TV Review: Seven Swordsmen aka “Seven Swords Descend from Mount Heaven”

In 17th Century China, the Qing Dynasty now rules where once the Ming Dynasty did. Many Han resent their new Manchu overlords and pockets of rebellion are everywhere. To help quell the resistance, the Qing have banned the practice of martial arts by ordinary citizens. The Red Spear Society strongly objects to this…

Book Review: Among Others by Jo Walton

It is 1979, and Morwenna Phelps is no longer blessed with a living twin. The same accident shattered her hip and leg so that she cannot run or dance, or even exist without pain. Her beloved grandfather had a stroke, and cannot care for her, and her mother is broken in…other ways. So she ran away and Child Services got involved. Which is why she’s now in the…