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Tag Archives: fantasy
Robert Holdstock’s Avilion
As we are inclined to do from time to time, we’re devoting our opening notes to the appreciation of a specific work. This time we’ve chosen Avilion, the latest in Robert Holdstock’s Ryhope Wood series — now twenty-five years in … Continue reading
Terri Windling’s The Wood Wife
Some writers give us stories that are like keys to the door of our cage. They let us escape out of a world that is mostly mundane, often confusing and troubling, into worlds of light and beauty. Because of them, … Continue reading
David Petersen’s Mouse Guard: Fall 1152
The year is 1152, treachery is afoot, and the Mouse Guard, defenders of all mice, must suss out the traitor in their midst before the Guard is destroyed. So goes the basic plot of Mouse Guard: Fall 1152, a graphic novel … Continue reading
Roger Zelazny’s The Great Book of Amber
Rebecca Swain wrote this review. Roger Zelazny (1937-1995) was one of science fiction’s most renowned writers. He won several Hugo and Nebula awards, and numerous honors from other countries. He is considered one of the earliest writers to embrace the … Continue reading
Charles de Lint’s The Dreaming Place
Marian McHugh wrote this review. A close friend of mine first introduced me to Charles de Lint. She showed me a short story and said I had to read it. I took the anthology, but wasn’t expecting too much — … Continue reading
Leona Wisoker’s Secrets of the Sands
I should start with a disclaimer: Several years ago, fellow GMR staffer Leona Wisoker emailed me with a request to take a look at a chapter she was working on and give her a critique. I agreed, and my response … Continue reading
Theodore Krulik’s The Complete Amber Sourcebook
Roger Zelazny’s Amber series spans three decades, ten volumes, several short stories, a RPG, graphic novels and even a recent revival attempt (John Betancourt’s Dawn of Amber series). Packed into those original books and stories is a wealth of characters, settings, items … Continue reading
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Tagged fantasy, Roger Zelazny
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Mike Carey, et al.: Crossing Midnight: Cut Here/A Map of Midnight/The Sword in the Soul
It’s a little strange for someone who’s become addicted to Japanese comics, which generally use character designs that partake of no particular ethnicity (aside from the occasional parody of Utamaro), to read a comic in which the characters are identifiably … Continue reading
Posted in Graphic Literature
Tagged comics, fantasy
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Chris Butler and Sam Fell’s ParaNorman
I saw a trailer for ParaNorman, and also read about the “controversy” (in quotes because some people will invent a controversy where there is none), and decided I had to see it. Norman Babcock (Kodi Smit-McPhee) is a rather exceptional … Continue reading
Peter S. Beagle’s Tamsin
Peter S. Beagle’s Tamsin first saw the light of day as a story idea for a Disney animated feature. Disney never followed through. Beagle did, finally, for which I think we can all be grateful. Thirteen year-old New Yorker Jenny Gluckstein lives … Continue reading