Lord Dunsany’s Book of Wonder
This collection of short stories by Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, aka Lord Dunsany, is akin to a jewel box. Each story is a brilliant,
May 5, 2024
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Poul Anderson’s Magnificent “A Midsummer Tempest.”
1974’s A Midsummer Tempest exhibits an artist working at the height of his powers. It is a work that defies clear categorization. Poul Anderson has
April 28, 2024
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Science Fiction’s Top Five Tough Guys
Most everyone loves the fictional tough guy: the battle-hardened enforcer as quick with his fists as he is with a wry comment. He’s usually not
April 21, 2024
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Poul Anderson’s “Fantasy.” A Showcase.
In 1981, Poul Anderson put out a collection of selections of his fantasy short stories, titled plainly enough Fantasy. Though perhaps that’s misleading, as not
April 14, 2024
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Jack of Shadows. A Dark Gem of a Novel.
I have at last managed to fill in a lacuna in my Appendix N reading. Jack of Shadows is, in someways, Roger Zelazny condensed to
April 7, 2024
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The Swords Trilogy. Psychedelic Sword and Sorcery
It seems impossible to write about a book without invoking the reviewers personal connection with the book and the author. Age, circumstance, and location can
March 31, 2024
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The Green Knight, Roland, and More Delving into Roots
Stories cannot help but build on prior stories. Conventions story tellers are not even aware they are employing all derive from some earlier source. Even
March 24, 2024
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Merida and Vicinity
I returned Wednesday from a week in Merida, Mexico. Merida is the capital, and largest city, in the State of Yucatan. MBW, the HA, and
March 17, 2024
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Swords Against Tomorrow: A Wickedly Sharp Collection of Yesterday
I can’t say I get the title. The rather generic — but perfectly acceptable — introduction by Robert Hoskins does not clarify. But what is
March 10, 2024
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