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Westward Bound – a writing journey

16 Monday Jan 2012

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5 stars, Kindle, On Books, Travel, Writing

My wife, Denise, and I like to travel.  We don’t often get to travel with our friends and family, but we love to take them with us to share in our adventures.  To do that, we write about our adventures and share pictures.

Typically, it is enough to share our Travelpod site and keep that updated as we go along.  But in May 2011, as we rolled across the open plains on our way to Moab, Utah, I decided that a standard travel blog was not going to be enough.  You see, we really wanted to share the experience with our two nieces, Amelia and Adrianna.  They are a bit too young for a cross country road trip (or we’re too old to want to travel that far with a six-year-old and a three-year-old), so I decided to write a story about them.  In the story, they would take the road trip with us.  In order to add a dash of adventure and daring, I set the story back in the 1870s and put them on the Oregon Trail.

With Denise’s excellent photography and book layout skills and a lot of editing help from my brother-in-law, Patrick, I was able to have it printed and ready for them in time for Christmas.

They liked it.

A lot.

I figured they might. They love books, and what’s better than reading a story about yourself?

And since they liked it, I thought a few other people might enjoy it.  A few weeks of Kindle formatting later, and I published it through the Kindle Store!

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I’d love for you to take a read. This is a book for kids, but don’t go in expecting Dr. Seuss.  There are lots of words, but we offset that with over forty beautiful photographs that Denise took on our trip West.

Don’t have a Kindle?  You don’t need one!  Just buy it with your Amazon account, and it will ask you where you want to send it.

You can purchase without owning a Kindle!

Just choose to use the Cloud Reader. It’s actually a great way to read the book, and the photos are in full color and look amazing.

If you do read it, I would really appreciate it if you left a review on Amazon!

And if you do or don’t read it, I’d love it if you shared this article, or a link to the book on Facebook, Twitter, or any other social site.

And now, here’s a quick excerpt from the book.

 

Chapter 1: Running out of space

PA WAS in the barn.  It seemed he was there an awful lot lately.  Amelia remembered that last winter, Pa spent most of his time playing with her and building a rocking horse.  He had painted the horse black.  She and her little sister called it Chocolate and loved to play on it.

Ma was in the kitchen salting beef and putting it in jars and crates.  Her shoulder-length, curly, auburn hair kept falling into her eyes as she worked.  Usually Ma would sit with Amelia and play school with her.  Amelia would answer questions like 19 + 7 or How many apples did Susy have left if she picked 10 and gave 3 away?  Ma told her she was really smart.  Her little sister, Adriana, would listen for a while, but then she would take Ma and Amelia’s coffee order and bustle off to her imaginary kitchen.  She would return quickly to serve it before taking the pretend dishes to pretend wash them.

Even Grandma was busy in the kitchen; she had been working since before the sun was up! Grandma had short, black hair and always had a loving smile for Amelia.  It sure seemed odd to Amelia that Grandma and Ma would be working so hard.  The food for the winter had already been gathered and stored; Amelia had even helped this year!

Amelia was a tall, thin, red-headed girl that would turn six in the spring. Her big, beautiful, brown eyes did not miss a thing.  She was always interested in what the grown-ups were doing, and she was smart enough to understand most of it.  Adriana, was a pretty little girl with curly brown hair and an easy laugh.  She was too intent on her jigsaw puzzle and cooking imaginary food for her dolls to notice the change in routine the last few weeks.  Amelia had done her best to ignore it, but her curiosity was getting the better of her.  She stood up from her math flash cards and yelled to her mother in the kitchen.

“Ma-a-a-a!” she cried.  “Why aren’t you playing with us?”

Her mother’s reply was lost in the howl of the wind from the suddenly open door.  Pa stood in the doorway with an excited look on his face and a letter in his hand.  His usually neatly-combed brown hair was mussed from the wind and he must have knocked his small, round spectacles as he hustled inside. They were crookedly hanging to the side of his large nose.

