Recent content by Rogue

Do you read a lot of biographies? Especially of less recent historical figures. I ask because I'd like get into more historical bios but I'm always overly skeptical of sources that I've just started turning to individual referrals.

I wonder if the Earth's Children series by Jean Auel would fit what you're looking for. I haven't actually read any of them yet but I've heard really good things, especially about the first book, Clan of the Cave Bear. According to Wikipedia, the setting of the first novel takes places some...

I first discovered Sanderson by accident when I came across The Way of Kings hardcover that had been mistakenly marked down a substantial amount. I was originally just looking for something to read during a pending car ride but I recognized Michael Whelan's artwork on the cover and figured for...

So a small taste of what's on my literary plate at the moment... I just finished up a sci-fi anthology of short stories; The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fifth Annual Collection. Most of them were nice stories but nothing that left me really wowed. I also recently finished Blood Rites by...

I'm about to show just how basic I am. Above all others, I love dragons. I think it started with the Nordic hero Siegfried and his battle with the dragon Fafnir. As a boy, when I first heard the story, I was a little let down that this nigh-invincible creature was defeated by a mere mortal but...

My problem is less with the characters and more with the stories. Take Batman, for example. You'll read his comics for what? A year? Two? And then the universe will go through some sort of reboot. The characters don't seem to grow. Sure, they change but there's no growth. At least nothing...

I'm something of a sucker for those characters who have to overcome a natural handicap in order to just remain a part of the curve, much less stay ahead of it. If I was suddenly thrust into that world, I can't tell you how disheartened I'd be to discover that I didn't have my own Fury to...

I can't really answer this because my answer today will be different than it was yesterday and would change come tomorrow. I just can't pick a favorite. But if I had a chance to visit one, assuming that I wouldn't remain the incompetent lummox I am in the real world, then I would have to choose...

I'm currently halfway through listening to The Great Hunt on Audible, the second book in the Wheel of Time series. I tried reading the first book a handful of times and just found Jordan's writing style to be something of a drag. Anyways, all throughout the first book and throughout the second...

When I was a boy, my father spent some time away from home while he was taking care of his sick mother. There were some other things going on, too that kept him away for a few years but at least he didn't ditch me on a cigarette run. When he came back, he brought with him a whole mess of comic...

I can't tell you how thrilled I am that the name Rogue wasn't taken. It's a name I've used in one form or another for years that comes with a myriad of positive and negative memories. It comes from my love of various rogue-like characters throughout fiction. I'm hardly unique in this but I've...