Fantasy/SciFi – Scripture & Mission

The Expanse Is Outstanding

The books, not the TV show. The show is fun, but the books kill. Some of my favorite things: There is a sort of realism about future tech and the nature of life in space that is often missing in scifi, which in turn gives perspective on alien tech that is exponentially advanced and basically incomprehensible. TheContinue reading “The Expanse Is Outstanding”

Hopes for the Kingkiller Chronicle Adaptation

I haven’t read epic fantasy better written than Patrick Rothfuss’s series, The Kingkiller Chronicle. I love a lot of other stuff—cherish it, get lost in it. I’m not complaining about the quality of other great stories. But Rothfuss is doing something else. He’s working on multiple levels. He’s toying with the reader. He’s making verbal music. And he’s pullingContinue reading “Hopes for the Kingkiller Chronicle Adaptation”