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Janissaries: Clan and Crown by Jerry Pournelle and Roland Green Book Review

Janissaries: Clan and Crown [Amazon link] is the second installment in Jerry Pournelle’s long-running Janissaries series. Jerry was solo author on the first one, but this volume was co-authored with Roland Green, who somehow didn’t rate a mention on the cover in 1982. Jerry made sure he was

The Drawing of the Dark by Tim Powers Book Review

Since I realized that I never reviewed what is probably my favorite Tim Powers novel, The Drawing of the Dark [Amazon link], I decided to rectify my appalling lack. A secret history, written in what has come to be Powers’ defining style, The Drawing of the Dark is a fusion

The Long View 2007-05-24: That Hideous Strength & 1984; The Mortuary State

The Orwell review of C. S. Lewis’ That Hideous Strength that John Reilly mentions here fascinates me because I almost agree with it. Much is made of the fact that the scientists [in the book] are actually in touch with evil spirits, although this fact is known only to the

Dragon and Judge Book Review

Dragon and Judge: Dragonback book 5 by Timothy Zahn 320 pages Published by Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy (March 27, 2018) in a set with volumes 4 and 6 ASIN B079N6ZHPG Finally, five volumes in, we find out what really happened to Jack’s parents, and who they really

Message for the Dead Book Review

Message for the Dead: Galaxy's Edge #8 by Jason Anspach and Nick Cole Kindle Edition, 496 pages Published April 25th 2018 by Galaxy's Edge ASIN B07C33BB7D In a tweet storm last month, I threatened to write an essay about the millennialism of the lighthuggers portrayed in

The Long View: An Angel Directs the Storm

This is a fine example of John's best work. In retrospect, President George W. Bush did some crazy things, but his critics were often even crazier. An Angel Directs the Storm: Apocalyptic Religion & American Empire By Michael Northcott I.B. Tauris Co Ltd., 2004 200 Pages, US$

The Long View: American Theocracy: The Peril and Politics of Radical Religion, Oil, and Borrowed Money in the 21st Century

There was a minor panic over theocracy in the United States during the George W. Bush presidency. We'll get to Damon Linker's book on the subject soon, but he was far from the only one to perceive the national mood had shifted from the post-Cold War