Historical fiction is not history, it’s not accurate nor is it intended to be. It is nothing but fantasy...
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Book Review: Bart Ehrman’s Did Jesus Exist?: The Historical Argument for Jesus of Nazareth
Well, unfortunately I'm rather livid at the moment because even though I had written I do not have the time or energy for a proper review due to severely bad health and a late time of night, I had just spent 1.5 hours working on the BEGINNING of a review, presumably saving as I went …
A Review of The Road to Hell
The Road to Hell by David Weber My rating: 5 of 5 stars Wow, what an awesome book! It was so worth the wait. The Road to Hell is the third book in the Multiverse series, a series that began in 2006 by David Weber and Linda Evans. The next book was published in 2008, …
A Review of A Blink of the Screen
A Blink of the Screen: Collected Short Fiction by Terry Pratchett My rating: 4 of 5 stars A Blink of the Screen is a collection of short stories by the late, great Terry Pratchett, which has some wonderful pieces in it and is an absolute must for any Pratchett fan. The book is divided into …
A Review of Hell’s Gate
Hell's Gate by David Weber My rating: 4 of 5 stars Hell’s Gate is a newish military sci fi/fantasy series by prolific writer David Weber and Linda Evans. It’s about two separate earth-like universes exploring portals into other similar universes, leading to an unthinkable meeting in one of these alternative universes, by accident. And, to …
A Review of The Witches of Chiswick
The Witches of Chiswick by Robert Rankin My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is one of the absolute craziest books I've ever read in my life! The author is clearly insane. Or British. He's British and has that British sense of humor, sort of a Terry Pratchett meets Monty Python on acid. This book …
A Review of Unseen Academicals
Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett My rating: 3 of 5 stars It pains me to give a Discworld novel a less than stellar rating, but I found this one lacking in some way. It started out promisingly -- the wizards at Unseen University find that in order to keep a sizable endowment, they must play …
RIP Sir Terry Pratchett
Yesterday, the world lost one of its funniest and best writers ever -- Sir Terry Pratchett. He was a fantasy writer, but a satirist too, perhaps the best ever. His wit was sharp, his jokes hilarious. He wrote a long series called the Discworld series, over 30 books, about a world riding on the backs …