Brandon Sanderson’s Oathbringer is the third installment in his Stormlight Archive series. It continues the story of Dalinar, Kaladin, and Shallan, along with an enormous and ever-expanding cast of supporting characters. In Oathbringer, as a new Desolation dawns, Dalinar’s attempt to unite all the nations of Roshar against their common enemy takes center stage, along […]
I belong to the tiny fraction of science fiction enthusiasts who didn’t read Andy Weir’s phenomenally-successful breakout novel, The Martian. For whatever reason, it just didn’t appeal to me, although I enjoyed the film adaptation. But when my wife, friends, and favorite podcasters started gushing about Project Hail Mary, I decided it was time to send myself rocketing into Weir’s geeky […]
My best friend regularly refers to Toby Ord‘s The Precipice as “the most persuasive and impactful book I’ve ever read.” This attitude evoked a lot of eye-rolling and protestation on my part, but I eventually gave in when he was kind enough to buy me a copy. Now that I’ve read it, I’m happy to admit that […]