Posted by Rob on May 14, 2010 – 7:24 am
I received State of Fear as a Christmas gift, and have finally gotten around to reading it. State of Fear is a work of fiction by the late, great Michael Crichton. I love his books, as while they are fiction, they do have some plausability, and he backs up his works with science, which can often go over the reader’s head. Just for the record, Jurassic Park is one of my all-time favorite books, and I read it BEFORE the movie came out, and I can definitely say that despite how awesome the film was, it didn’t do the book justice.
State of Fear is based around global warming. A small island nation sues the United States, claiming that it is the largest contributor to global warming, and that the higher ocean levels will soon flood the entire island country. However, as the story unfolds, it becomes clear that there may in fact be no global warming at all. So this story takes some turns as a lawyer and others try to find the truth. Oh yeah, and they are also trying to stop some eco-terrorists from doing something crazy.
It’s pretty good so far at about 1/3 the way into the story. I’m trying to blast through it because I’m excited to read the God of War novel, which comes out May 28th.
Posted by Rob on January 31, 2010 – 3:23 pm
Filed under Books, Video Games
Tagged as big bad bob, bigbadbob, bioware, book, darkspawn, dragon age, dragon age: origins, fantasy, ferelden, loghain, maric, novel, PlayStation 3, PS3, RPG, the calling, the stolen throne, wiki
I really enjoyed the story and lore that shaped the RPG Dragon Age: Origins. When perusing the Dragon Age Wiki one day, I saw that there were two novels written by the game’s writer. These novels served as prequels to the game, and I was excited to start reading them to partake of more adventures in Ferelden. The first book in the series, The Stolen Throne, proved to be an excellent edition to Dragon Age lore.
The Stolen Throne starts off depicting the adventures of Prince Maric, the heir to the Ferelden throne. Unfortunately, the Orlesian nation has conquered Ferelden, and the royal family has been running a rebellion against the usurper. After his mother (the Queen) is killed, Maric flees, and eventually meets up with Loghain (who is one of the antagonists of the Dragon Age: Origins game.) The book then follows their adventures over the next few years, as they work to get Maric back on the throne.
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