Skulls in the Stars

The author of Skulls in the Stars (known as gg in various obnoxious and hopefully thoughtful comments around the blogosphere) is an assistant professor of physics, specializing in optical science. Skulls in the Stars is the title of a short story by Robert E. Howard, first printed in 1929. The protagonist, Solomon Kane, is a Puritan who must go against his own moral and ethical code to defeat a creature of darkness. Most of the Solomon Kane stories feature this conflict between Kane’s fundamentalism and the realities of a world which is not always black and white. This seemed like a perfect theme for the blog. Writings will cover topics in optical science, comments and analysis of the writings of Howard and other pulp writers, and occasional political gripes.

‘gg’ can be reached at:

skullsinthestars*that’at’thingyhere*skullsinthestars.com.