John Griogair BellAug 5, 2025

“Reality did not hew neatly to imagined archetypes.”

https://library.hrmtc.com/2025/08/05/reality-did-not-hew-neatly-to-imagined-archetypes/

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John Griogair BellMay 13, 2025

“He lost himself in what the untold years had done, the ablation of molecules and lives, layers and layers ground to fine dust.”

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"He lost himself in what the untold years had done, the ablation of molecules and lives, layers and layers ground to fine dust." - The Hermetic Library Blog

He lost himself in what the untold years had done, the ablation of molecules and lives, layers and layers ground to fine dust. Hugh Howey, Wool [Amazon, Bookshop, Libro.fm, Publisher, Local Library] Consider also: “Toiler of ages, Culling sweetness with labor, I thy disciple” The Slavic Myths “Be of good cheer. The hour of your […]

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John Griogair BellApr 21, 2025

The Diamond Age

https://library.hrmtc.com/2025/04/21/the-diamond-age/

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The Diamond Age - The Hermetic Library Blog

Hermetic Library Fellow T Polyphilus reviews The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady’s Illustrated Primer [Amazon, Bookshop, Publisher, Local Library] by Neal Stephenson It’s hard to believe that this book is now nearly thirty years old! The “Diamond Age” is a relatively near future–the late 21st century?–in which nanofabrication has made diamond cheaper than glass. […]

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John Griogair BellMar 24, 2025

The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

https://library.hrmtc.com/2025/03/24/the-moon-is-a-harsh-mistress/

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The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress - The Hermetic Library Blog

Hermetic Library Fellow T Polyphilus reviews The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress [Amazon, Bookshop, Libro.fm, Publisher, Local Library] by Robert A Heinlein Robert A. Heinlein’s Hugo-winning novel The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress is politically-oriented “hard” sf from the 1960s. Even if we are still fifty years short of the date of the story, being […]

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