As of now, my travels have taken me from the early 1800s in a war between the French empire and the sovereign nation of Russia, to being a detective in the streets of L.A., hunting down thieves, murderers, and conspiracists, to the futuristic past of a long, long time ago, following the adventures of a lone jedi in a very hostile territory in a faraway galaxy.
What I’m Reading
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
I have posted about this book a couple of weeks back. I am currently on page 387. This book was recommended to me by a friend for inspiration for a story I am currently writing of my own.
I am absolutely enjoying this book. I have gone from not liking certain characters to loving them, and then wondering what the heck they are doing. Kind of like how one would react to someone else in real life. The book does a great job of portraying the atmosphere of the times of war and peace.
Star Wars: Knight Errant by John Jackson Miller
I am on a long journey of reading all of the Star Wars Legends books. I’m reading them in timeline order. Having already read the ones that came before this is the next book in the series for me, and afterward I will start the Darth Bane Trilogy.
I was not expecting to feel so lonely reading this book. Kerra Holt is a lone Jedi, and I suspect that she will be the only Jedi in this book, which is really different from what I am used to. I am hoping this book will include a narration of what happened to all the Sith for there to be left Darth Bane and his apprentice.
What I’m Playing
L.A. Noire (Team Bondi/ Rockstar Games)
This gem of a game is something I always like to go back to. I haven’t played a game quite like it since. It’s a great detective game with subplots that lead to a major narrative, beautiful music, and keeps one on their toes.
My wife has been watching me play it. We enjoy the atmosphere of the game. It’s been years since the last time I played it, but I never, until this playthrough, looked anything up on the Black Dahlia case. I didn’t know that was a real unsolved case until recently. So I have been playing this game while thinking respectfully of the case that was never solved.
Although I do wonder if the homicide cases leading to the man who murdered the Black Dahlia, in the game’s universe, his death, and the cover-up to follow, was a play on the theory that’s out there of the police, or someone out there, actually discovering who killed the Black Dahlia but covering it up because of some conspiracy. We may never know, but she deserves our respect when looking back on her.
Common Thread
All three of these worlds deal with characters under pressure but insisting on staying on the path of truth and morality. Whether it’s Prince Andrei and Count Perre having opposing views, that they believe are best for everyone, of those less fortunate with a war on its way, the lone Jedi putting her opportunity of taking out the enemy on hold to save her friend, or the detective seeking justice in a town that seems to have so little of it.
These stories so us people who insist on staying human even when the world begins to turn gray.
What’s Next
I imagine it will take me a while to finish War and Peace, but in the meantime, I plan on posting another Currently Reading post on it.
When I finish Star Wars: Knight Errant and post about it, I will turn my attention to Halo: Renegades by Kelly Gray.
After I am done with L.A. Noire, I am going to go back to naval warfare in WWII in the game Battlestations: Pacific (Square Enix).
Please let me know what worlds you are currently exploring and what you think of the ones that I am on now.
Stay tuned for Sunday: Truth in the Shadows: A Look Inside L.A. Noire.
Digital Archiver signing off.
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