The Holcroft Covenant by Robert Ludlum My rating: 4 of 5 stars History repeats itself…unless it doesn’t. Unless we learn the lessons of history, and many times lessons are better learned in stories, mythology and tall tales. Robert Ludlum was a master of post-war mythology, spy stories and larger than life characterizations. After the 2016 […]
Hugos, Sad Puppies and the Political Theory Problem
Do Gatekeepers keep the Barbarians beyond the walls? Or do they keep the Sheep inside? Or put another way, what point a Gatekeeper without a Gate? Cathy Young at Real Clear Politics notes: The latest pitched battle in science fiction is not between space pirates and alien monsters but between fandom factions, with the Hugo […]
