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Tag Archives: fantasy
Andrea Hairston’s Redwood and Wildfire
Andrea Hairston’s Redwood and Wildfire is a fascinating and strange piece of historical fantasy. While the concept of a fantasy relating to the early twentieth century entertainment world is not unusual, nor is the portrayal of the situations of marginalized … Continue reading
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Tagged fantasy, historical fiction
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John M. Ford’s Aspects
John M. Ford was a well respected author among the speculative fiction set of his time. He also died young at the age of 49 years, and the legal oddities surrounding much of his work meant that for over a … Continue reading
Various artists’ Manga Survey, Part 2
Akimine Kamijyo, Samurai Deeper Kyo, Vols. 1 & 2 Ra In-Soo and Jae-Hwan Kim, King of Hell, Vols. 1-3 Ayano Yamane, Crimson Spell Vols. 1 & 2 This is the second part of what turned out to be a long … Continue reading
Posted in Graphic Literature
Tagged comics, fantasy, manga
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Ralph Bakshi’s Wizards
Sarah Meador wrote this review. I first saw Wizards at the strange age of 7, when a baby-sitter attempted to pacify me through video. On the afternoon lineup were a couple of Disney movies, a reel of old black and … Continue reading
Greta Kelly’s The Seventh Queen
When last we left Askia, things had gone so very wrong for her. Her efforts to protect her people, her lost kingdom had been completely dashed, and she has been captured. Now, at the heart of the power of her … Continue reading
Harold Ramis’s Groundhog Day
Kimberlee Sweeney Rettberg wrote this review. Bill Murray is good at playing jerks. This time, however, he gets to play a jerk with a future – a jerk who, for whatever reasons, is allowed to relive the same day over … Continue reading
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Tagged Comedy, contemporary fantasy, fantasy
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Bill Willingham’s Fables, Volume 6: Homelands, and Volume 7: Arabian Nights (and Days)
Bill Willingham’s wonderfully developed series about fairy tales living among us today (see Fables 1-2 and 3-5) extends two more volumes with Homelands and Arabian Nights. Artists on Homelands are Mark Buckingham, David Hahn and Steve Leialoha; artists on Arabian … Continue reading
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Tagged comics, fantasy, urban fantasy
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James Rollins’ The Starless Crown
James Rollins’ The Starless Crown is the first volume in a new series by the well known author. Like many epic fantasies, it focuses on a group of adventurers making a quest to deal with an imminent problem. The ways … Continue reading
Judith Tarr’s The Hound and the Falcon
Faith J. Cormier wrote this review. Omnibus edition containing The Isle of Glass (1985), The Golden Horn (1985), The Hounds of God (1986) Do the fey have souls? Are they creatures of God or of the Devil? Can a member … Continue reading
Judith Tarr’s Devil’s Bargain, House of War, and Pride of Kings
While Judith Tarr’s novels Devil’s Bargain, House of War, and Pride of Kings are supposedly historical fantasies dealing with the Crusades, one of the most bloody, savage, and violent episodes of our history, the books are disappointingly tame, boring, naïve, … Continue reading
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Tagged fantasy, historical fantasy
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