Tag Archives: Epic Fantasy

Review of Cold Iron by Miles Cameron

Posted on November 6, 2018 by

I was a huge fan of Miles Cameron’s Traitor Son Cycle, the first fantasy by an experienced historical fiction writer.  Which reminds me that I really need to pick up some of Cameron’s historical fiction (written as Christian Cameron).  I … Continue reading →

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Amazon Gives The Wheel of Time the Greenlight!

Posted on October 2, 2018 by

That Amazon has had a TV adaptation of The Wheel of Time in the works has been the worst kept secret in SF over the past several weeks.  The showrunner, Rafe Judkins, has been working on scripts and teasing various … Continue reading →

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An Underappreciated (Albeit Minor) Challenge to Adapting The Wheel of Time for Television

Posted on September 25, 2018 by

If you are a fan of The Wheel of Time and haven’t been reading Sylas K. Barrett’s first read of the series over at Tor.com, you need to be.  Blogging a first read is a daunting task, as I learned … Continue reading →

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Summer School: Tolkien 101 Wrap-Up

Posted on August 30, 2018 by

Annnnd it’s a wrap!  Thank you for joining me for Tolkien 101 this summer.  Counting the announcement post and this one, Tolkien 101 stretched for 19 posts.  I covered The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, all nine movies based … Continue reading →

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Ravencry is Another Grimdark with Hope (but mostly Blood)

Posted on August 21, 2018 by

I’m going to keep this short.  If you haven’t already read the first book in the series, Blackwing, (1) you’re crazy, (2) go read my review of Blackwing.  If you have read Blackwing, then I probably don’t need to do … Continue reading →

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Oathbringer Continues to Build on a Structurally Remarkable Series

Posted on August 14, 2018 by

This is it.  The review that I’ve been scheduling and cancelling in turn for three months.  I will keep this short, because if you have been looking for Oathbringer review, surely you have found one or…1,998 reviews to read first. … Continue reading →

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Tolkien 101: LOTR Appendices

Posted on August 9, 2018 by

Even as a kid, I was thrown off when I got to the climax of The Return of the King and there was still half a book left.  There is that overlong denouement (a problem Tolkien was able to avoid … Continue reading →

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