“Carolyn!  It finally came!” he yelled.

“Shut the door before we all catch the sickness,” Ma yelled back.

Pa came in with Grandpa right behind.  Grandpa’s windblown, white hair was sticking straight up in the air as he ambled over to Adriana.  He laughed as he grabbed Adriana under the arm pits and swung her into the air.  Adriana squealed with excitement.

Ma came out of the kitchen and Pa swept her up into his arms and twirled her around.

“Aaron and Denise finally wrote from Independence, Missouri.  They have purchased wagons and supplies and signed us up with a group of other pioneers heading to Oregon!  We are to meet them in early May.”

“That is fine news, David!  We have just about finished packing the food for the trip,” Ma said.

Amelia and Adriana both perked up at the sound of their favorite Aunt and Uncle’s names.  They did not see them often because they traveled so much, but they were great fun to play with.

Amelia was happy to see her parents smile.  She knew they worked very hard to put food on the table and a roof over her head.  But she also felt uneasy.  She didn’t know what Independence was or what a pie o’ near could be.  She sat back down and listened intently to the strange and complex world of the grown-ups.

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Decision Points by George Bush

17 Monday Jan 2011

Posted by Aaron Brander in On Books

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4 stars, Non-Fiction, On Books

I find it hard to credit anything the press has to say about any person, especially someone as polarizing as the President of the United States of America. The vehemence that the political milieu generates started in this country long before the present day filled with tweets, buzz, blogs, and the twenty four hour news cycle. Back when John Adams was Vice President and the man many wanted to be King, George Washington, was the first President, political opponents and the press said any number of horrible things about Washington. Is any of that remembered now? If it is, it is usually met with scorn. Who could say something bad about Washington?

George W. Bush is not George Washington, let’s get that out in the open. I never thought he was quite the buffoon the media made him out to be, but then again, it’s hard to sort the wheat from the chaff when it comes to media coverage. I was looking forward to hearing from W in his own words, and in his book, Decision Points, I was not disappointed.

W. breaks his presidency, and some decisions prior to his term, into a few of the most important decisions he made, such as Day of Fire, War Footing, Afghanistan, Katrina, Iraq, and Financial Crisis. He breaks down the situation he was faced with, the possible choices, and the reason for his final decision with clarity, facts, and a humble, self deprecating humor.

If you don’t like W, I don’t think Decision Points will make you like him more. What I think it can do is help you understand the sheer volume of decisions, the heavy consequences of each choice, and the reason for his choices. W. had a lot of bad things thrown his way that he didn’t have any control over, and made the best decisions he could with the information that he had at the time. I can’t imagine any of us wanted to lead the country through 9/11, Hurrican Katrina, or the financial meltdown at the end of his presidency.

He isn’t afraid to lay the blame for a situation where he thinks it belongs, even when the blame falls to him. He readily admits the mistakes he made, but also explains why he made the choices he did. We won’t all agree with the choices he came to, but I know I can’t fault him for making the tough, unpopular calls that no one else would have made. That’s what a leader does.

I strongly recommend this book. For a guy who avoids politics, it was refreshing to see what went into the decisions that the media would so egregiously blow out of proportion. I was also happy to see that on many issues I had heard of, the end result was very positive. The positive portion is what you’ll miss if you just watch CNN.

4.5 out of 5 stars.

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Review of Rework by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson

19 Thursday Aug 2010

Posted by Aaron Brander in On Books, On Technology

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5 stars, On Books, technology

The founders of 37 signals have something to say about business, and it may not be what you are used to hearing.  This firm started out in 1999 with just three people. In 2004, they created Basecamp to help manage their projects. Soon, their clients wanted to use the tool themselves, so Basecamp was offered to the masses. It now generates millions of dollars a year in profits.

Between Campfire, Highrise, and Backpack, over 3 million people use their products.  While they were at it, they also invented an open-source programming framework called Ruby on Rails that powers many of the largest sites on the internet.

