I was thinking about Ric Locke and Temporary Duty a little while back. He was a good dude (and a commenter here). He wrote a good book. I wish he was still here to finish the sequel, and maybe a few more… actually, I just wish he was still here.
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Book of the Week: Murder Mysteries.
This is perhaps a little… cheeky of me; but I’m in that kind of mood, honestly. You see, I got told by a since-passed-the-sell-date-commenter that my little grit-in-the-Left’s-self-regard that was this post about Jane Yolen supposedly got the attention of Neil Gaiman himself*; so I think that it’s a perfect time to note that Murder Mysteries was a great graphic novel adaptation of Gaiman’s short story, which is of course one of the best stories about angels ever written. Then again, you know: Neil Gaiman.
And thus the circle closes.
In other words, Temporary Duty
*Although I haven’t really confirmed that; you see, it’s apparently all on Facebook, and the only time I check that site these days is to find out whether they’ve fixed the lag for Dragon Age Legends. Annnnnnnd…. no, they have not. You’d think that they would; particularly since the problem seems mostly confined to Firefox users.
Book of the Week: Temporary Duty.
I read it and kinda-reviewed Temporary Duty already a bit back, but I figure that Constant Reader Ric Locke won’t mind if I maybe put some more money in his pocket. Good stuff – classic SF, more or less – and it’s taking advantage of the new electronic model of publishing. Check it out.
And so we cast the Powder of Ibn Ghazi over Cliffourd the Big Red God (Mini Mythos)
Just finished Temporary Duty…
…on the Kindle. Temporary Duty was written by frequent commenter here Ric Locke: it’s a first novel, and I enjoyed reading it. Sort of US Navy Meets Doc EE Smith, with a bit of modern military SF exasperation with current political-cultural trends mixed in. Pros: interesting character, good use of space opera tropes. Cons: the ending could have used a little more work and a bit more foreshadowing. Still, at three bucks for the Kindle* it’s a steal: I read the whole thing more or less in one sitting.
Check it out.
Moe Lane
*I am still surprised at how easy it is to read from a Kindle