Don’t say anything about my unrepentant geekiness. I don’t care. I can’t be that much of a geek, I own $200 shoes. The War of the Ring (The History of The Lord of the Rings, Part Three) (The History of … Continue reading →

Pattern Recognition by William Gibson. Well, he’s really, really good. I knew that. It’s his best book since Neuromancer. The blurb from gaiman on the back cover tells me as much (he’s right.) I’m not really sure what to say … Continue reading →

OH WOW. MORE TOLKIEN. AND THIS TIME IT’S THE GEEKIEST SHIT POSSIBLE. “Hi, I’m rob and I’m geeking out on Tolkien.” The Return of the Shadow (The History of The Lord of the Rings, Part One) (The History of Middle-Earth … Continue reading →

The Professor and the Madman. It was a fun read. I’m not particularly enamored with Winchester’s style (he repeats himself- e.g. the origin of the word bedlam is pointed out three separate times,) but he definitely gets the story across … Continue reading →

Unfinished Tales of Numenor and Middle Earth. OH LOOK, MORE TOLKIEN. This book was really, seriously, severely cool. I could geek out for a bit here. I won’t. It’s much safer that way.