Follows the lives of three young males living in the Crenshaw ghetto of Los Angeles, dissecting questions of race, relationships, violence, and future prospects.
In the evening Jaiden, Alice, Esme, and I watched Boyz n the Hood. The movie was a bit slow but I liked it a lot. I give it a solid 8 out of 10.
At the remote end of Mircea's Wisp, far out on the galaxy's Perseid Arm, is the Purple Rose System- containing the three stars Lorca, Sing and Syrene. Around Syrene swings the spectacular planet Cadwal, which the now defunct Naturalist Society of Earth long ago chartered to forever protect from exploitation. Cadwal is administered from Araminta Station- where young Glawen Clattuc wonders what the future may hold for him in the hierarchic, constrained society of Cadwal. His budding relationship with the lovely Sessily Veder ends with her mysterious disappearance- casting Glawen into a strange adventure, and the unraveling of a potent conspiracy.
In the evening I started in Araminta Station, book 1 of 3 in the Cadwal Chronicles by Jack Vance. I had downloaded the ebook from the official Jack Vance website last Saturday. I had bought the ebook years ago, together with some others, and had finally decided to reread it as an ebook as I no longer owned the hard copy. I had downloaded the version with the wonderful cover art by Luc Desmarchelier.