Roadside Picnic (Пикник на обочине - Piknik na obochine) is a science fiction novel written by brothers Arkady (1925 – 1991) and Boris (1933 – 2012) Strugatsky in 1971. The book has been the source of inspiration for various works and been adapted onto various media over the years. One of its merits in influence is coining the loan word stalker in its specific meaning (which I've gone over in my Metro 2033 post) in the Russian language.
Monday, October 30, 2023
Friday, October 27, 2023
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition
I picked up my paused Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition run again. Actually beating the game took longer than I recall it taking back in the day, though -- I could swear I used to get through it from start to finish over one weekend. Maybe due to not playing it for years I had forgotten the best routes to take for optimal time saving.
Sunday, October 15, 2023
The Fractal Prince & The Causal Angel
Hannu Rajaniemi kept his heavy show-don't-tell style until the very end of his Quantum Thief trilogy. Only in the third novel I got a somewhat clear understanding of the factions and the recent history of the setting: how things came to be. The trilogy is certainly a wild ride all the way through. There's no stopping for strange words; you just keep reading and hope things will make sense at some point.
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