Martin Stellinga - Page 2 of 62 - Aspiring Fantasy & Science Fiction Author

Van Helsing

I watched the first episode of Van Helsing a year or so ago. I’m not a big fan of survival horror TV shows, so after that first episode it sat on my ‘to watch’ list. After Dracula, I decided to start watching again, if only to get the taste of bad vampire show out of my mouth.

The Sword of Truth: fascist, misogynistic and racist

When I read the first book of the Sword of Truth series, over twenty years ago, I thought it was great. Over time my opinion changed, a lot. I mentioned the books last week, and elsewhere, so about time for an analysis.

Swimming lessons: on statistics and parenting

This week, my daughter had her first swimming lesson. A quarter of the Netherlands is below sea level, and another quarter is prone to flooding by river. As a result, learning to swim is part of our culture. Still, when my four-year-old said ‘I can swim already, and I want to dive in the deep pool’ right before her first lesson, I found myself slightly worried.

Primordia

Primordia is an old-school point-and-click adventure game and I’m a sucker for those. Gabriel Knight is still one of my favorite games of all times, and I loved the Blackwell series. Let’s have a look.

Why I stopped watching Game of Thrones

I was discussing Altered Carbon Season 2 with my wife the other day, and we both agreed it isn’t very good. It has the same problem as Game of Thrones does, a show I stopped watching early on and a book series I don’t know if I want to finish even if George RR Martin ever does.