Redwolf's Journal (continued)

It's interesting to watch the evolution of fiction pushed by reality. These thoughts have bounced around in my head for a couple weeks, more recently brought back to mind by comments on the John Carter movie. I never read the Barsoom novels, but the whole "retro-futurism" concept reminds me the thoughts are more widely applicable than the few examples that have come to mind for me. One is Shadowrun. SR back in the 80's involved fighting your way to nodes so deckers could get in past security and crack open secrets worth stealing. As the internet and wi-fi became more ubiquitous in the real world, however, the Matrix became almost laughable. And, as a result, we have newer editions with more wireless technology. The concepts of decks and hard lines have become archaic. The biggest example that's been in my mind of late has to do with the Dresden Files. That's partly because the magic in the setting is (repeatedly) explained as being based on belief. A cha...

Just another Friday for the most part. Actually, it's pretty nice outside, but I won't see much of it now that I'm at work. Hmm. Maybe time to go for a bike ride this weekend or something... I read Iron Kissed this week. Quick read and decently entertaining. I seem to be reading more and more of the "modern supernatural" genre lately just by virtue of borrowing books. Still, a couple things about the book bugged me that I don't recall being issues in the previous ones (being third in a series). First, the heroine spends much of the book trying to avoid deciding between two guys because (at least in part) she's afraid of losing her own independence. She snoops, sleuths, and pokes her head into things she's told not to in order to get to the bottom of things, and when the shit hits the fan she scrambles back to her werewolf guys to protect her from the big nasties roused by her actions. Now, I have to grant a certain amount of realism there because ...