Kindel SystemsCharlie Kindel's really cool website.Book Review: Scorpion Down- October 29, 2007 In 1987 I was an intern at IBM Federal Systems Division in Manassas, VA. I was working on testing the software for the ANBQQ-5D bow-mounted spherical array sonar system for the SSN 688 Class (Los Angeles) fast attack nuclear submarines. This was shortly after Tom Clancy had written The Hunt for Red October, one of my favorite books of all time. In fact, my "interview" for the internship was almost entirely a discussion about the book and how realistic a picture Clancy had painted of.http://kindel.com/blogs/charlie/archive/2007/10/29/book-review-scorpion-down.aspx Book Review: Queen of Candesce: Book Two of Virga- October 29, 2007 Late last year I "discovered" Karl Schroeder when I read Sun of Suns: Book One of Virga. Recently he released the 2nd book of this series titled Queen of Candesce: Book Two of Virga and I finished it this weekend. Like the first book I thoroughly enjoyed it. Like the first book, I found a few too many "convenient" plot alignments. But overall, Karl paints an amazing picture of a "world" that is extraordinarily rich and unique. I am now eagerly awaiting...http://kindel.com/blogs/charlie/archive/2007/10/29/book-review-queen-of-candesce-book-two-... |