March 25, 2018 The Little Convention That Could So that’s NanoCon Mk. V done. What is NanoCon? It is a science fiction convention hosted by the science fiction club of Lower Columbia College in Longview Washington, a port town on the Columbia River about an hour from the Pacific. It isn’t big. I doubt two… Continue reading The Little Convention That Could. Resurrected Post.
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Mileage Does Vary. Resurrected Post.
January 28, 2018 Mileage Does Vary Sometimes a book does not live up to your memory of it, or to its reputation. Sometimes a book is, in as an objective fashion as you can manage, excellent but not thoroughly enjoyable. I finished John D. MacDonald’s celebrated classic of American tough guy noir The Deep… Continue reading Mileage Does Vary. Resurrected Post.
2018 Tolkien Birthday Bash. Resurrected Post.
January 14, 2018 2018 Tolkien Birthday Bash Saturday I took MBW and the HA into Portland for the annual J.R.R. Tolkien Birthday Celebration at the Kennedy School. At four-years old, the HA is now able to appreciate it to some extent, though her attention still wanes at times. We met up with several friends.… Continue reading 2018 Tolkien Birthday Bash. Resurrected Post.
The Little and the Big. Resurrected Post.
December 17, 2017 The Little and the Big I’ve, at last, worked my way through a couple of massive, minor classics: Little, Big (John Crowley); and Stand on Zanzibar (John Brunner.) “Worked my way through” suggests the process was a chore rather than entertainment. I don’t think that’s entirely accurate, though it might be fair… Continue reading The Little and the Big. Resurrected Post.
J.R.R. Tolkien: Appendix N’s Controversial Entry. Resurrected Post.
October 22, 2017 J.R.R. Tolkien: Appendix N’s Controversial Entry Writing about J.R.R. Tolkien is challenging unless one cares nothing for originality. Oceans of ink have been used discussing the man and his work. Merely reiterating what has been written before would prove easy enough. Therein lies the problem. Originality may be illusory, but I still… Continue reading J.R.R. Tolkien: Appendix N’s Controversial Entry. Resurrected Post.
Appendix N, Margaret St. Clair. Resurrected Post.
August 27, 2017 Appendix N, Margaret St. Clair I’ve been reluctant to write this one. You know the ubiquitous maternal aphorism “If you don’t have anything nice to say, say nothing at all. “ And I dislike offering particularly critical opinions of other writers. After all, who am I to judge. The first book by… Continue reading Appendix N, Margaret St. Clair. Resurrected Post.
Fred Saberhagen: Appendix N’s Master Craftsman. Resurrected Post.
June 25, 2017 Fred Saberhagen: Appendix N’s Master Craftsman I’ve reached Fred Saberhagen in my Appendix N irregular series of posts. And I’m extremely pleased by that since it afforded me an excuse to re-read Empire of the East. True, one cannot do Saberhagen justice by concentrating on Empire of the East alone, but that’s what… Continue reading Fred Saberhagen: Appendix N’s Master Craftsman. Resurrected Post.
How Does Post-Apocalyptic Fiction Tie in to Sword and Sorcery? Plus Savage Journal Entry 4.
The end of modern civilization. What caused it? Nuclear war, plague, zombies, alien invasion? Pick your poison. But the world we know is gone. Survivors must carry on. And therein lies a tale. Or a plethora of tales. Here you’ve got your Post-Apocalyptic fiction. A lone hero with a sword faces down supernatural foes in… Continue reading How Does Post-Apocalyptic Fiction Tie in to Sword and Sorcery? Plus Savage Journal Entry 4.
The Five Best Fantasy Series. Plus Savage Journal Entry 3.
There was a time when bookshops were the domain primarily of discrete novels, or perhaps a sequel or two. Complete, single-volume stories sat at the apex of the bookstore ecosystem in the epoch before multi-volume epics ruled the shelves. But, for good or ill, their time has passed, their dominance supplanted by the era of… Continue reading The Five Best Fantasy Series. Plus Savage Journal Entry 3.