tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post5796900369066440231..comments2024-03-27T11:04:31.390-04:00Comments on From the Sorcerer's Skull: Baroque SpaceTreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-86750245466211395582014-12-21T03:18:30.178-05:002014-12-21T03:18:30.178-05:00The series in question is "The Reaches",...The series in question is "The Reaches", by David Drake.Kitchen Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08792175092150057397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-35575268268323180812014-02-21T14:34:43.706-05:002014-02-21T14:34:43.706-05:00@Chris - I confess to being proud of that pun. Gla...@Chris - I confess to being proud of that pun. Glad you like it.<br /><br />@Gus - Interesting. I'll have to see if I can track down that book.Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-11168517833360840802014-02-21T12:20:10.019-05:002014-02-21T12:20:10.019-05:00I would play that game. I would enjoy it.
I remem...I would play that game. I would enjoy it.<br /><br />I remember reading a space opera retelling of the voyages of Sir Francis Drake with kludgey ceramic ships and lots of grimdark, descents into bloodthirsty madness, alien enslavement, zealotry and generally dung ages in space. It was pretty ok. Can't remember the name or author - I think it would be good source material here.Gus Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872819206286105195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-73702485972348322692014-02-21T08:01:25.853-05:002014-02-21T08:01:25.853-05:00That's great -- the "Doge of Venus" ...That's great -- the "Doge of Venus" made me grin from ear to ear.Chris C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08655640273250716377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-5467528300996649552014-02-20T20:09:28.376-05:002014-02-20T20:09:28.376-05:00Thanks guys.
@Jack - Of course!
seaofstarsrpg - ...Thanks guys.<br /><br />@Jack - Of course!<br /><br />seaofstarsrpg - Only the lowest of the low would stray of them. Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-34822322647360395592014-02-20T18:45:31.020-05:002014-02-20T18:45:31.020-05:00The Solar Contract Code is widely observed by thes...The Solar Contract Code is widely observed by these venturers into the mercenary trade. These rules of contact and decorum are enforced by the extremely well-dressed Judicial Enforcement TribunalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-74050376002577202352014-02-20T17:21:35.929-05:002014-02-20T17:21:35.929-05:00I like the combination of elements here. Sword &a...I like the combination of elements here. Sword & Planet amped up to 11. <br /><br />I read "Mercurian" as "Mercurial," which one hopes would be the temperament of the Emperor. Jack H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15613881236818413803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-15650491103334777272014-02-20T13:18:24.362-05:002014-02-20T13:18:24.362-05:00This is a lovely prose poem that opens up an evoca...This is a lovely prose poem that opens up an evocative setting. Love it. Tallgeesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16045006122540505779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-18597483515423031362014-02-20T10:54:04.721-05:002014-02-20T10:54:04.721-05:00Swash and buckle in space. I like this idea.Swash and buckle in space. I like this idea.commissarmoodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17453787431294606707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-2367166812102705012014-02-20T10:36:37.180-05:002014-02-20T10:36:37.180-05:00As I always like to say, if it's not baroque, ...As I always like to say, if it's not baroque, don't fix it.<br /><br />Lame puns aside, this is an interesting mashup of space and swashbuckling themes - it practically demands some swaggering, cavalier pirates hanging out in the asteroid belt.Simon J. Hogwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07709835550452996449noreply@blogger.com