Two Quick Shots: Thundar and Tigers of the Sea
Thundar: Man of Two Worlds was meant as the first in a series, judging by the textual evidence. It is the work of John Bloodstone
October 27, 2024
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The Ship of Ishtar
Look, The Ship of Ishtar is an unusual book. There’s no question of that. It dispenses with traditional tropes. A. Merritt does not tread familiar
October 20, 2024
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Re-reading Dwellers in the Mirage. Blended Whisky.
A. Merritt‘s Dwellers in the Mirage is a farrago of elements, blending almost perfectly in a heroic fantasy adventure. I wonder, though, if some of
October 13, 2024
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Flame and Crimson. Rock On.
Flame and Crimson is Brian Murphy’s affectionate yet fair examination and analysis of the Sword-and-Sorcery sub-genre of Fantasy. (Disclaimer: Brian is an acquaintance. So factor
October 6, 2024
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Part III of a Review of “A Treasury of Fantasy.” (REH Has Entered the Chat.)
Following is my review of the last half of A Treasury of Fantasy. Part I is here. Part II here. The Wood Beyond the World.
September 29, 2024
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Part II of a Review of “A Treasury of Fantasy.” “Phantastes.”
Part II of my review of A Treasury of Fantasy covers only one entry, but it accounts for a good quarter of the length of
September 22, 2024
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Part I of a Review of “A Treasury of Fantasy.”
Today I’m going to cover the first quarter of the contents of A Treasury of Fantasy. This early 1980’s volume contains a chronologically arranged selection
September 15, 2024
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Idylls of the King. Return Again to the Matter of Britain.
I doubt I could recall the sheer number — let alone the titles — of all the books, comics, short stories, films, and television shows
September 8, 2024
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James P. Blaylock’s “The Stone Giant”
James P. Blaylock’s twee trilogy comes to close, oddly enough with a beginning of sorts. The Stone Giant does not pick up with the further
September 1, 2024
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