Happy to be back to Recluce, I really enjoyed the book.  It is like visiting a friend you haven’t seen for a while.   A new character, Alayiakal, is a Mirror Lancer wit… Read More

I’ve decided–after all–that I just might need a break from my reading “challenge” of the Top 100 Mystery Novels of All Time. Seriously, I just finished The Woma… Read More

I’m never sure if Modesitt is pontificating on current political issues or if he is merely philosophizing. This book addresses political malfeasance as well as corporate corruption.&n… Read More

En aras de crear una ambientación medieval tradicional, muchos autores deciden no utilizar armas de fuego ni otros explosivos en sus obras. A veces se dan razones para ello, mient… Read More

Insurance Quantified, a leading commercial P&C underwriting technology provider, today announced it has acquired Groundspeed Analytics, the market leader in ingestion and data… Read More

Modesitt is a philosopher.  His books make you ponder your own reality.  I’ve read roughly eighty of his books according to my database.  Most had more action than this… Read More

Insurance Lounge, has closed on $15M of growth equity financing to accelerate the company’s expansion plans. The financing will support the company’s initiatives for ge… Read More

Modesitt can get wordy and is a social scientist in his writing.  His social commentary is often subtle and occasionally less than subtle.  In a fictional land government is in nee… Read More

George Butler, 2004; photo by Esthr on Flickr via CC license; cropped from original Pulling something out of the archives here. When you have hundreds of old HTML pages, inevitably some g… Read More

Another homerun!  Modesitt never fails to capture me with is writing.  I would link to my reviews of his books but the number of links would be overwhelming.   The Saga O… Read More

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"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, originally hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. Since Jill is no longer hos… Read More

Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted over at Wishful Endings to spotlight and discuss the books we're excited about and have yet to read. Generally they're books that have yet to be… Read More

I am aware it is not a steampunk novel but I love this rating graphic. Once again Modesitt provides an entertaining story with philosophic undertones that provoke thoughtful ponderings… Read More

Inspiration is a funny thing.  One of the things that I always get asked is, “How do you come up with your ideas?”  It’s a weird question, because it’s… Read More

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish and is now hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl. It is a meme born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bo… Read More