Travel to the Edge of the World with Dunsany. Travel Director, Lin Carter.

At the Edge of the World is another excellent collection of Lord Dunsany‘s short fiction, curated by that notable literary docent, Lin Carter. Dunsany’s prose is by turns, melancholy, enchanting, and elegiac, but always poetic. I’ve read some of these before, but Dunsany holds up tenaciously to re-reading. That one man contributed so much poignant… Continue reading Travel to the Edge of the World with Dunsany. Travel Director, Lin Carter.

Wandering Dunsany’s “Beyond the Fields We Know.”

Beyond the Fields We Know is part of the peerless Adult Fantasy series, edited by Lin Carter. Carter curates and edits selections from Lord Dunsany and once again proves his editorial chops. This is an excellent collection and the editorial material isn’t merely filler. The collection starts with early Dunsany, printing his complete The Gods… Continue reading Wandering Dunsany’s “Beyond the Fields We Know.”

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, faceted gem to be enjoyed for its color, sparkle, and luster. These are not lengthy tales. These are snippets, anecdotes, oneiric snapshots of dreamscapes. It there is a throughline or… Continue reading Lord Dunsany’s Book of Wonder

Remedial Fantasy for the Chronically Lazy: A Top Five List. Resurrected Post.

April 8, 2018 Remedial Fantasy For the Chronically Lazy: A Top Five List A couple of weeks ago I moderated a panel on the essential science fiction writers of the Golden Age. The premise was which writers should someone read if he were interested in acquiring a grounding in sci-fi but possessed either limited time… Continue reading Remedial Fantasy for the Chronically Lazy: A Top Five List. Resurrected Post.

Lord Dunsany, Appendix N. Resurrected Post.

June 7, 2015 Lord Dunsany, Appendix N Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett – now there’s a moniker to drag along behind you like an anchor. It is probably for the best we know him simply as Lord Dunsany. Lord Dunsany belongs among the stylists immortalized in the Dungeons & Dragons recommended reading list, Appendix N.… Continue reading Lord Dunsany, Appendix N. Resurrected Post.