So, once upon a time there was this middle-aged writer/author/editor kind of schmuck who had just received his Kindle. After fiddle farting around a bit and converting some stories of his own into MOBI form just so he could see how the devil device worked, he thought to himself, “I wonder how this ‘instant download’ [...]

I’d like it to be known that I’m a fan of Dave Freer’s writing.  His humor and layered nuance make all of his books a joy to read. The latest of his works to become available is “Crawlspace“, wherein he and some guy he co-wrote with are publishing a set of stories related to the [...]

I’d sworn off Ringo’s Aldenata universe. Really, I had.  You see, though, I was at the library with my son as he pulled references for a college project and there, on a shelf of new arrivals, was The Tuloriad.  “Okay,” I told myself, “I’ll just check out a page or two.  It can’t do any [...]

To truly appreciate the manga version of The Third, you really ought to seek out the anime version first.  So, for the purposes of this review, I’m going to discuss the both the anime and the manga. The main character of both versions of The Third is Honoka.  With her self-aware AI sand tank, Bogie, [...]