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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: reading
Polybius, by Collin Armstrong
Book 24 for my 2026 goal of 36 books for the year! Comfortably ahead with my reading. My link to the book is through my bookshop.org affiliate account, which means I may earn a small commission if you buy from there. Some books have … Continue reading
How Djadja-Em-Ankh Saved the Day, by Lise Manniche
Book 22 for my 2026 goal of 36 books for the year! Now a little ahead with my reading schedule. With all the hubbub about The Odyssey in theaters the past few weeks, I decided to crack a joke on social … Continue reading
Kalivas! Or, Another Tempest, by Nick Mamatas
Book 15 for my 2026 goal of 36 books for the year! Only slightly behind. My link to the book is through my bookshop.org affiliate account, which means I may earn a small commission if you buy from there. I’ve been internet friends with … Continue reading
Dead Astronauts, by Jeff VanderMeer
Book 9 for my 2026 goal of 36 books for the year! Still running a little behind but not catastrophically. As usual, my link to the book is through my bookshop.org affiliate account, which means I may earn a small commission if … Continue reading
Choose Your Own Adventure Cryptid Chronicles: Mothman, by Cristin Bishara
Book 8 for my 2026 goal of 36 books for the year! Still running a little behind but not catastrophically. As usual, my link to the book is through my bookshop.org affiliate account, which means I may earn a small commission if … Continue reading
Incarnate, by Ramsey Campbell
Book 6 for my 2026 goal of 36 books for the year! Running a little behind but should be able to make it up pretty easily. As usual, my link to the book is through my bookshop.org affiliate account, which means … Continue reading
A Haunting on the Hill, by Elizabeth Hand
Book 31 for my 2025 goal of 30 books for the year — I managed to squeeze one more in before the new year! My goal for 2026 will be 36 books, so off I go on a new quest starting tomorrow. … Continue reading
By the Hands of Fools, by Grace Mathis
Book 30 for my 2025 goal of 30 books for the year — I MADE MY GOAL! Now I’ll probably read a couple of additional books by the end of the year to get ahead and prep for my 36 book … Continue reading
The Tripods: The White Mountains, by John Christopher
Book 17 for my 2025 goal of 30 books for the year! As is now default for me, my link to the book is through my bookshop dot org affiliate account. Before there was The Hunger Games, or Divergent, there was … Continue reading
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
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