April 19, 2015 Currently in the Book Chute I am usually reading three or four books at any given point, all at varying points of completion. Call it the book chute. There are books upstream, queuing up to enter the chute, and there are others just emerging from the chute, freshly read. So here’s a… Continue reading Currently in the Book Chute. Resurrected Post.
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Dune: The Spice Still Flows. Resurrected Post.
April 5, 2015 Dune: The Spice Still Flows Is there a work of science fiction that acts as the standard-bearer for the entire genre, the way “The Lord of the Rings” does for fantasy? I’m not sure. The field is crowded with worthy candidates. But I’d nominate Frank Herbert’s “Dune.” It is a sprawling, glorious… Continue reading Dune: The Spice Still Flows. Resurrected Post.
Elmore Leonard, An Appreciation. Resurrected Post.
December 21, 2014 Elmore Leonard, An Appreciation So you’re asking, “Ken, what the hell? Elmore Leonard didn’t write science fiction or fantasy. What’s a post about him doing on your web log?” To which I say, “Huh?” and proceed to otherwise ignore the question. It is true that – to the best of my knowledge… Continue reading Elmore Leonard, An Appreciation. Resurrected Post.
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The Pirate of World’s End: The Returns Diminish
And so we come to The Pirate of World’s End, the fifth book in Lin Carter’s self-described Gondwane Epic. I stand by my previous comments on the books. There was a playful vibrancy about the everything-and-the-kitchen sink gonzo fantasy at first. Yet as I read this fifth volume, I was reminded of a couple of… Continue reading The Pirate of World’s End: The Returns Diminish
Lin Carter, Appendix N Supplemental. Resurrected Post.
October 24, 2021 Lin Carter, Appendix N Supplemental Rereading DMG’s Appendix N, I noted that the Lin Carter entry specified a single series. Now, I’ve read quite a bit of his stuff. I had plenty of fodder for my post on Mr. Carter. But I’d neglected the very work that got him enshrined in Appendix N.… Continue reading Lin Carter, Appendix N Supplemental. Resurrected Post.
The Enchantress of World’s End. There is Such a Thing as Restraint, Mr. Carter. Resurrected Post.
October 31, 2021 The Enchantress of World’s End. There is Such a Thing as Restraint, Mr. Carter. Lin Carter apparently enjoyed letting his imagination roam free in the first World’s End book (The Warrior of World’s End) so much that he figured even greater license would be even more fun. There may be something to the idea… Continue reading The Enchantress of World’s End. There is Such a Thing as Restraint, Mr. Carter. Resurrected Post.
The Immortal of World’s End: A Psuedo-Comic Travelogue. Resurrected Post.
December 12, 2021 The Immortal of World’s End: A Psuedo-Comic Travelogue Lin Carter put his carnival barker’s hat on. “Step right this way folks, see the mighty sphinx, the flying castle, the illusory city.” He’s clearly entertained by the sights he has to show you and he desperately wants you to be as well. That’s… Continue reading The Immortal of World’s End: A Psuedo-Comic Travelogue. Resurrected Post.
Barbarian-Light. Resurrected Post.
December 19, 2021 Barbarian-Light Lin Carter’s Gondwane Epic continues in The Barbarian of World’s End, the fourth volume. In a pleasant departure from the previous book, this one actually has a plot of sorts. Our sporadically child-like and sporadically wise hero, Ganelon Silvermane, in an almost Conan-esque fashion, rises from captive to Warlord of a barbarian horde.… Continue reading Barbarian-Light. Resurrected Post.