I’ve been keeping up with the teachings of 37 signals for years.  The talk about releasing code quickly, not out-doing your competition, and focusing on the basics. It’s a refreshing change from software and websites that try to do everything and be everything for every company.

This book is a compilation and revision of many of the business posts that they have released to the Web on their blog, Signal vs Noise.  The book is like the company’s products – no nonsense and easy to use.  They give you an idea or theme, expound on it for a paragraph or two, and let you decide how you want to use it from there.

I am going to touch on a few of the items that I found to be the most profound.  If you would rather skip that, I give this book a 5 out of 5 for anyone looking to start their own business, who has an idea about a business, or is working for someone else and wants to build the best product they can.

Planning is guessing

“Unless you are a fortune-teller, long-term business planning is a fantasy”.  When is the last time you successfully planned everything at a party, a luncheon or a vacation?  It’s hard to do well, and in a business, it is even more complex.  There are just too many factors to take into consideration.  Better to call your plans guesses.  They give you an idea of what you need to do, but you can then improvise and change direction when a better opportunity comes along.

They propose that you stop guessing at the future. Decide what is the most important thing this week, not this year.  Make it your priority today and get it done now, tomorrow will take care of itself.

Workaholism

“Not only is this workaholism unnecessary, it’s stupid.”  Pulling an all-nighter or working a lot of overtime demonstrates a capacity for pain tolerance, not a capacity for efficiency and innovation.  Sheer hours worked does not make up for a lack of innovation and organization.  Workaholics can create crises because they like to feel like heroes and they can make others that work in the company feel bad for putting in just their regular hours.

Your best workers are already at home because they figured out how to get it done faster.

Scratch your own itch

“The easiest, most straightforward way to create a great product or service it so make something you want to use.”  If you are your own customer, you know exactly what you want the product to do.  James Dyson built his own vacuum cleaner because the vacuumed he owned wasn’t very good.  Basecamp started as a home grown application for 37 signals that now services hundreds of thousands of users.

Draw a Line in the Sand

“Great businesses have a point of view, not just a product or a service.”  Determine what your product is about, and don’t change that for anyone.  Your strong stand will bring fans and haters.  That’s OK. If you try and please everyone, you’ll end up with a product that doesn’t do any one thing great.  It’s OK to say no if it makes your product stronger.

Embrace Constraints

“Constraints are advantages in disguise.”  When you have to make due with what you have, you end up getting creative.  Don’t have 3 months to create the feature, just 3 weeks?  Adjust your plan and build something useful in those 3 weeks.

Build half a product, not a half-assed product

“You just can’t do everything you want to do and do it well.”  Find the core of the product or service you are offering and make it shine. Leave the extraneous stuff for later, or better yet, for never.

Interruption is the enemy of production

“If you’re constantly staying late and working weekends, it’s not because there’s too much work to be done. It’s because you’re not getting enough done at work. And the reason is interruptions.” We have found this to be the case at my company, Mindscape.  We do our best to minimize active interruptions like phone calls, stopping by and instant messages.  Instead, we check out email at 11am and 4pm and leave tasks for people in Basecamp.  Of course, it doesn’t always work that way. I just had two emails, a person stop by my desk, and 3 instant messages pop up.  When that happens, it’s hard to remember what you were working on.

Quick Wins

“Momentum fuels motivation”. Break your long term projects into short term goals.  Releases and milestones show everyone that progress is being made. When people get stuck in a two year project, it’s hard to stay motivated through the entire lifecycle.

Don’t be a hero

“A lot of times it’s better to be a quitter than a hero.”  We’ve all come up against problems that we thought would only take a couple of hours, but ended up taking a couple of days.  Buckling down and finding the solution is great, but sometimes the better solution is to find a different tact.  There were a lot of other items you could have accomplished while you were working to overcome that hurdle.

This doesn’t mean quit at the first sign of a struggle. Instead, set yourself a deadline for the task. If you haven’t finished and you think you should have, bring in a fresh pair of eyes. Sometimes they can point out something obvious that you were too deep into the problem to see.

