Retro Review: December 1983 “Fantasy Book”
Later today I will be driving MBW, the HA, and myself down to Galveston for the remainder of the Memorial Day weekend. My sister and
May 26, 2024
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Arthur Conan Doyle’s “Sir Nigel.” Bildungsroman? Prequel? Fun.
My post last week post reviewed The White Company. Today I’m looking at the subsequent novel, Sir Nigel. Though written about a decade later, the
May 19, 2024
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Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The White Company”
Originally serialized in a magazine in the last decade of the 19th century, A. Conan Doyle’s The White Company is damned near perfection. Conan Doyle
May 12, 2024
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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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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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