Category Archives: Fantasy

The Harp of Kings is a character-driven, Celtic fantasy

Posted on September 10, 2019 by

“A person can never hear too many tales.  Tales are like honey cakes.  Once you have tasted one, you want another, and another, and always more.” There is a rich vein of Celtic history and mythology that runs from The … Continue reading →

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Wheel of Time TV Show Casts Lan

Posted on September 5, 2019 by

The first major casting announcement for the upcoming Wheel of Time TV show on Amazon Prime was Rosamund Pike as Moiraine.  Three weeks ago the Amazon powers-that-be gave us a huge announcement of five of the six main characters in … Continue reading →

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Half a King was my Introduction to Joe Abercrombie

Posted on August 27, 2019 by

Half a King is Joe Abercrombie’s first book marketed as Young Adult.  It was also my introduction to Abercrombie’s work.  It’s easy to see why he is so popular.  He displays an easy skill with the technical aspects, both at … Continue reading →

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Thick as Thieves is Fun, Pulpy SF Crime Fiction

Posted on August 20, 2019 by

Thick as Thieves is a pulpy adventure SF tale about a burly soldier-turned-tavern bouncer, Brick, who makes the mistake of agreeing to a simple plan and gets involved over his head in a heist.  Although Lizzi is really telling more … Continue reading →

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Wheel of Time TV Show Makes Casting Announcement for 5 of 6 Main Characters

Posted on August 15, 2019 by

News about The Wheel of Time TV show has been slow these days, but we finally have some real news, and, whew boy, is it big news!  The show announced the casting for Rand al’Thor, Egwene al’Vere, Mat Cauthon, Nynaeve … Continue reading →

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Kings of the Wyld is a Wild Ride

Posted on July 16, 2019 by

Great storytelling hay can be reaped by taking old tropes and flat out running with them until you reach their natural, logical conclusion.  (See, e.g., M.L. Brennan’s Generation V series.)  Eames does just that with the band of adventurers model … Continue reading →

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Short Review Roundup – Falling Behind (Expectations) edition

Posted on June 25, 2019 by

The purpose of a book review blog is to publish book reviews.  (Look at me—courting controversy!)  I really feel like I have been slacking off around here.  I haven’t even really been reading that much (fantasy), but I have a … Continue reading →

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