Six Frigates | Books | [08-Oct-2025]
by Ian W. Toll
History: 560 pages
The history of the first six frigates: Constitution, President, Constellation, Chesapeake, and Congress. Does a good job on the early years through 1812 but is really lacking after that. Rating: 5 (out of 8) |
Friday | Books | [08-Oct-2025]
by Robert A. Heinlein
Sci-fi: 344 pages
Nothing spectacular. A Tank gets involved in politics and issues she doesnt understand and ends up fleeing the planet. Rating: 4 (out of 8) |
To Rule in Amber | Books | [06-Oct-2025]
To Rule in Amber by John Gregory Betancourt.
Fantasy: 310 pages.
Volume 3 in the series Dawn of Amber.
The real Pattern is fully established and Choas has an assassination. Rating: 6 (out of 8) |
Chaos and Amber | Books | [05-Oct-2025]
Chaos and Amber by John Gregory Betancourt.
Fantasy: 318 pages.
Volume 2 in the series Dawn of Amber.
Oberon escape the destruction of the family home and flees to Chaos itself. Rating: 6 (out of 8) |
The Dawn of Amber | Books | [03-Oct-2025]
The Dawn of Amber by John Gregory Betancourt.
Fantasy: 299 pages.
Volume 1 in the series Dawn of Amber.
The prequal series. Oberon learns about Chaos and discovers he has family. Rating: 6 (out of 8) |
The First Chronicles of Amber | Books | [01-Oct-2025]
The First Chronicles of Amber by Roger Zelazny.
Fantasy: 730 pages.
Volume 1-5 in the series The Chronicles of Amber.
Still one of the best book series ever. Corwin wakes up with amnesia, gets involved in a struggle for a throne, and saving existence. Rating: 7 (out of 8) |
New job | Main Page | [29-Sep-2025]
Started new job today. |
The Summer War | Books | [27-Sep-2025]
by Naomi Novik
Fantasy: 127 pages
Novik continues to put our wonderful fairy tail like stories. The Summer people (fairys) try to manipulate a human family, and get manipulated in turn. Rating: 7 (out of 8) |
Morning Rainbow | Photos | [26-Sep-2025]
Rainbows are normally late afternoon events but this morning there was one at 7:30 when I left for work.
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The World and Thorinn | Books | [10-Sep-2025]
by Damon Knight
Fantasy: 181 pages
Really bad, pointless drug addled wandering by the character with no real story or resolution. Rating: 2 (out of 8) |
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