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Tag Archives: fantasy
Practical Magic
Based on the Alice Hoffman novel of the same name, Practical Magic stars Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman as Sally and Gillian Owens, sisters who also happen to be witches. Sally is sweet, sensible, and longs for a normal life. Gillian is … Continue reading
Steven Brust and Emma Bull’s Freedom & Necessity
Let’s face it, much modern fantasy is duller than dirt these days. That’s not a reflection on the technical level of the work (which, in many cases, is higher than it has ever been) but rather a sad commentary on … Continue reading
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Tagged English history, fantasy
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Jack of All Trades — The DVD Set
In the soul of every history geek, there is a hidden volume wherein are listed the names of History Geek Guilty Pleasures. Don’t try to deny it, fellow history geeks; you know it’s true. Mel Brooks’ History of the World … Continue reading
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Tagged Bruce Campbell, fantasy, Mel Brooks
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Patricia McKillip’s Something Rich and Strange
McKillip uses the sea in many of her books, but in Something Rich and Strange the sea is not only the setting and a metaphor for mystery and magic and change — the sea is the subject. The book begins with protagonists … Continue reading
Tanya Huff’s The Wild Ways
“For want of a nail, a shoe was lost. . . .” — William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of King Richard III. Remember that — it’s going to be important. The Wild Ways is the second of Tanya Huff’s stories of … Continue reading
Charles de Lint’s The Little Country
Under the earth I go, On the oak-leaf I stand, I ride on the filly that never was foaled, And I carry the dead in my hand. Scots Traditional, collected by Hamish Henderson Charles de Lint dedicates The Little Country … Continue reading
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Tagged Cornish folklore, Cornwall, fantasy
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Tanith Lee’s White as Snow
Naomi de Bruyn penned this review. Tanith Lee is one of the grand masters of the fantasy and horror genres; she has done for these genres what Andre Norton did for science fiction and fantasy. And oddly enough, both are as … Continue reading
Robert Holdstock’s Ryhope Wood series
Trying to write an omnibus review of Robert Holdstock‘s Ryhope Wood cycle is a damnably difficult task. On a strictly practical note, two portions of the cycle (“The Bone Forest” and Merlin’s Wood) are fiendishly hard to find. “The Bone Forest” which … Continue reading
Jasper Fforde’s The Eyre Affair
Enter a world where things are very, very different. Where in 1985, Britain is a virtual police state, engaged in border wars with the People’s Republic of Wales, and well into the 131st year of the Crimean War. Where all … Continue reading