The Hot Gate: Troy Rising III

At Salamis, another of those critical battles...the Greeks painted their ships with names like ‘Citizen,’ ‘Freedom,’ ‘Democracy.’  Even the Spartans, despite a rigid lifestyle that subsumed identity to the state, were freer than any Persian.

Islam brought with it that essential mindset that all men are slaves to a higher power.  The Persians it was Xerxes and Darius as god-kings.  Islam simply substituted Allah and kept the same thought-process.

Muerto Minisculo, the tiny death

Been there, got the scars.

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The other side of Lord of the Rings

So a Russian author in 1999 wrote the story of the Lord of the Rings from the point of view of Mordor.  Russian Kiril Yeskov wrote The Last Ringbearer, a novel that looks at the events of the Lord of the Rings from the point of view of a human medic and an orc scout, both who have pledged themselves to Sauron.  Apparently the Tolkien estate has been keeping this interesting story from the public for some time now.  But you can get the PDF here and see what you think for yourself.  Me, I will be reading it simply because I don’t like censorship AND I’d like to see this other perspective on these well know events.

new Safehold novel

David Weber’s official homepage promises a new Safehold novel, the fifth, late this year probably October or November. It is named How Firm a Foundation.

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A Rising Thunder

So the new Honor Harrington novel is rumored to be published January 2012 and to be split into two parts.

January 2012

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a new Cassandra Kresnov series

Joel Shepherd is rumored to be starting another Cassandra Kresnov series.  If it is anything like the original, it will be a fantastic ride.

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