Category Archives: Books

Terry Pratchett’s The Wee Free Men

Posted on 8th May 2024 by Diverse Voices

Rachel Manija Brown wrote this review. Most of you have already made up your minds about Terry Pratchett. You may quibble that his very earliest books aren’t much good, that his middle-latest ones (the period beginning with Jingo) are rambling … Continue reading →

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Terry Pratchett’s The Colour of Magic

Posted on 8th May 2024 by Kathleen Bartholomew

In 1983 Terry Pratchett’s first Discworld volume was published by Colin Smythe Limited (UK). It wasn’t his first novel, but it was the very first book of what is one of the longest running and best loved series in modern … Continue reading →

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Terry Pratchett’s Night Watch

Posted on 8th May 2024 by Diverse Voices

Christine Doiron wrote this review. As a teenager, around the same time as my Monty Python phase, I went through a brief period where I just couldn’t get enough of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld. But, like all phases, I eventually moved … Continue reading →

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Terry Pratchett’s A Hat Full of Sky

Posted on 8th May 2024 by Diverse Voices

Rachel Manija Brown wrote this review. Tiffany Aching is back. So are Granny Weatherwax and the Nac Mac Feegle. If that means nothing to you, be aware that I’m writing about the sequel to The Wee Free Men, in which … Continue reading →

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Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman’s Good Omens; Martin Jarvis, narrator

Posted on 28th April 2024 by Diverse Voices

Kelley Caspari wrote this review. Having read Good Omens several years ago, I looked forward to revisiting the story in audio format, determined this time to pay better attention to its sometimes subtle twists and set ups. Terry Pratchett collaborating … Continue reading →

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Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

Posted on 28th April 2024 by Kathleen Bartholomew

Both Neil Gaiman (Anansi Boys, Coraline) and Terry Pratchett (Wintersmith, The Fifth Elephant) are world class fantasists and giants of popular literature. But back in 1990, when they were, in their own description, “not yet Neil Gaiman and just barely … Continue reading →

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Neil Gaiman’s A Screenplay

Posted on 28th April 2024 by Cat Eldridge

Once upon a time, a young author by the name of Neil Gaiman — known only for his writing on the Sandman series — co-wrote a novel quite comic in nature with Terry Pratchett, legendary author of the nearly infinite … Continue reading →

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Alan Garner’s The Weirdstone of Brisingamen, and The Moon of Gomrath

Posted on 22nd April 2024 by Kim Bates

On the surface, these two books, known collectively as The Alderley Tales, are the adventures of two children who spend a summer in the country and encounter a magical world of elves, wizards, evil witches, and magic. The stories employ … Continue reading →

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Alan Garner’s Elidor

Posted on 22nd April 2024 by Diverse Voices

Rebecca Swain wrote this for Folk Tales, our precursor. I started reading this book with the idea of skimming it for information to give when offering it to Folk Tales reviewers. Before I knew it I had finished it. I … Continue reading →

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Cathy Fenner & Arnie Fenner’s Spectrum 15: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art

Posted on 28th March 2024 by Robert M. Tilendis

Sometimes the best way to approach Spectrum or any of the other “art directors’ annuals” is to wander through and see what strikes one’s fancy. So, wander we will. One thing that gratified me about this year’s selections in Spectrum … Continue reading →

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