Category: Fiction

10/22/06

Permalink 05:46:23 pm, by Ritchie Annand Email , 198 words   English (CA)
Categories: Books, Fiction, Religion

Testament : Akedah

DC's Vertigo line is a pretty reliable source of intriguing, dark, mythology-based graphic novels. Douglas Rushkoff and Liam Sharp's Testament is no exception. The approach is intriguing. The landscape is a 'twenty minutes into the future' type take,… more »

11/21/05

Permalink 11:43:51 am, by Ritchie Annand Email , 312 words   English (CA)
Categories: Reviews, Books, Fiction

Survival : Julie E Czerneda

I'm a science fiction afficionado of sorts, but I must say, my collection is not that big. Out of the reams of books on shelves, it can take a considerable while to sort out the wheat from the chaff. Also, good fiction keeps me awake until dawn reading i… more »

03/21/05

Permalink 11:04:56 am, by Ritchie Annand Email , 333 words   English (CA)
Categories: Reviews, Books, Fiction

Neal Stephenson's Cryptonomicon

If this book was like a dessert, it would be like ordering chocolate cake, and having the waiter come back to the table with something that was so ornate, you almost felt guilty eating it. It's the fervent attention to detail that feels like the same… more »