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Resurrection of a book club – The Darkness that Comes Before IFRL-NaPP-Space-nasa-enceladus

Resurrection of a book club – The Darkness that Comes Before

Erik Kain January 5, 2012

My sincere apologies to everyone who was, er, participating in this bookclub. With recent job changes and...

Fantasy and the Anglosphere IFRL-Plague-Pavia

Fantasy and the Anglosphere

Erik Kain November 7, 2011

When I published my fantasy piece in the Atlantic it was linked (reproduced?) by Richard Dawkins’ site...

The White Luck Warrior (and a new fantasy book club) IFRL-TLC-Scenery-christoph-mahlstedt-223952-unsplash

The White Luck Warrior (and a new fantasy book club)

Erik Kain October 27, 2011

Don’t worry, no spoilers in this review. I just finished R. Scott Bakker’s novel The White Luck...

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The wheel of fantasy

Erik Kain August 3, 2011

Riffing off of my Atlantic piece, fantasy author R. Scott Bakker writes: According to common wisdom, genre...

Steven Erikson vs. R. Scott Bakker IFRL-Mindiv-pawel-czerwinski-1249523-unsplash

Steven Erikson vs. R. Scott Bakker

Erik Kain January 5, 2010

I’m a little more than half way through the second book of Steven Erikson’s sprawling Malazan Book...

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The Prince of Nothing

Erik Kain October 27, 2009

R. Scott Bakker’s debut trilogy, The Prince of Nothing, is one of the best fantasy trilogies I’ve read...

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quote for the afternoon

Erik Kain August 28, 2009

“Every time you hear some version of the imperative “Believe!” cringe and fear for the future. It...

The Darkness That Comes Before IFRL-NaPP-Asia-rawpixel-id-459411

The Darkness That Comes Before

Erik Kain August 6, 2009

How did I never hear of this book before? R. Scott Bakker’s first novel and the first...

Mike on The Lawless Lying Duplicitous Bastards of Abrego GarciaIsrael can take him in. He's a father of 3 or whatever. I'm guessing Hamas has people that are fathe…
David TC in reply to Jaybird on Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro’s Residence Attacked, Suspect ArrestedSo, yes, that sounds plausible, but also...no. It's not _just_ that. There are a lot of people who h…
David TC in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025As far as I can tell, the Republicans have a “whatabout” for every single “precedent” that the Democ…
David TC in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025I’m pretty sure that we’re *ALL* members of the press. When the First Amendment was written, “the pr…
Jaybird in reply to David TC on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025As far as I can tell, the Republicans have a "whatabout" for every single "precedent" that the Democ…
Jaybird in reply to David TC on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025I'm pretty sure that we're *ALL* members of the press. When the First Amendment was written, "the pr…
Dark Matter in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025Far as I can tell, most press conferences are not open to the general public. That seems to be what…
David TC in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025I have to say, while I am not a Free Speech Abolutist, I am very confused. I didn't know you could a…
David TC in reply to pillsy on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025I think it's worth reminding people that the Republicans are setting precedent after precedent that…
Saul Degraw on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/20251. Van Hollen managed to meet with Garcia in a hotel. Bukele and/ Trump are frightened. 2. David Bro…