Ethan Parke Author Blog

  If you have not read The Penitent Warrior, The Covert Militia's First Campaign, stop reading. In their Second Campaign, The Fourth Militia travels to a parallel world inhabited by every animal that ever existed on Earth, including ones that are extinct. That was how the Pirate Spectrum, allies to the Scorpions, smuggled dinosaur eggs to Earth to be used as bioweapons. Now that the Militia has discovered the porthole to the Primal Realm, they journey there and assist the nomadic tribes and feudal kingdoms under the oppression of the Scorpions and the Order of Neo-Nazis. At the same time, the Neo-Soviets, Red Russians, are making progress realigning the U.S.S.R. and are planning to make a pact with the Neo-Nazis that will rebuild the Berlin Wall.  This shows unique world building and is full of breathtaking action, with relatable characters and a compelling story about life with Asperger syndrome in the late 20th century. If you are interested in reading it, or its precursor, ...

To start things off, I don't think anything relating to the Ghostbusters franchise will ever be as good as the first movie. Truth be told, when I was a kid, I thought the movie was based on the cartoon series and welcomed the sequel to the movie. It was never among my favorite movies, but I always liked it, and that said, I liked the parts of Frozen Empire that tried recapturing what made the original a masterpiece and update the parts that aged poorly. There were quite a few funny moments, just like in Afterlife. I understand why people did not like it because some of it was not appropriate, such as bringing back characters we only saw in the first movie. I like the way the main girl was trying to prove herself, and still screwed up, because that is what teenagers are like, including me, and in the end she did.  I know Ghostbusters is nostalgia for a lot of people, which is why they eventually started making sequels after years of development hell. I know some who feel the franchi...

 I did not read a lot of Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan novels, but I enjoy the movies based on them. The Hunt for Red October was a fun start, starring Alec Baldwin, and though it did not have as much action as one would expect, it was an intriguing story of compromise. My favorites, however, were the ones that starred Harrison Ford. Patriot Games was a thrilling story of the folly of revenge. Sean Bean played Sean Miller as a vengeful sociopath who lost all his redeeming qualities when Jack killed his brother. Love for his brother was probably the only humanity Miller had. Clear and Present Danger was also fun, being about the government's lies, something ahead of its time in 1994. We should not see things as black and white but right and wrong. The Sum of All Fears had some fun action but was confusing about the time in which it took place and Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit was fun while I watched it, and then forgotten.   If you are interested in reading action thrillers, likely i...

Though I only read the first Dune novel, I liked the movie that came out in 2021, and looked forward to the next one. I was not disappointed and was blown away by the increase in action. It was still a little slow to start but did not leave you bored waiting for it. Chirstopher Walken was fun as the emperor like he always is.  Austin Butler gave a thrilling performance as Baron Harkonnen's nephew, and his fight with Paul Attreides was a highlight, just like the battle using the sandworms.  The other newcomers, such as Lea Seydeox and Florence Pugh did their job well. I heard the Hallelujah song when Josh Brolin returned as Gurney Halleck, my favorite character. Though I only read the first book by Frank Herbert, I look forward to seeing where they go with that series in the future, and seeing if Paul and Chani can work things out and see if the action is more thrilling next time. Whatever they do, and whichever books they adapt, and if they have to make the rest of the saga a ...