James Blaylock delivered a fine sequel to The Elfin Ship with The Disappearing Dwarf. What I wrote about Elfin Ship remains applicable to Dwarf. Blaylock did not stray far from the formula. Why should he? If it ain’t broke…It was a nice break from some of the more dour and serious minded works I’ve been… Continue reading Even More Quick Hits: The Disappearing Dwarf and The War Games of Zelos.
Month: August 2024
The Seedbearers: 1970s Timecapsule
The Seedbearers was Peter Valentine Timlett’s first novel. The “About the Author” section at the back states that the book was “prompted by by his interest in the occult.” That much seems clear enough after a read through. The story begins in a sort of proto-grim dark fashion. Timlett leaned into both the grim and… Continue reading The Seedbearers: 1970s Timecapsule
Jaunt to San Antonio
The summer break draws to a close. The HA returns to school tomorrow. I took her and MBW to San Antonio for a short trip. We’d been to Six Flags before (though the HA does not remember any of it.) This time we spent several hot, footsore hours at Sea World. Getting soaked has never… Continue reading Jaunt to San Antonio
More Quick Hits. “The Lost Valley of Iskander” and “Expendables 2: The Rings of Tantalus.”
Francis Xavier Gordon — El Borak — is a quintessential Robert E. Howard hero. He is an American, a crack shot and wickedly fast swordsman, an intrepid and renowned explorer of the East, featured in conversations in caravanserai to bazaar from Kabul to Delhi. The Lost Valley of Iskander collects three tales of El Borak.… Continue reading More Quick Hits. “The Lost Valley of Iskander” and “Expendables 2: The Rings of Tantalus.”