I complain about the use of language in many of the books I review here. I don't think I'm just being pedantic.
1959 science fiction, dir. Ranald MacDougall, Harry Belafonte, Inger Stevens: IMDb. After the bombs fall, only three people are left alive… and they can't get on.
More gaming with nearby friends.
2024 paranormal fantasy, seventh of a nine-book series. Things are getting worse, but there's still time for one last selfless quest.
I have an old-fashioned approach to running RPGs, and I feel like writing about it.
1951 science fiction, dir. Arch Oboler, William Phipps, Susan Douglas Rubeš: IMDb. After the bombs fall, only five people are left alive… and they can't get on.
I’ve been doing the Weekly Challenges. The latest involved string evaluation with fallback and alphabetic rotation. (Note that this ends today.)
2021 fantasy for children. The Studio Mandolini is one of several that paints Illuminations: magical paintings that ward off mice from the cheese or prevent fires. But their fortunes have been waning, and young Rosa wants to help her family. So when a box found in the basement makes her forget all about it and walk away, it must contain something valuable…
1997 mystery, tenth of Granger's novels of Chief Inspector Alan Markby and non-detective Meredith Mitchell. The couple are having some time away in a tiny village. But their neighbour is a retired reporter, and she's got hold of a loose thread regarding the recent death of the reclusive grande dame…
2024 urban fantasy, first of a trilogy. Sierra was taken to High Earth as a child and taught magic… and was then dumped back in our own non-magical world. She is very angry.