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This week's reading is
The Dark Defiles. |
I feel like I’ve been a little distracted this week. I’m reading Richard K. Morgan’s new book, The Dark Defiles, third and final volume of “A Land Fit for Heroes”. It has sucked up all the time I usually spend writing. The whole trilogy is an elaborate deconstruction of epic fantasy, and I've enjoyed it thoroughly. This third volume in particular has been reminiscent of Alan Moore’s Watchmen, save that it’s not nearly as pretentious, thank God. It's compelling, though, which is why I’ve sort of let the book take over my life this week.
I’ll review the whole series when I get a chance. In the meantime, there was a lot of movie/comic/TV-type news this week. Since that news beats the Hell out of news of a more serious variety, let’s talk about it a bit, shall we?
