Book Review: C.S. Friedman – Black Sun Rising

This in about Culture, and tagged , , was written by on April 15, 2013 . 1 Comment

Black Sun Rising (Book 1 of the Coldfire Trilogy) by C.S. Friedman, published in 1991. Rating: 3/5. The Coldfire Trilogy is sometimes described as a successful fusion of sci-fi, fantasy, and horror. So what better work to start reviewing on this site? I will be forthright: By far the most wondrous and intriguing element of this series […]

A Gem (or rather, a Ring) from Lucas

This in about Media, and tagged , , , , was written by on November 17, 2008 . 14 Comments

The demented Russophobe Edward Lucas has surpassed even his own stellar record of profound insights about the evil empire, this time explicitly comparing Russia to Mordor (the land of shadow in Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings) from his Yahoo! list. Quoted below in its entirety for laughs. The British author JRR Tolkien always hated […]