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Title says it all, folks. This episode of the incidental series Le Linkage, where I post links to some of the more interesting stuff I found clogging the Intertubes, is all about reading. Mostly this consists of science fiction and fantasy, with a little comedy to boot. Hopefully there’s something for all.

As a side note before I begin: some of this stuff reminds both The Wife and I about a Far Side cartoon we both saw a few years back. A man is walking to his kid’s bedroom with a book under his arm and a smile on his face. A little kid laying in bed, covering up to his (or her?) nose, yelling “Daddy, please! Not another bed time story!” The caption on the cartoon: “Bedtime at the Stephen King household.”

Alright, now back to your regularly scheduled Le Linkage:

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Myst: The Book of Atrus, is the first novel in the Myst series of books, which expands on the universe used in UbiSoft’s Myst series. In this piece I will be giving a short synopsis of the book as well as do an overall review. (Warning: Some spoilers! If you don’t want to read the book, or have already read it, keep reading, otherwise skip down to the conclusion.)The games have made for one of the most successful game franchises of all time, but the question remains as to whether this novel can engage the reader in the same fashion.

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Alright, folks: time for another edition of Le Linkage, the incidental series chronicling some of the more interesting pages I find in my stumbles through the Web. Today’s episode features stories about Nigerian scammers, anthropology, human enhancement, science fiction, some humor, and of course, another simple online game. Enjoy.

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Talk about one heck of a week! I know you probably haven’t been wondering about why I haven’t posted all that much recently (well, other than “why hasn’t Gnorb posted more? Hmm…”), but I’ll explain anyway.

This has been one really screwy week. I’ll start with last night and sort of jump around from there.

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I just finished watching the first season of the new Sci-Fi Chanel version of Battlestar Gallactica. I wrote about it before, after having seen the opening movie, and while I wasn’t too impressed, I liked what I saw. (Luckily in sci-fi there are only two kinds of movies: good movies and funny movies. The first are usually intentional and very well planned out. The second usually aren’t.) I borrowed a copy of the DVDs from a friend (Thank you, Dora!) and decided to spend one night watching the whole season. Thankfully, while not a sci-fi nerd, The Wife likes sci-fi just enough to watch the series with me. What follows are a few observations I made regarding the show. This isn’t a review, so don’t expect one. Also, don’t expect it to be very serious: while the observations are real, remember than in sci-fi there are never any bad moments: only good ones and funny ones.

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