Category Archives: Fantasy

Tolkien 101: War in Middle Earth Computer Game

Posted on July 19, 2018 by

The work of J.R.R. Tolkien managed to produce one of my three favorite strategy games of all-time—1988’s War in Middle Earth (the other two are Fantasy Empires (1993) and Sword of the Samurai (1989)).  I burned many, many hours playing … Continue reading →

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Brandon Sanderson Sets Up Oathbringer With Edgedancer

Posted on June 12, 2018 by

I picked up four books to read in anticipation of Oathbringer: the Mistborn trilogy and Edgedancer.  As I mentioned in my reviews of the Mistborn books, that trilogy isn’t very closely tied to the Stormlight Archive (but it is also … Continue reading →

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Tolkien 101: The Animated Tolkien Movies

Posted on June 7, 2018 by

Whew boy, did I need a palate cleanser after watching Peter Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy.  And I did love the Rankin/Bass adaptation of The Hobbit as a kid, after all.  So it turns out that, of the three animated adaptations, that … Continue reading →

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Wrath of Empire Cements McClellan’s Reputation as Dean of Flintlock Fantasy

Posted on June 5, 2018 by

First things first, this review is going to be full of spoilers for Sins of Empire, the first book in McClellan’s Gods of Blood and Powder series.  If you haven’t read that book, go back and read that review instead … Continue reading →

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Wild Stars III: Time Warmageddon–Available for Pre-Order Now!

Posted on June 2, 2018 by

Originally posted on Cirsova:
Pre-Orders for Michael Tierney’s Wild Stars III: Time Warmageddon are live now! Faster-than-light scouts are arriving at distant suns to discover that they have been “replaced” by white dwarfs and their planets have gone missing… Terraformers…

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Tolkien 101: Peter Jackson’s Hobbit Movie Trilogy

Posted on May 31, 2018 by

It is no accomplishment to walk into a movie expecting to dislike and to dislike it.  I never expected to like Peter Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy.  I gave up any hope of that as soon I heard that he was turning … Continue reading →

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Can’t-Wait Wednesday: Ravencry by Ed McDonald

Posted on May 30, 2018 by

Ed McDonald’s debut Blackwing was one of my favorite reads last year.  I’m not the only one who thinks so—Blackwing is on the shortlist for the Gemmell Awards Morningstar Award.  I’m not a big fan of Grimdark, but Blackwing was … Continue reading →

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