by Chase Thacker | Apr 5, 2022 | Book Reviews
What happens when a member of an oppressed class learns that the world he knows is naught but an illusion? In this sci-fi dystopian series, the lowborn Red miner from Mars, Darrow, experiences massive personal trauma and then has his world turned upside down as he...
by Chase Thacker | Apr 5, 2022 | Book Reviews
In the early 2000s, it seemed like zombies were everywhere. Books like World War Z, movies like 28 Days Later, and video games like Left 4 Dead pushed zombies to the front of the cultural miasma. Naturally, it was only a matter of time before someone asked,...
by Chase Thacker | Jun 19, 2021 | Book Reviews
The journey of Christian from the City of Destruction to the Celestial City has been written and dispersed for nearly 350 years. Debatably, The Pilgrim’s Progress was the first novel written in English, and it has had a huge cultural impact. It has been...
by Chase Thacker | May 20, 2021 | Book Reviews
**Warning: This post may have spoilers from the first books in these series. Check out my review for Of Sea and Shadow and Of Shadow and Sea if you want to know about the start of the series. Intro If you thought that Of Sea and Shadow and Of Shadow and Sea had lots...
by Chase Thacker | May 12, 2021 | Book Reviews
Even if you are not a classicist, you have likely come across stories of the Greek gods and heroes. Modern Western culture is steeped in these myths with many words, phrases, and metaphors traveling from ancient Greece to modern English. If you want to learn more...
by Chase Thacker | Apr 4, 2021 | Book Reviews
**Warning** This post may contain mild spoilers for the first 6 books in the Frontlines series. I will keep them to a minimum, but avoiding them all is nearly unavoidable. Over the years, humanity has managed not only to make a firm, final stand in the solar system,...
