Author: sroot

  • Space, Time and Nathaniel (Brian Aldiss)

    Another old book from the second hand bookshop, this reprint had an authors introduction where he fondly referred to the collection as “Stan”, shortening Space, Time And Nathaniel into a name more cosy. It’s a collection of short stories and was an enjoyable read. The only trouble I have now is that having read it…

  • The Dark Light Years (Brian Aldiss)

    Printed 6 years before I was born, the jacket of this book showed it’s age in the second hand bookshop. On the plus side, if it’s been kept that long it can’t be too bad. There were also several other books by this author which I’ve found to be a good sign. Lots of old…

  • Sunday European Campaign – on target so far…

    Two weeks in, the “Sunday European Campaign” is going well. The SEC, as it’s been shortened to, is an event within the game of Aces High 2 where players from all over the world virtually fly world war 2 aircarft and virtually kill each other. The irony is that this (and many other online games…