January 17, 2016 Home Hobbits are the quintessential homebodies. So it is no wonder that Professor Tolkien’s literary masterpiece includes one of the few examples in speculative fiction of a lovingly detailed home. Bag End is so finely realized that most of us would love to live there. That makes it a rarity. Homes in speculative… Continue reading Home. Resurrected Post.
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Fritz Leiber, The Touchstone of Appendix N. Resurrected Post.
December 6, 2015 Fritz Leiber, The Touchstone of Appendix N I intend to write today about Fritz Leiber. But first, I want to acknowledge Jan’s Paperbacks for once again arranging a book signing for me. My hat is off to you ladies. What more can be written about Fritz Leiber? He was one of the… Continue reading Fritz Leiber, The Touchstone of Appendix N. Resurrected Post.
Top Ten S&S Characters
Swords and Sorcery fiction provides us with exciting action in memorable settings. It also drops terrific characters into those settings and lets them run free. Some of those characters have stood the test of time. I’ve selected ten of those that I consider the pantheon of the genre. There is no science here. It is… Continue reading Top Ten S&S Characters