Say no by default

“Start getting into the habit of saying no-even to many of your best ideas. “  Henry Ford once said, “If I’d listened to customers, I’d have given them a faster horse.”   Keep things simple, remain true to the product that you want to build, and make stand for what is right.  This is one of my favorite chapters, and something I’ve been preaching for years.  Sometimes you have to protect the customer from their decisions, even if they don’t know why.  But keep your mind open. If you say no to the same thing every day, then you probably found the next feature to use.

Let your customers outgrow you.

“There are always more people who are not using your product than people who are. Make sure it is easy for these people to get on board.”

Each chapter is full of useful information and fresh ways at looking at business. I don’t want to give you a free pass to everything that the authors preach, so I’ll just pick out a few more chapter titles that I thought were interesting and that should wrap up this review nicely.

  • Emulate drug dealers. – Make your product so good and so addictive that a small free taste makes them come back with money.
  • Send people home at 5 – Busy people get the most done. Let them go be busy.
  • ASAP is poison – Stop saying it. When you add ASAP to everything, then everything is high priority. If that’s the case, then there no longer is priority.
  • Inspiration is perishable – Ideas last, but the inspiration to act on them does not stick around.

Rating: 5 out of 5 – I’ll be reading this book often  Check it out yourself by clicking this link.

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Duma Key and Under the Dome by Stephen King

26 Wednesday May 2010

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4 stars, On Books, Stephen King

I went to San Francisco a couple of months ago and to Washington D.C. at the beginning of May. In both instances, I picked up a Stephen King book to tide me over for the trip. In San Francisco it was Under the Dome on my Kindle. In D.C., I had forgotten the book I was reading at home, and picked up a hardcover of Duma Key at Barnes and Noble for $6.98.

Both books are similar and both are excellent reads. King has always been one of my favorite authors, from Needful Things and Pet Cemetery, to The Dark Tower series, which ranks right up there with The Lord of the Rings for me.

King did not disappoint with either book. Perhaps they aren’t for every reader, but they hit the spot for me.  The books are long on words and on detail, but not always long on plot.  With Duma Key, the thrust of the story didn’t really start until the 400th page.  But it made sense and I was more than OK with it, I thought it was perfect.  King has a rare gift for drawing a reader in with the mundane. He makes the ordinary extraordinary.

Under the Dome presents a simple and unnatural premise. What would happen to a town if it was suddenly completely cut off from the rest of the world?  In the story, an invisible dome crashes down around a small town in Maine.  King makes it seem like something that happens every day, and commences to follow the inhabitants of the town as their world shrinks and the good and evil in ordinary people is magnified.

Duma Key follows a man trying to rebuild his life after a catastrophic accident. He ends up on a small island in Florida, where he begins to paint.  His paintings are good, perhaps even better than good.  And they are powerful.  Edgar Freemantle meets a few people on the island that he befriends and the mystery, magic, and evil that exists in Duma Key unfolds before them.  King accomplishes almost the opposite in this book. He makes the extraordinary seem ordinary.  He also has a penchant for targeted one-liners at the end of his paragraphs that foreshadow a horrible event and compels you to continue.

He is the King of the foreshadow.

Both books are excellent and get a 4 out of 5

p.s. – Read them on a Kindle!  The books are huge and aren’t great for reading in bed. Also, with a Kindle, it’s much more difficult to jump to the end of the next page and find out what is going to happen. I seem to do it all of the time!

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John Adams by David McCullough

05 Wednesday May 2010

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4 stars, History, Non-Fiction, On Books

This is the second book I’ve read by McCullough.  I enjoyed his work in 1776, and I enjoyed John Adams even more.  This book is a fascinating and enjoyable read about the second President of the United States.

Adams played a pivotal role in the first two sessions of the Continental Congress, debated fiercely for a declaration of independence, and was instrumental in most of the major decisions made before and after the Declaration, including naming George Washington as the commanding officer for the war.

