Recent content by Belen

Good post. Combine that with a distinct lack of good cover art for novels. They all use a similar style now that tells you nothing of the book. Honestly modern books are ugly. Discoverability is a huge problem. I do not use social media and I have not left the bookstore with a new book in 2...

Wow. I got rid of my 2006 civic in Feb. 2022.

I detest romantasy. You’re not going to convince me to try it again. I purchased multiple books and hated it. Loved Maas’s Throne of Glass but her later works were terrible. Fourth Wing was poorly written with awful dialogue. I am not going to delve into anything more that is tagged as...

The oldest is a family bible from the early 1700s. We also have some 1st edition Arthur Conan Doyle, Last of the Mohicans, and Dickens books. Otherwise, I, personally have 40 year old sf&f books. I also have my Dad’s 8 track player, my old record player from 1978, an original Atari 2600, NES...

Printed books. We have some that are a few hundred years old.

Romantasy. I find it to be complete flaming garbage. I enjoy romantic fantasy like Valdemar or Rhapsody but romantasy is awful.

Watch the last half of season 1 or just s1 finale into season 2. The first few episodes could be slow but overall, one of best series of all time.

Cosmere is a slow burn versus novels like Mistborn. It has an excellent set of characters and I like the unique magic system but it takes a long time to peel back the layers.

I am starting to wonder if they are using 3pp DDB sales to shore up their bottom line and reduce primary output.

I'll be 64 if I make it that long. I do not expect too.

Good. He learned the lesson with Wheel of Time and has been very public about not letting his IP get damaged.

Bring back Saga Edition!

Agreed. I am more scared of the silent ones who hide and are primed to explode.

I prefer them to air out their dirty laundry so it can be countered. Ideas that fester metastasize.

Never tell him you’re sorry.