Lazy Weekend

Well, Sarah's out of town for the weekend, so I'm playing catch-up on some reading and some homework. I'd be more exciting, I assure you, but my sinuses are still on strike because of my cold and all of the pollen, and the last thing I need to subject them to is a smoke-filled bar or club. It's disappointing; I'd love to go down to Parkway, but my head just would not take it right now.

If you're a George R.R. Martin fan, odds are good (sorry, folks) that the only work of his that you're familiar with is his Song of Ice and Fire series of books. This should be corrected. I just finished reading his science-fiction novel The Dying of the Light, and wow, it's good. One thing that he is consistent about, through all of his books, is not giving you what you expect, and making you like it.

I keep trying to come up with an adequate review of the book, without resorting to spoilers, and it's just not working. Read the book already.