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The author of Skulls in the Stars is a professor of physics, specializing in optical science, at UNC Charlotte. The blog covers topics in physics and optics, the history of science, classic pulp fantasy and horror fiction, and the surprising intersections between these areas. -
Tag Archives: book-reviews
Prince of Annwn, by Evangeline Walton
Book 13 for my 2025 goal of 30 books for the year! A few weeks ago I visited some friends in Rochester and, as always, that was a good opportunity to play some boardgames and snoop around on their bookshelves … Continue reading
The Last Night to Kill Nazis, by David Agranoff
Book 12 for my 2025 goal of 30 books for the year! With everything going on in the world lately, I needed to read something cathartic, and when I was at the bookstore David Agranoff’s 2023 horror novel The Last … Continue reading
A Light Most Hateful, by Hailey Piper
Book 8 for my 2025 goal of 30 books for the year! Continuing my current habit of flipping between a horror book and a sci-fi book. One of the best things about social media, amongst many, many downsides, is getting … Continue reading
Doomsday Book, by Connie Willis
Book 3 for 2025! My goal is 30 this year. Now that my rush to fulfill my arbitrary book-reading deadline for last year is done, I can relax and read books that are a bit longer. One I’ve had on … Continue reading
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Bury Your Gays, by Chuck Tingle
Book 1 of 30 for 2025! I’m off to a great start with a great book. Back in 2023 I read Chuck Tingle’s debut horror novel Camp Damascus and absolutely loved it. Tingle followed up not long after with Bury … Continue reading
The Citadel of Fear, by Francis Stevens
Book 19 of 26 books for 2024! Can I reach 22 before year’s end? I definitely underestimated Francis Stevens on this one. Stevens was the pseudonym of Gertrude Barrows Bennett (1884-1948), an author of fiction that now tends to fall under … Continue reading
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