Tag: Grimdark
Past Squares 7: A Look Back at This Kickass Reading Year (2021)
This is also today’s post for Life of B’s Past Squares!
The Reading Year (So Far, 2021)
From wsj’s Best Books of 2020/Science Fiction: The Relentless Moon, by Mary Robinette Kowal – So far, one of the best novels she’s read in 2021 Ballistic… Read more “The Reading Year (So Far, 2021)”
SPOILER ALERT (Hopefully the Last) for TTWP
Heavily Pregnant, She Nevertheless Survives! Self is referring to Savine da Glotka, who began this book 600 pages ago having a pea in her belly, and after… Read more “SPOILER ALERT (Hopefully the Last) for TTWP”
Top Grimdark: The Brodd Silent Scene
In a minute, self has got to go water her roses (two new ones) and her irises. In the meantime, she can appreciate a bit of humor.… Read more “Top Grimdark: The Brodd Silent Scene”
Fat Chin
Someone tells the King of the Union, Orso the First, that he has a fat chin. Just before a crucial battle. His opponent, the Young Lion Leo… Read more “Fat Chin”
SPOILER ALERT
Looks like the two characters self hates most are making it into the next book. LOL LOL LOL
TTWP Part VI
Big battle scene coming! “No plan survives contact with the enemy.” — Helmuth von Moltke — The Trouble with Peace, p. 353 Self has the rest of… Read more “TTWP Part VI”
Rikke Talks Smack to Isern-i-Phil
Rikke to Isern-i-Phil: “You’re straight down like a sausage, and a gristly one at that.” Isern-I-Phil Right Back: “You’re like a head stuck on a spear these… Read more “Rikke Talks Smack to Isern-i-Phil”
TTWP p. 341
Savine is getting stupider and stupider, and her pregnant belly is still no larger than a pea: she is still able to go about on horseback! And… Read more “TTWP p. 341”
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