He wrote extensively, as did his family, and luckily, most of the communication survives.  McCullough masterfully mixes in words that Abigail (his wife) and John wrote to each other and to their family to flesh out the literary portrait of his life.

Here are a few quick John Adams highlights:

  • Adams wrote the Massachusetts Constitution
  • Adams wrote extensively on the role of government
  • He travelled more extensively than any of his peers, making two trips across the Atlantic.
  • He worked with Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson in France to establish a peace treaty with the British that ended the Revolutionary War.
  • He was the first American diplomat in the Netherlands, where he secured a much needed loan from the Dutch.
  • He was the first American diplomat to England after the war ended.
  • He was responsible for the creation of the American Navy, correctly surmising that naval strength was the path to security at home and respect abroad.
  • Adams was the first Vice President of the country
  • Adams was the Second President of the country

The one item that I found most fascinating about the entire Adams’ saga was revealed not long after Washington became President.  It would seem to me that after the amazing accomplishment of winning Independence from England, that everyone would be on the same side and pulling the same rope to secure success for the fledgling country.  Surely the dissonance and infighting of our current system did not exist at the founding of the country!

And yet it did, and in some ways was even more ridiculous.  Two parties emerged, the Federalists and anti-Federalists, and a newspaper sprouted up for each group spouting off ridiculous, inflammatory, derogatory half-truths and fallacies.  It was pretty amazing to see the lengths the groups would go to in order to discredit the other group and revere themselves. Even the patron saint of Unites States Liberty, George Washington, was not immune to their attacks.  And great personas such as Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton were behind the scenes exhorting their peers and the papers to greater heights of infamy.

Reading the book, I have become more convinced that reaching common sense decisions on large topics is not possible.  There will always be vocal dissenters willing to spread misinformation for their own goals and gains.

I highly recommend you read this book. It is a great history of our country and will give you a new perspective on the political tomfoolery that is taking place today.

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 – it is not a 5 only because a book like this isn’t easy to pick up and read over and over again.

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The King Beyond the Gate by David Gemmell

20 Tuesday Apr 2010

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2 stars, David Gemmell, Fantasy, On Books

The first book that I reviewed for this blog was Legend by David Gemmell.  I started reading more of Gemmell’s work because I really enjoyed his Troy series of books.

Unfortunately, I can’t say anything good about The King Beyond the Gate.  It’s standard fantasy fare. It was a little heavy on the moral dilemmas that the characters faced, and light on action and character development. I never felt any particular affinity for the characters, the world, or the story.

There are many books that Gemmell has set in this world, and supposedly they have been well received. I think I’ll have had to run out of books before I go out of my way to read another one.

Rating: 2 out of 5.

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Review of Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

13 Tuesday Apr 2010

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4 stars, Fantasy, Neil Gaiman, On Books

Tired of the fantasy scene? Need a break from the standard interpretations of heros, wizards, and Dark Lords? Check out Neil Gaiman’s stories. He seamlessly integrates the modern and mundane with some of the most intriguing fantasy elements I’ve encountered in a long history of fantasy book readings.

In Neverwhere, Gaiman explores what happens when people fall between the cracks of the world and end up forgotten by the World Above and find themselves in the fantastical realm of the Underground. There are heroes and villains in the Underground, and a plot afoot to control the universe.

My favorite characters were Mr. Croup and Mr. Vandemar – the time traveling, immortal assassins with loquacious wit and deadly abilities. They were humorous and frightening at the same time.

I’m not going to delve farther into characters or plot for you. If you want something with wit, humor, imagination, and adventure, then go read this book.

Rating: 4 out of 5 (What’s this?)

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Review of The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown

06 Tuesday Apr 2010

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3 stars, Kindle, On Books

A lot was expected of Dan Brown in this third book with his symbologist hero, Robert Langdon. The Da Vinci Code was a worldwide phenomenon and religious fire-starter. I’ve read it numerous times and think it’s great. Angels and Demons, which came before Da Vinci Code, was a great book as well. I’ve read his other books and enjoyed them all.

