Stepping into Stories, One Word at a Time
"There is pain always, and ugliness, but the light and beauty of the world shine always above and beyond the powers of darkness to destroy."Kingdoms of Death by Christopher Ruocchio Okay so this book nearly took me out. The Sun Eater series has cemented itself among one of my favorite series so far this year... Continue Reading →
"You cannot lead as a tyrant. The people under you will not let you. To lead is a kind of service, a duty you owe to those who follow."Demon in White by Christopher Ruocchio It's absolutely not surprising to me that this book is being called one of the greatest science fiction novels of all... Continue Reading →
"Sift the sand of every world and sort the dust of space between them, and you will find not one atom of fear, nor gram of love nor dram of hatred. Yet they are there, unseen and uncertain as the smallest quanta and just as real."EMPIRE OF SILENCE BY CHRISTOPHER RUOCCHIO When Empire of Silence first... Continue Reading →
"Nantheam was different from any other city I had ever lived in or visited. It was steeped in millennia of culture and history and had grown organically rather than being meticulously planned and established mere centuries ago. I am sure other places on Ganmak have a similar history, but with Nantheam being the biggest metropolis... Continue Reading →
"This was a forest made for dreams, or nightmares. Made for a world where the balance of oxygen in the air was different, where things felt less constrained to growing low and close to their own roots. Trees towered around me like California redwoods, some with trunks larger than an office building. Their bark was... Continue Reading →
"We fight neither to inflict pain nor to prolong suffering. We fight neither to mollify anger nor to satisfy vendetta. We fight neither to accumulate wealth nor to promote social standing. We fight so the rest shall not have to."-The Combat Codes The Combat Codes by Alexander Darwin has to be one of the best... Continue Reading →
Of Worlds Forgotten 