There are people who fascinate and frustrate, people we call ‘larger than life.’ Some of my favorite figures in history are such people. Genghis Khan was a… Read more “Book Review: The Many Faces of Josephine Baker”
Tag: History
Book Review: Salt
The dry recitation of facts does little for distribution of historic wisdom. Certainly, there has been a move toward making history more palatable and more relatable for… Read more “Book Review: Salt”
Book Review: Over the Edge of the World
“Magellan was generally at his best, and a far more sympathetic character, when he was the underdog. At such moments, his best qualities came to the fore:… Read more “Book Review: Over the Edge of the World”
Movie Review: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
For many Star Trek fans, “The Undiscovered Country” is a redemption of the series after the disaster of “The Final Frontier.” I can not be counted among… Read more “Movie Review: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country”
A Few Days in Puerto Rico
A couple weeks back, my amazing partner and I hopped on an airplane and headed down to San Juan, Puerto Rico. Neither of us had been there… Read more “A Few Days in Puerto Rico”
Book Review: The Secret History of the Mongol Queens
“She did not yet know of what she might be capable. She had no man to fight for her, no woman to advise her. The road before… Read more “Book Review: The Secret History of the Mongol Queens”
Book Review: A World Lit Only By Fire
The more I read about history, the more questions I have, the more I want to read and learn, and the less appealing any part of it… Read more “Book Review: A World Lit Only By Fire”
Conquest of the Sphere: Una Ethnicity
The Una are the dominant advanced species on much of the southern half of the world. They live in nearly every environment, from desert to ocean. Some… Read more “Conquest of the Sphere: Una Ethnicity”
Gods and Heroes of the Celts
What makes Marie-Louise Sjoestedt’s take on a culture’s mythology different from other its type that I’ve read is that it is not a retelling of myths or… Read more “Gods and Heroes of the Celts”
Conquest of the Sphere: Three Cities
In response to some feedback from my last post about the setting, I’ve written brief sketches of three locations for Conquest of the Sphere. This setting is… Read more “Conquest of the Sphere: Three Cities”
Matthew J. Constantine 