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The Rift Rider: A Science Fiction Surf Adventure

May 1, 2022

The Rift Rider: A Science Fiction Surf Adventure

One night while surfing, Charlie Scott catches a wave that whisks him away to a distant galaxy…

So there’s that.

A Game of Traitors: Regency Incantations Book One

April 27, 2022

A Game of Traitors: Regency Incantations Book One

Not just bad — it’s impressively bad.

Twisted Plots: Christian cozy mystery (An Amy Kate Mystery Book 1)

April 25, 2022

Twisted Plots: Christian cozy mystery (An Amy Kate Mystery Book 1)

I feel for the dog.

The New Alliance: The Donderi Saga book 2

April 24, 2022

The New Alliance: The Donderi Saga book 2

I wonder if the art for this series gets any betNOPE.

Troubled Poems for Difficult People

April 22, 2022

Troubled Poems for Difficult People

How troubled? THIS troubled.

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