Monthly Archives: July 2020

Rereading The Great Hunt, chapters 18-22

Posted on July 15, 2020 by H.P.

In which Egwene and Nynaeve arrive at the White Tower, Rand lends Selene a shirt, Rand earns the moniker “Shadowkiller,” we are given a slight introduction to the Choedan Kal, Moiraine and Lan reminisce over their meet-cute, Moiraine tells Lan … Continue reading →

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Throwback SF Thursday: Under the Moons of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Posted on July 9, 2020 by H.P.

It has been a spell since a Throwback SF Thursday post!  A while back I won a complete set of hardcover Barsoom/John Carter omnibuses through a giveaway hosted by the inestimable Bookstooge.  I have been using the Barsoom books as … Continue reading →

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Rereading The Great Hunt, chapters 13-17

Posted on July 7, 2020 by H.P.

In which Rand wakes up someplace very strange but also the same, Ingtar discovers his disappearance, the Hunt continues in both universes nonetheless, Perrin comes out as a sniffer, Verin arrives unexpectedly, Rand picks up his first heron brand, his … Continue reading →

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Rereading The Great Hunt, chapters 9-12

Posted on July 2, 2020 by H.P.

In which everyone prepares to leave Fal Dara, Lan delivers some foreshadowing about “allow[ing] the sword to be sheathed in your own body, the true Great Hunt begins, we meet a sniffer, Bayle Domon jumps out of the frying pan … Continue reading →

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June 2020 Month-in-Review

Posted on July 1, 2020 by H.P.

June was the month the lockdowns started to slowly ease.  We took our daughter to the beach (a half-day trip and we didn’t get within 100 feet of anyone else).  My wife and I had our first date in months.  … Continue reading →

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