{"id":329,"date":"2010-08-11T22:00:02","date_gmt":"2010-08-11T22:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2010\/08\/11\/stuff-received-81110-part-ii\/"},"modified":"2012-08-17T05:18:38","modified_gmt":"2012-08-17T05:18:38","slug":"stuff-received-81110-part-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2010\/08\/11\/stuff-received-81110-part-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Stuff received 8\/11\/10 Part II"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let\u2019s take a quick look to see what\u2019s arrived in the mail here at the Geek Compound. <\/p>\n

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RASL<\/span> #8<\/a> by Jeff Smith<\/span><\/p>\n

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RASL receives some disturbing information about the Tesla-based project he helped to develop codenamed St George. With all of his options exhausted, RASL launches an attack on his former employers.<\/p>\n

I had this to say about RASL Volume 1: The Drift<\/span> in Nexus Graphica<\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n

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The long awaited new series by the creator of the popular all-ages Bone chronicles, the mature audiences science fiction tale Rasl<\/span> centers around the eponymous dimension-hopping thief. Drawn in Smith’s trademark clean, cartoony style, &lt;i&gt;Rasl Volume 1: The Drift&lt;\/i&gt; entertains and thrills while introducing a complex, interesting tale. Sadly, the volume is all too short, leaving the reader unsatisfied and yearning for more of what promises to be an excellent adventure tale. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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Elemental: Destiny’s Embers<\/span><\/a> by Bradley Wardell<\/span><\/p>\n

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At a frontier outpost on the fringes of the civilized world, an orphaned messenger named Xander witnesses the destruction of all he knows at the hands of the Fallen, the great enemy thought vanquished during the War of Magic.<\/p>\n

Abruptly, Xander\u2019s life is changed forever. Now he must seek out an ancient artifact of legendary power in the hopes that it can stop the Fallen hordes from destroying the entire kingdom. Little does he realize that the hope of all mankind rests on his young shoulders, as powers of unimaginable might set out to stop him at all costs.<\/p>\n

Aided by his friend Genica, a mysterious thief named Vreen, and a crafty Sion of unknown loyalty, Xander journeys into the heart of the world, where long-hidden secrets will be revealed that could shatter the delicate balance established by the great Cataclysm a thousand years earlier.<\/p>\n

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The Evolutionary Void<\/span><\/a> by Peter F. Hamilton<\/span><\/p>\n

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An innovator praised as one of the inventors of \u201cthe new space opera,\u201d Peter F. Hamilton has also been hailed as the heir of such golden-age giants as Heinlein and Asimov. His star-spanning sagas are distinguished by deft plotting, engaging characters, provocative explorations of science and society, and soaring imaginative reach. Now, in one of the most eagerly anticipated offerings of the year, Hamilton brings his acclaimed Void trilogy to a stunning close.
\nExposed as the Second Dreamer, Araminta has become the target of a galaxywide search by government agent Paula Myo and the psychopath known as the Cat, along with others equally determined to prevent\u2014or facilitate\u2014the pilgrimage of the Living Dream cult into the heart of the Void. An indestructible microuniverse, the Void may contain paradise, as the cultists believe, but it is also a deadly threat. For the miraculous reality that exists inside its boundaries demands energy\u2014energy drawn from everything outside those boundaries: from planets, stars, galaxies . . . from everything that lives.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the parallel story of Edeard, the Waterwalker\u2014as told through a series of addictive dreams communicated to the gaiasphere via Inigo, the First Dreamer\u2014continues to unfold. But now the inspirational tale of this idealistic young man takes a darker and more troubling turn as he finds himself faced with powerful new enemies\u2014and temptations more powerful still. <\/p>\n

With time running out, a repentant Inigo must decide whether to release Edeard\u2019s final dream: a dream whose message is scarcely less dangerous than the pilgrimage promises to be. And Araminta must choose whether to run from her unwanted responsibilities or face them down, with no guarantee of success or survival. But all these choices may be for naught if the monomaniacal Ilanthe, leader of the breakaway Accelerator Faction, is able to enter the Void. For it is not paradise she seeks there, but dominion.<\/p>\n

\nMore in Part I<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Let\u2019s take a quick look to see what\u2019s arrived in the mail here at the Geek Compound. RASL #8 by Jeff Smith Promo copy: RASL receives some disturbing information about the Tesla-based project he helped to develop codenamed St George. … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n