I just started King Harald's Saga. I made myself read the dry 30-page introduction to get some context, and I'm going to start the actual saga soon.
The last book I read was Orbit One by Mel Jay, a 60s sci-fi paperback I got a local bookstore. It had a passable story but there were some philosophical parts mixed in. Through the whole book the author keeps looking at the "big picture", but the commentary is always small-minded and shortsighted. The story supposedly takes place in the 30th century, but the characters constantly make references to 1960s pop culture. At one point a character thinks back to "an ancient Western" he saw, which was pretty bad.
I looked up the author and found out he cranked out about one book per month during the 50s and 60s, under a ton of different pen names. He's still around today, writing at a similar pace.I guess that explains the quality of Orbit One.
A couple weeks ago I bought a fancy edition of "The Stories of Ray Bradbury" which I've been picking at between books. I had no idea Bradbury was so influenced by Poe; several stories so far have been absolutely grotesque. Only two of the thirteen I've read had happy endings. They're still really good though.
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I got this on Steam last week and I'm really enjoying it. I'm 12 hours in and I've just talked to the king for the first time. There are some things I've been wondering about the game though: 1. Do those wandering parties of monsters on the outside map constantly spawn, or is there a finite number of them? 2. Will the game end after one ending, or will I be able to do all three things in one playthrough? No spoilers please. 3. Is there any difference between the different types of coins (copper, silver, gold) is it just aesthetic? 4. Is there any use for beer/wine? I bought some at an inn early on thinking I could drink it or something but as far as I can tell it's a junk item.