Star Wars Aftermath [Book Review]

So there is a new Star Wars novel out, one that is meant to fill some of the gap between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens. The novel is called Aftermath. 

Firefight [Book Review]

 

You've possibly been wondering what happened to the last few updates. Well... I had a change in schedule, and it has wrecked havoc on me. I did manage a few hours to finish off this book... thankfully.

Steelheart [Book Review]

I know, a mid week update. Those have been rare. However I could not wait to actually write my review for this book. Could not wait. No Friday review for this book, but perhaps Friday will involve more super heroes.

Star Wars RPG: Age of Rebellion [RPG Book Review]

 The last time I reviewed an RPG was DnD Next. A new take on the classic d20 system.
Today I review the second installment of Fantasy Flight Games' Star Wars RPG: Age of Rebellion.

The Dunwish Horror and Others [Book Review]

That is the biggest image I can find for this book... sad.

Years ago, a good friend gave me a set of H.P. Lovecraft collections.
Due to circumstances, I only recently finished the first volume.

Star Wars A New Dawn [Book Review]

It has been years, probably even more than a decade, since I've read a book based on a series from another format. I used to devour Star Trek novels, Battletech Novels, Star Wars, and others... but it has been years.

D&D Players Handbook [RPG Review]

I've already written a little bit about the new edition of Dungeons and Dragons, but this review is about the full game, not simply the starter set. Well, this is at least about the brand new copy of the Player's Handbook sitting right in front of me.

Dance in the Vampire Bund [Manga Review]

First, a short apology. There was no Monday update because I was feeling quite terrible. I'm better now, so here is the new review. But wait you say, you've reviewed Dance in the Vampire Bund before.
Yes, I reviewed the anime.

Words of Radiance, Book Two of the Stormlight Archive [Book Review]

I've been waiting for this book since September 2010... which is roughly when I finished the Way of Kings, Book one of the Stormlight Archive. The wait was worth it.

Attack on Titan - Manga vol. 1 thru 8 [Book Review]

There was no early week blog due to illness. But I'm better, and now to review a series of books I recently read. I love reading manga, I usually delve into the manga after I've watched a series. This time I read volumes 1 through 8 of Shingeki no Kyojin (進撃の巨人).

Fabler's Legend [Book Review]

Exact cover art on my copy.

Kirt Hickman's Fabler's Legend might have one of the more banal and nonsensical tag line's I've ever read. Seriously, "All is legal in the fight against evil..." which is a phrase uttered by the most memorable character in the book. Fabler's Legend was a finalist in the New Mexico Book Awards, so there's that.

The Final Chapter - A Memory of Light

 

I hate endings. 

No, seriously, I hate endings. 

No matter the subject; be it a saga of movies, a manga series, an anime, a long running series of novels or movies - the ending is rarely ever what you want. It represents an end to all the time and effort that has been invested in the characters, the world, everything. 

This represents decades of material, all at an end now.

The death of a beloved character is often easier to take, as the story, the world, the rest of the characters lives on. There are tales left untold so long as the world continues, so long as there is the potential for more.

But when an ending comes, I realize that all I really want is the next part of the story. There has to be more...

Turning now to A Memory of Light, I knew this was the final volume. We've known that for a while. I was prepared for the end, but at the same time I was wondering what, if anything, would come after.

There was so much in AMoL that it could have, and possibly should have been cut into two parts again and expanded. It is a fast book, for 900+ pages, it is quick. So much happens, so much is jammed together that I would re-read sections to make sure I absorbed it properly. And yet, when the end comes, it comes too quickly. I wanted more, I wanted it to be expanded. Like I've said, I hate endings. I always want more. I still want more.

And yet, I still really like the book. I'm going to be reading it again very soon. I love the series, it created such memorable characters, such a compelling world... so, I wanted more. So much more.

            "The wind blew southward, through knotted forests, over shimmering plains and towards lands unexplored. This wind, it was not the ending. There are no endings, and never will be endings, to the turning of the Wheel of Time.
            But it was an ending." [Brandon Sanderson, AMoL, p. 908]

Now, would someone please, please, please turn this series into either a TV show or a series of movies?

Works for hardcover too...

Why does it have to be over?