Category Archives: Reviews

Comparative Lovecraft and “The Colour Out of Space”

Posted on 2020-07-14 by Stephan Sokolow

Lately, I’ve been trying to clear out my backlog of purchased audiobooks while I get other things done… and one of the things I bought was a Groupees bundle of HorrorBabble H.P. Lovecraft readings. So far, The Colour Out of … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | 2 Comments

Novel – World War: In The Balance

Posted on 2020-06-30 by Stephan Sokolow

Now for a book that has been mentioned before as a source for some of the fanfics I’ve reviewed: World War: In The Balance by Harry Turtledove The basic concept is that, during World War 2, a bunch of reptilian … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Leave a comment

Novel – Decision at Doona

Posted on 2020-01-20 by Stephan Sokolow

While working on another blog post (still to come), I needed a point of comparison, so I decided to re-read one of my old favourites. Decision at Doona by Anne McCaffrey At its core, this 1969 novel is a soft … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | 1 Comment

Novel – Mother of Demons

Posted on 2019-12-28 by Stephan Sokolow

Here’s a book I read on the Baen Free Library ages ago and finally got around to buying and reading in print at the beginning of December. Mother of Demons by Eric Flint (sadly, no longer in the Free Library) … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Leave a comment

Novel – Eon

Posted on 2019-05-04 by Stephan Sokolow

UPDATE 2019-05-18: I found some other notes I’d lost under a pile of other TODOs and have revised this again with more critiques of specific details. Branching out, I thought I’d share my thoughts on some non-fan fiction I’ve been … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Leave a comment

Fanfiction – Being Harry Potter

Posted on 2018-12-12 by Stephan Sokolow

Kirinin really has a knack for writing fanfiction that has a special spark to it. I first recognized that when I was looking for Ranma ½ fanfiction and read The Pit. This time, it’s a Harry Potter – Draco Malfoy … Continue reading →

Posted in Fanfiction | Leave a comment

Fanfiction – In Love of Quidditch

Posted on 2018-09-17 by Stephan Sokolow

Now for a bit of compare and contrast with a story that has some interesting characteristics. In Love of Quidditch by Secondary Luminescence This story shares a very similar premise to one of the best-written Harry Potter stories I’ve ever … Continue reading →

Posted in Fanfiction | Leave a comment