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The Castle in the Sky – A Sword & Sorcery LitRPG Dark Fantasy with Gods, a War, and an RPG-Combat-Style Final Battle Between Good and Evil (The Golden Wand Trilogy Book 3)

October 29, 2022

The Castle in the Sky – A Sword & Sorcery LitRPG Dark Fantasy with Gods, a War, and an RPG-Combat-Style Final Battle Between Good and Evil (The Golden Wand Trilogy Book 3)

With that much specificity in the title, why bother reading the book? (h/t Marc)

The Civilization of Kartanome: Rebuild a civilization where science and witchcraft have been banned (The Gerdran Cycle Book 1)

October 24, 2022

The Civilization of Kartanome: Rebuild a civilization where science and witchcraft have been banned (The Gerdran Cycle Book 1)

We’re doomed.

Indefinite Detention

September 20, 2022

Indefinite Detention

Richly deserved.

Poliismxn

September 14, 2022

Gesundheit.

Born On Christmas Eve

September 7, 2022

Born On Christmas Eve

“Gee, I think it’s missing something…”

Movie Seen Recently: Clearing the decks, part 2.
Here’s another metric crapload of capsule reviews of movies I’ve seen recently but haven’t felt motivated to write about at any length. The Pilot: A Battle For Survival (2021) – Russian-made WWII thriller about a pilot shot down during the winter, who has to survive and make his way back to the Russian front. Not... The post Movie Seen Recently: Clearing the decks, part 2. appeared first on NathanShumate.com.
Sketch of the Day Omnibus Post.
I’ve caught up to my sketchbook again, so it’ll be a couple of weeks before I have regular sketches to post. The post Sketch of the Day Omnibus Post. appeared first on NathanShumate.com.
How Many Artistic A.I.s Can Dance on the Head of a Pin?
In an artists’ Messenger group, the discussion (inevitably) turned to the legitimacy of A.I. output as “art.” This was my response, and it was the longest thing I’ve written in a while, so I figured I would repost it here to preserve it, with a couple of my comments down the thread. This response was... The post How Many Artistic A.I.s Can Dance on the Head of a Pin? appeared first on NathanShumate.com.
A Fifth Magic
The author says: A Fifth Magic is a dark fantasy novel set in a fractured post-civil-war society where magic is both feared and tightly controlled. Detective Michael Hawthorne enlists the help of sceptical academic Laura Blythe to investigate a locked-room murder mystery that mirrors the methods of a war criminal they believed to be long
Sketch of the Day Omnibus Post.
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Fragmented Sky
The author says: In the crumbling dome city of Grid 46, breathable air is a luxury rationed by Praxis Corp, a ruthless megacorporation that views survival as a commodity. Technician Lyra Sato struggles to keep her sick brother alive while uncovering a buried secret—the enigmatic Seed System, a sentient, evolving AI embedded within the dome’s