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Charleston Lim was born on one of the 7,641 islands of the Philippines. Fortunate to have survived the island's predators, he managed to get a computer science degree and eventually marry the love of his life. He still lives on the same island with his wife and their perpetual-motion sausage dog.

Having worked various odd jobs, including writing regurgitated nonsense for news publications and peddling life insurance, he has now shifted his focus to writing about made-up worlds and people that not so long ago had only lived in his mind. He is a huge fan of science fiction. Anything involving aliens, quantum computers, and massive black holes gets his blood pumping.

He has released two science fiction books, titled "The Alcuin Rift" and "Echoes
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War. War Never Changes.

War. War Never Changes.

Its an ominous phrase from one of my favorite video game franchises. Yet it is true. Beneath our justifications for war, politics, strategy, religion, or national interests, lies something far older and more primitive.

From Cain striking Abel, we have repeatedly allowed our darker impulses to override reason, compassion, and shared humanity. Cruelty. Vengeance. Ambition. We Read more of this blog post »
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Published on March 16, 2026 19:43 Tags: fallout, iran-war, israel, war, world-war
Average rating: 4.54 · 13 ratings · 11 reviews · 3 distinct worksSimilar authors
Echoes of Oblivion

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The Alcuin Rift

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1521: The Defiance

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Miss America is a gritty crime noir. Very descriptive writing and a lot of emotions involved. Also has a quite strong feminist undertone. Aside from the crime aspect, this book also explores the dark side behind the glamour of pageants. The protagoni ...more
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The setting and story feel like something out of a 90s Japanese anime. Ambitious in scale, slightly quirky, and unapologetically imaginative, which works in its favor. What begins as a small, grounded survival story steadily expands into something mu ...more
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"It’s often said that history is told by the victors, which is true, but even more so is that what is remembered is shaped by those in power, so telling stories from other voices that expand what’s known can reconfigure outlooks and appreciations, as " Read more of this review »
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Brothers, Fathers, and Other Strangers by Mitchell Waldman is a thoughtful and often compelling collection of stories. The pieces feel like slices of everyday experience, capturing moments of alienation, reflection, and connection.

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The start of the book gave me some Twilight vibes. But that quickly changed as we are thrust into the secret world of the Sensorians. The prose is easy to follow, tight and accessible. Turning perceived mental illness into super powers that can be us ...more
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Being hit immediately with an explanation of the languages used and a diagram of characters and timelines foreshadowed what I was about to go through. Surely enough, I needed to really lock in to understand what was happening, when it was happening, ...more
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