Tag Archives: Fairy Stories

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

Posted on September 10, 2019 by H.P.

“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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SF: Who Fears the Devil? by Manly Wade Wellman

Posted on May 29, 2019 by H.P.

Originally posted on Hillbilly Highways:
I went to a panel at the WorldCon in San Antonio a few years back on Texas Pulp SF.  Apart from the 800-lb. gorilla in the room, Texans were grossly underrepresented in the pulps.  The…

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Pre-Tolkien Fantasy Challenge: Howard, Moore, and Dunsany

Posted on September 6, 2018 by H.P.

The Pre-Tolkien Fantasy Challenge was made by Alexandru Constantin over at the Barbarian Book Club.  The rules are simple: Identify 3 Fantasy stories written before Lord of the Rings was published. 3 stories written before 1954. Review all three on … Continue reading →

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Tolkien 101: The Animated Tolkien Movies

Posted on June 7, 2018 by H.P.

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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Can’t-Wait Wednesday: Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

Posted on May 23, 2018 by H.P.

Novik’s Uprooted was the best novel I had read in a long time.  I’m thrilled that she is returning to the sub-genre with Spinning Silver.  Spinning Silver isn’t a sequel, per my understanding, but I gather it is the same … Continue reading →

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Tolkien 101: Rereading The Hobbit

Posted on May 10, 2018 by H.P.

I’ve been trying to keep my paper library to a manageable size, but I’m afraid of the quality of the kindle versions for old books.  So I’ve been buying even more physical books.  At least the books back then, like … Continue reading →

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Some Dark Holler Beats Manly Wade Wellman at His Own Game

Posted on September 5, 2017 by H.P.

Bauserman pitched an advanced copy of Some Dark Holler to me because I reviewed a collection of Manly Wade Wellman’s Silver John stories.  I get a lot of these, usually with the author comparing their work to some colossus in … Continue reading →

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Throwback SF Thursday: Who Fears the Devil? by Manly Wade Wellman

Posted on April 20, 2017 by H.P.

I went to a panel at the WorldCon in San Antonio a few years back on Texas Pulp SF.  Apart from the 800-lb. 1800-lb. gorilla in the room, Texans were grossly underrepresented in the pulps.  The consensus was that they … Continue reading →

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Review of Uprooted by Naomi Novik

Posted on July 26, 2016 by H.P.

Uprooted may be the most perfect fantasy novel I have read since A Game of Thrones.  Or maybe The Lord of the Rings. Uprooted is a finalist for the 2016 Hugo Award for Best Novel, and it has my vote.

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Review of The Scar by Sergey and Marina Dyachenko, translated by Elinor Huntington

Posted on August 11, 2015 by H.P.

Crime & Punishment & Sorcery The Scar is the type of book that makes you weep for the limitations of sub-genre delineations. Not epic in scope and apparently intended to stand alone despite being part of a larger cycle. The … Continue reading →

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