Category Archives: On The Nightstand

“A Man (Woman) Has To Know His (Her) Limitations” Dirty Harry I’m not particularly well suited to the role of reviewer – due largely to the fact that I try hard to find things I like in all the books … Continue reading →

  You don’t have to have anything in common with people you’ve known since you were five. With old friends, you’ve got your whole life in common. Lyle Lovett I bought a paperback copy of “Magician: Apprentice” sometime around 1982 … Continue reading →

This was the 3rd of my New May Releases – the first two being “The Wolf:  Under The Northern Sky” and “Artificial Condition”.  I was doing just fine – “The Wolf” being a beautifully written book which takes place in … Continue reading →

“Give ‘Em The Razor and Make ‘Em Buy The Blades” I’ll explain that one in a bit.  First, let’s talk about the book.  This is the 2nd volume in Martha Wells’ “Murderbot Diaries” – following “All Systems Red” – reviewed … Continue reading →

I mentioned this one in my May Releases post: On The Shelf – May Releases – 5/18/2018 ….as the new arrival I was most excited about and I went straight to it after spending a couple of weeks dedicated to … Continue reading →

Just a quick note to cap my experience with this series.  I stumbled across it as part of my Military Science Fiction binge and wound up really enjoying it.  I wrote a balanced but largely favorable review of the first … Continue reading →

Here’s the last of the 4 Military Science Fiction titles I chose – the first entry in the “Warp Marine Corps” series – the third title in my reading order.  Let me start with a disclaimer:  My Dad is a … Continue reading →

You never know what’s going to happen when you open a book.  I find myself being surprised all the time – both on the upside and the downside.  This was actually the 4th title I tackled as part of that … Continue reading →

Sunk Cost Fallacy In economics, a sunk cost is any cost that has already been paid and cannot be recovered. The sunk cost fallacy is a mistake in reasoning in which the sunk costs of an activity – instead of … Continue reading →

This was the first title in my Military Science Fiction binge and it’s technically not military science fiction.  I think it should be characterized as Alternate History Military Fiction.  It’s only right to say that I’ve always loved this stuff.  … Continue reading →