Stuff. (2017) “Charles Bonnet Syndrome.” Reddit / Creepypasta Wiki. 6,400 words. ★☆☆☆☆ Diabetic man observes strange phantasms as his vision degrades. Wayback here. Keep reading for additional notes.
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WML: “Sun of Suns,” by Karl Schroeder
Schroeder, Karl. (2006) Sun of Suns. Internet Archive. 322 pages (pb). ★★★☆☆ Former pirate goes on a secret mission (or two) in a zero-g “world” of air, a hundred billion cubic kilometers in volume. Keep reading for additional notes.
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Recommendation: Black Sails
Ratings in brief: Season 1 ★★★☆☆ Season 2 ★★★★☆ Season 3 ★★★★☆ Season 4 ★★☆☆☆ Overall ★★★★☆
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WML: “A Man Lies Dreaming,” by Lavie Tidhar
Tidhar, Lavie. (2014) A Man Lies Dreaming. Internet Archive. 261 pages (pb). ★★★☆☆ It is Britain, 1939, and the former demagogue Adolf Hitler is nothing more than a political refugee and private eye; and in another time and place a man lies dreaming, of a world where Germany fell to Communism in 1933. Keep reading…
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WML: “Ambassador,” by Peter Watts
Watts, Peter. (2000) “Ambassador.” Rifters backlist. 3,500 words. ★★★★☆ Starship pilot makes first contact with an aggressive, technologically-advanced civilization. Wayback here. Keep reading for additional notes.
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