Monthly Archives - September 2023

RE:View Starship Troopers

I always get the shakes before a drop. I’ve had the injections, of course, and hypnotic preparation, and it stands to reason that I can’t really be afraid. The ship’s psychiatrist has checked my brain waves and asked me silly questions while I was asleep and he tells me that it isn’t fear, it isn’t anything important — it’s just like the trembling of an eager race horse in the starting gate. I couldn’t say about that; I’ve never been...

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Dragon Awards 2023

Here they are. Not as bad a list as some years. At least Timothy Zhan won the best Sci Fi novel. That's nice.1. Best Science Fiction NovelThe Icarus Plot by Timothy Zahn-2. Best Fantasy Novel (Including Paranormal)Witch King by Martha Wells-3. Best Young Adult / Middle Grade NovelThe Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik-4. Best Alternate History NovelLost In Time by A.G. Riddle-5. Best Horror NovelA House With Good Bones by T. Kingfisher-6. Best Illustrative CoverTower of Silence by Kurt Miller-7. Best Comic Book or Graphic...

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Arktoons Spotlight: Bovadar and the Bears

Welcome to the Arktoons Spotlight, a regular feature at the Arkhaven Blog. The Spotlight is where I take a look at one title from the amazing world of Arkhaven’s webtoons. If you aren’t familiar with Arktoons, this is meant for you.  I am the Dark Herald; I do the blogging here at Arkhaven.com.  The blog is mostly pop culture news, reviews, and opinion, in short, the usual. And you aren’t here for the blog.  You’re here for the webtoons.   Arkhaven is different from other webtoon publishers.  While...

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Cheap Thrills: Zortch 

It’s $5.00 on Steam go buy it. … … You want more of a reason than that? Okay, fair enough.  Zortch is the kind of retro-90s FPS that I have serious trouble resisting and generally don’t. Yes, I’ve been repeatedly burned by shovelware but this ain’t that. I’m a little late to the Zortch party myself. I heard plenty of good things about it but I didn’t act on it because I didn’t want to. That is nowhere near the worst mistake of my...

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