So, how well did Brown follow up on his success? Financially, I’m sure he did very well. In literary terms, not nearly as well. I’m not going to rag on Brown for it. It’s tough to keep mining the same formula and continue to come up with hits every year. Just ask EA Sports with their Madden football franchise. They’ve been kicking out the same game every year for decades. Sometimes it’s good, sometimes it’s bad, but it’s typically entertaining and people eat it up. Brown’s book was entertaining, but it wasn’t good.

Let’s break down the formula Brown has used in his Langdon books. Then you’ll know what to expect from the Lost Symbol.

Smart professor knowledgeable in ancient symbols and history (sp)
+
Mysterious artifact (a)
+
Mysterious assassin with some sort of malady (ma)
+
Even more mysterious person pulling the assassins strings (ol)
+
Short chapters that make you want to turn the page (pt)
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Character development (cd)
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Intricate plots (ip)
*
Interesting locations and better –than-a-tour-guide knowledge of the location (t)
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Dramatic reveal at the end of the book that you probably saw coming (r)
=
Bestseller (b)

Let’s clean that formula up, so other aspiring authors can use it.
(((sp + a + ma + ol) – (cd + ip)) * t) / r = b

Rating: 3 out of 5 (What’s This?)

Read on my Kindle. See my Kindle review.

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Review of Sharpe’s Fortress by Bernard Cornwell

30 Tuesday Mar 2010

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3 stars, Bernard Cornwell, Historical Fiction, On Books

Sharpe’s Fortress is the third (historically) of the Richard Sharpe series, and last of the Sharpe India trilogy, by English author Bernard Cornwell. It tells the story of ensign Sharpe, during the battle of Argaum (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argaum) and the following siege of the Fortress of Gawilghur (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gawilghur) in 1803.

At the end of the previous Sharpe novel, Sharpe saved General Wellesley’s life, and was promoted up from the ranks to become an Ensign, a low ranking officer, in the army. Sharpe soon finds that his dream of being an officer is more like a nightmare. The officers don’t like him because he isn’t a noble, and Sharpe is set to demeaning tasks like making sure the men don’t run during a battle and escorting the supply train.

It isn’t Richard’s idea of fun, and he soon finds that he is being asked to sell his commission or move on somewhere else. He leaves the company he is attached to, only to find himself faced with his old enemy, Obadiah Hakeswill. The evil sergeant has it out for Sharpe, and his treachery leads Sharpe on a vengeful mission, and straight into a horrifying siege.

The third book in the Sharpe series is to the point, historically accurate, and a lot of fun to read. Lucky for me, there’s another 18 books or so. I’ll be reading the next one soon.

Rating: 3 out of 5 (What’s This?)

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Death Mask by Jim Butcher

23 Tuesday Mar 2010

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3 stars, Fantasy, Jim Butcher, On Books

If you’ve read any of the past reviews on this website, you’ll know that I’ve become a big fan of Jim Butcher’s work. He has great plots, interesting characters, magic, humor, and interesting fight scenes. Death Mask, the fifth book in the Dresden Files series, is no different.

I read this book in about 7 hours, all in one lazy Saturday. I imagine that’s a great testament to the book all on its own. Do you need to hear about the death duel with a Vampire Warlord, fights against Fallen Angels, or a return of Dresden’s former lover who now has the strength and abilities of a Vampire?

Probably, you don’t need all that. If you’ve read a Dresden file book before, you know what to expect. Harry Dresden is going to have a very bad dad. Unimaginable horrors will assail him and his small band of faithful friends from all sides. Humanity will be unaware of the danger, and ungrateful for the help. In the end, right when it seems darkest, Harry will find a way through.

It’s pretty much the same. But the characters, the bad guys, and the settings are so much fun, it almost doesn’t matter.

Rating 3 out of 5 (What’s This?)

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