Logan Langly is afraid. He’s afraid of the dark, of crowds, of empty spaces behind him. He’s afraid of footsteps and shadows in the street; he’s afraid of eyes he’s never seen, but always feels. Most of all, he’s afraid of getting the Mark. The Mark is the passport to adulthood, granting the right to…
Month: March 2013
Nemesis and the Deus Ex Machina
Today I am going to follow up my review of Heroes Proved with a few thoughts on the ending. This post will be specific and spoiler-heavy – not a review for those who haven’t read the book, but commentary for those who have. While I was looking at the Amazon reviews, I saw one that…
Review: Heroes Proved
What will the world be like in twenty years? A mess, you’ll say. But will it be as big a mess as having a nuclear ayatollah in Tehran, a Caliph ruling Jerusalem, and a Mafia-style president in the Oval Office? Heroes Proved is Oliver North’s fourth military thriller. I began it directly after reading a…
Save the Exclamation Point (!)
Today I am going to talk about punctuation. No, wait! Come back! This is interesting even if you don’t read grammar books purely for amusement.* The punctuation marks I want to discuss are the exclamation point (!) and the ElRey (my keyboard is not equipped to reproduce this mark). Fortunately, there are graphics.** I learned…