Back in 1965, Frank Herbert envisioned a world where humanity had overcome its reliance on and subjugation by machines. When will we make that dream a reality?

The Devils is different in many ways to Joe Abercrombie's most famous works, but also falls into a few of the same pitfalls. Is it worth the read?

I love this book; the way it meaningfully brings together real traumatic history with a fascinating personal vampire story.

The Wizard of Oz, pulling levers and maintaining his carefully crafted illusions, is a potent reminder that power and authority are always projected through a lens, or mask, such that people see only what they are supposed to see.

Ursula K. Le Guin's "The Tombs of Atuan" served as the foundation for A.K. Larkwood's "The Unspoken Name" fifty years later. How do the books compare?

Two stories which feature mortals killing the gods and living with the consequences. What other parallels exist, and what can we learn from them?

Evil buildings hold a particular fascination to me, especially when they seem to have a mind of their own. Join me in exploring a few that have stuck with me and what we can learn from them!

What is the difference between imperialism and community, when it comes to interactions between nations and governments? Is contact necessarily abusive?

This trip to hell starts off incredibly strong, as is to be expected from Kuang. As for the rest of it... let's discuss, shall we?

A Song of Ice and Fire – and Game of Thrones – has grown into a strange cultural phenomenon. Let's look back at its roots and find out why.

When R.F. Kuang is discussed online, it tends to be either with complete adoration or utmost disdain – with very little room between the two. Why, and what does it say about us?

Ghost's Satanized is the album in microcosm, taking a powerful look at the human condition while remaining true to Ghost's usual style and themes.

Dimension 20's strict structure, its cast & atmosphere, and its audacious imagination make it a veritable masterclass in storytelling – in addition to being so endlessly entertaining.

The Tyrant Philosophers by Adrian Tchaikovsky has utterly gripped my attention lately; here's some fascinating elements and their parallels in Stormlight!

Colonial oppression feeding itself on the history, culture and magic of its victims. Revolutions doomed before they started. What can we learn for our own lives?

"I [will] have the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference."

There are spirits of pure evil in Stephen King's novels, but they really only serve to accentuate the deeply human and relatable traumas that these books depict.

Few stories leave a lasting impression to compare with this science fiction romance which spans multiverses and takes place in the form of letters exchanged between rival agents. What makes this book so excellent?

"Look at Tain Shir and you cannot fathom the name behind the cartouche. You cannot extract her reasons. You only see why men turn to religion: for hope that there are gods to oppose her.” ― Seth Dickinson

In these stories, lives are a disposable commodity whose only purpose is to increase corporate profit. What lessons can we take for our own world?