John C. Wright's Journal

We have just make contact, via Gridley Wave, with Dr. Zarkov on the rogue planet Mongo, which, as we all know, is a earth-sized body from outside our solar system that recently and inexplicable swerved from its collision course with earth.

Rather than relating his tremendous adventures (during which he and Virginian Captain John Carter, Dray Prescott, Jonathan Dark, and the Grey Lensman overcame Dr. Fu Manchu and Dr. Moriarty and the beast known as ‘Kur’ who were aiding Ming the Merciless in his plans) Zarkov instead has a word or two, and some rather trenchant quotes, about the state of the science fiction genre.

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• Zarkov posted on August 15, 2015
  Agree. It's going to be interesting to see which present day writers of fantasy and science fiction that will have…
• Zarkov posted on August 15, 2015
  People often seem to change in various directions as they get older. I heard that Tolkien on his later days…
• RedJack posted on August 13, 2015
  I agree. A long time ago, I stumbled on an old trilogy about Han Solo and Chewebaca before Star Wars.…

More than one reader asked for this notes to my latest book, and one of you promised me a healthy tip in my tip jar if I took the time to type all this up.

The race name is all capitalized, then described, and its home aeon name is also in capitals.
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• CPE Gaebler posted on August 5, 2015
  If I recall, the one who got the girl was, everybody? Like, basically every male character got to kiss her…
• Mrmandias posted on August 5, 2015
  Remember who got the girl in Orphans? Our author is an uncomplicated romantic. He doesn't think romantic expectations need any…
• CPE Gaebler posted on August 5, 2015
  "That seems a counterweight to the idea that he’s bewitched, because would a man so ensorcelled show that kind of…

More than one reader asked for these notes to my latest book. I hope this is legible in this format.

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• BigFire posted on August 17, 2015
  Adam and Eve were cast out of Paradise for disobedience, not the act of eating the Fruit of Knowledge. Morality…
• DGDDavidson posted on August 4, 2015
  It's perfectly clear right now that the lack of exile made things very, very bad. I thought that was abundantly…
• luckymarty posted on August 4, 2015
  Surely it was clear from the description of the childrearing practices in Cainem -- or rather, lack of same --…