Tag Archives: scifi

(WW)2: A #Scifi Serial About Earth’s Final War

Posted on August 30, 2013 by W.E. Linde

  I snapped back the charging handle of my M4 carbine with a rapid pull, locking the first 5.56 mm round into the firing chamber. The distinctive “lock and load” clatter reverberated across the hillside where my platoon had set … Continue reading →

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A brief respite, so I’m destroying the world

Posted on August 21, 2013 by W.E. Linde

I have just under two precious weeks of break in between classes, and I’m determined to do some writing. In order to get the juices flowing, I’ve decided to destroy the planet. Yeah, I’m pretty excited. To this end, I’ve … Continue reading →

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Guest Post Today: One Against Many, Featured on Writer’s Block

Posted on November 28, 2012 by W.E. Linde

I have the privilege today of having a blog post featured on Writer’s Block, the writing blog of the talented Kasia James. Kasia, the author of the recently released The Artemis Effect, is running a series on the passions of … Continue reading →

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Fantastic History: How important is History to a Fantasy World?

Posted on September 9, 2012 by W.E. Linde

“For in the end it is Middle-earth and its dwellers that we love, not Tolkien’s considerable gifts in showing it to us. I said once that the world he charts was there long before him, and I still believe it.” … Continue reading →

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A Masterful Ending to a Trilogy: Book Review of Gabriel’s Revenge, by Steve Umstead

Posted on August 10, 2012 by W.E. Linde

(Note: No spoilers). Right away, I will confess that I loved the first two installments of this story. Now, with this third novel of the Evan Gabriel trilogy, author Steve Umstead closes his masterful science fiction epic. Or maybe “odyssey” … Continue reading →

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The Fantasy Genre: A Man’s World? Who Are the Fans of Science Fiction and Fantasy?

Posted on July 26, 2012 by W.E. Linde

WARNING: This article is crammed with unscientific observations, and has absolutely no data to back up the author’s opinions. Please take them for what they are…subjective. The idea for this post started innocently enough. But as I jotted down notes … Continue reading →

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The Necroblogicon: What place does technology have in classic horror?

Posted on June 24, 2012 by W.E. Linde

I’m roughly halfway through reading the Complete Works of H.P. Lovecraft. So far, I am completely in awe at this body of work. But this isn’t a book review…that will come later. This something a little less serious. One of … Continue reading →

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A visionary work…book review of the #scifi classic The Time Machine

Posted on June 12, 2012 by W.E. Linde

“In a moment my hand was on the lever, and I had placed a month between myself and these monsters.” What a classic, wonderfully imaginative science fiction sentence. I had read H.G. Wells’ The Time Machine many years ago. I … Continue reading →

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Book Review of Gabriel: Zero Point by Steve Umstead #scifi #sciencefiction

Posted on April 13, 2012 by W.E. Linde

(Note: No spoilers). I was thrilled when I heard a few weeks ago that Steve Umstead had a prequel in the making for his popular and captivating Evan Gabriel scifi adventure trilogy. There’s always that element of sadness when a … Continue reading →

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