Book cover I haven't been sleeping well. A good friend of mine suggested that my reading this book may be one of the reasons. I can't dispute that directly. As I write this, right before New Year's 2018, I'm actively looking for employment, and that is stressful, but this book definitely hasn't helped. Subtitled Trump in the White House, Fear is about the presidency of Donald Trump and written by the Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward....
Book cover I have a fairly particular view of science-fiction and how it is different from fantasy. The fantastic element in science fiction is usually both a catalyst for the story itself as well as a way to explore the reactionary side of society. Where in fantasy, the fantastic element is simply present. Used as a tool, maybe even explored in depth, but isn't the main goal....
Issue 1 cover If you read my review of the book, Oracle Year, I mentioned that Charles Soule writes for comic books, this is one of them that I've kept up on, and have read from start to finish, as this run ends at #25, though Charles Soule will have more to write for Marvel in the Star Wars world. This series starts moments after the end of Star Wars episode 3, Revenge of the Sith, and tells the story of both Darth Vader becoming the Dark Jedi Master under Palpatine, but also tells of the growth of the Empire during that time....
Book cover Seems an appropriate way to start off the first book review of 2019 with a book that came out in 2009. On top of that, it's a book that I really, really enjoyed reading. This book follows the protagonist, Henry Lee both as a 13 year old in 1943, and an adult in 1986. If you have been reading my reviews for a while, you'll note that I get picky when time starts jumping around, and I'm really happy to say that this book gets this simple detail absolutely right: Every chapter title includes the year....