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.
Category: Authors
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.
Tea With the Black Dragon. Add a Splash of Gin to Mine. Resurrected Post.
May 14, 2017 Tea With the Black Dragon. Add a Splash of Gin to Mine. Yesterday I finished R.A. MacAvoy’s Tea With the Black Dragon. Serendipitous timing I think considering today is Mother’s Day. If you haven’t read the book, I suppose that comment requires some explanation. Tea With the Black Dragon is a short… Continue reading Tea With the Black Dragon. Add a Splash of Gin to Mine. Resurrected Post.
Don Pendleton’s Science Fiction? Resurrected Post.
April 9, 2017 Don Pendleton’s Science Fiction? You may have known it, but it came as a surprise to me: Don Pendleton wrote science fiction. Mind blown, right? Wait, maybe I should back up a step. I’m proceeding under the assumption that you are all familiar with Don Pendleton. That could be a mistake, what… Continue reading Don Pendleton’s Science Fiction? Resurrected Post.
Between the Covers. Resurrected Post.
February 12, 2017 Between the Covers “What are you reading, Ken?” I assume you are asking for purposes of today’s post. I’m glad you asked. As usual, I have several books going at any one time. This week I finished “The Hunted” by Elmore Leonard. Typically outstanding work. It is also an example of how… Continue reading Between the Covers. Resurrected Post.
Tolkien Birthday Celebration. Resurrected Post.
January 15, 2017 Tolkien Birthday Celebration I made my annual pilgrimage to the Kennedy School for the J.R.R. Tolkien Birthday Bash on Saturday. The recent inclement weather is the likely culprit for this year’s rather sparse attendance. (Seriously, I saw a couple guys on cross-country skis crossing the street when I left.) So I suppose… Continue reading Tolkien Birthday Celebration. Resurrected Post.
Fletcher Pratt, Fleet Admiral of Appendix N. Resurrected Post.
January 8, 2017 Fletcher Pratt, Fleet Admiral of Appendix N Fletcher Pratt, or more precisely, Murray Fletcher Pratt, lived an intriguing life. Seriously, look him up. The man moved in the right circles. Over there, Isaac Asimov, over here, Rex Stout. A true man of letters, making his living as much with non-fiction as with… Continue reading Fletcher Pratt, Fleet Admiral of Appendix N. Resurrected Post.