Behind the Code: Interview with G.L. Drummond

Code Walker

Suspending disbelief is necessary in order for a reader to enjoy fiction; especially with genres such as Fantasy. Imagination is also paramount, but that imagination, once disbelief leaves the playground, must be thrilled and satisfied or else is has nowhere to go and nothing to do. Those successful in writing these types of stories must be skilled enough to keep imagination a happy camper. It must be one of the hardest genres to write in. But authors like Gayla make it look easy. Continue reading

Review: The Fifth Child

This is a modern and chilling horror story crammed in to a deceptively small package. Just as Shelley did with Frankenstein, it leaves you questioning what point was the author trying to get across. This is not a bad thing. Is this purely for entertainment? Is it a lightly veiled commentary on society? Is it a horror story or social science fiction? Perhaps both. Continue reading

Review: The Left Hand of Darkness

How the evolution of a genderless society occurs along with the corresponding results are what make this a challenging read. It makes you constantly compare and evaluate our reality. On Winter, respect as well as prejudice is based on how you are and behave as a “human”, not a “sex”. Is the fact that there are no judgments made, no roles forced to play, no power plays other than political, a strong argument for a world or society being considered a utopia? Continue reading