Comments on: Book Giveaway: Wolfhound Century (30/9/2013)

By: Stephen Deas

Stephen Deas — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 13:47:21 +0000

The gods of random say Thejaswi wins. Russian themed SF&F? Yellow Blue Tibia by Adam Roberts is pretty good…

By: Mango Heroics

Mango Heroics — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 16:54:34 +0000

P.S. Suggestions for additional Russian-themed SF&F would be much appreciated! I already have C. Valente’s Deathless…

By: Mango Heroics

Mango Heroics — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 16:51:03 +0000

My father’s father and older brother were born in Russia. After immigrating to the US my grandfather taught Russian at a junior college in Chicago. I grew up on tales of baba yaga, and later was strongly encouraged to read all the great Russian novels. So imagine my delight at learning of novels in my favorite genre(s) with themes from my youth, writ speculative and fantastic! I think I’ll first read Deathless and then Wolfhound Century. But I admit I’ve got to finish my “Northmen” list first: All Gallows (3), Blood’s Pride & Swords of Good Men.

By: BenjaminJB

BenjaminJB — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 16:04:46 +0000

Well, I always liked the fact that the Soviets misprinted maps during the Cold War and that Western intelligence agencies had to try to reconstruct the real world–like where rivers and towns actually were.

But my current favorite Russian weirdness has to do with an anti-drinking procedure that involves inserting a subdermal capsule of disulfuram, with the understanding that if you drink, that capsule will release the disulfuram, which will kill you.

(http://www.marketplace.org/topics/world/russia-rx/killer-cure-alcoholism-russia)

By: Ren Kuroya

Ren Kuroya — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 13:34:20 +0000

random fun facts: when the Mongols took Russia they laid those who surrendered down, build a platform, and had a party to their dying screams. Cathleen the great was famous for her amatory exploits including with a horse.

By: Thejaswi Udupa

Thejaswi Udupa — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 07:22:35 +0000

Weird shit about Russia? Right.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvS351QKFV4

By: Ren Kuroya

Ren Kuroya — Thu, 03 Oct 2013 16:16:23 +0000

It sounds like a neat read.

By: Cameron Johnston

Cameron Johnston — Wed, 02 Oct 2013 10:21:29 +0000

I’ll leave this link here and slowly walk away…

Dueling penis painting of Putin and Obama confiscated by Russian officials:
http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/15514653-dueling-penis-painting-of-putin-and-obama-confiscated-by-russian-officials-nsfw

By: Romeo Kennedy

Romeo Kennedy — Mon, 30 Sep 2013 22:36:44 +0000

I have never been to Russia but I hear its nice this time of year.

By: paul

paul — Mon, 30 Sep 2013 13:24:15 +0000

Dave , I reviewed it here if your interested

http://pipbookview.wordpress.com/2013/07/18/wolfhound-century-peter-higgins-fast-paced-thrilling-fantasy-well-wort-a-look/

Trippy book but great world building with a decent plot. You’ll think differently about angels once you’ve read it.