Let’s Read Frank Peretti’s Monster Part 1: That’s Not a Good Sign…

Having an introduction that gives thanks to the odious Disco ‘Tute for your book’s creation is probably not a good sign for any rational reader. Yet here I am, on the verge of the abyss and ready to plunge. Let’s do this.

Chapter 1

We start out with a rambling on about “the Hunter”, who rushes around and hides a murdered logger. This is either some kind of attempt at building suspense or a jab at environmentalists, who Peretti undoubtedly believes are a mass of murdering eco-terrorists. I guess we’ll see as we go onward.

Let’s Read Frank Peretti’s Monster Introduction: Because I’m an Idiot

While browsing a local general store on my run through town after work today, I came across a title in the bargain book bin (AKA the “We’ll take even a dollar, just rid us of it and let us never speak of this again” bin); a familiar title, one I’d heard of before but never gotten around to reading myself. A title that casts a dark shadow. A title that is either so bad it’s hilarious or so bad it’s horrible, depending on who you ask. What is this title I must see with my own eyes?

Spec-Evo Fiction at a Glance, Part 2: Alternatives of Life

Well, I’ve been neglecting both of my blogs lately, so I figured it’s time to fix that! Today, we’ll be overviewing alternative evolution in spec-evo fiction. Alternative evolution is the “simple” act of rerouting part of the course of life on Earth to see what happens. This is quite an interesting thought exercise, and has many, many ways of turning out…but today, I’ll be looking at the “dawning” of this trend and the largest most recent example.

Spec-Evo Fiction at a Glance, Part 1: The Future

I figured that if I was gonna name a blog with a genetic engineering and RPG pun, I’d at least have to have a first post with one of the two subjects in it. So…here I am, about to discuss speculative evolutionary fiction of the future at a glance. Oh, by the way, I’m Rappy. You probably know me from my main blog, Rappy’s Review Board, where I am one of three contributors. If not, then…well, why are you sitting here? Read a bit up on stuff there first! Now that that’s out of the way, let’s get down to business.

Fair warning: I don’t claim to be an expert in the potential pathways of evolution. I focus more on extant and extinct fauna in their own ecological niche and time period, not thinking toward the future.