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Tag Archives: fantasy
Molly Gloss’s Wild Life
The Bigfoot or Sasquatch has been a major figure in the folklore of the American Pacific Northwest — Oregon, Washington and Idaho in the U.S. and British Columbia in Canada — since before white Americans arrived in the early 1800s. … Continue reading
Stephen Baxter’s Silverhair
Eric Eller wrote this review. How is the world viewed through nonhuman eyes? Authors have looked at the world from the perspective of animals since at least as long ago as Aesop, often with a lesson to tell us about … Continue reading
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Fred Saberhagen’s Ariadne’s Web: Book of the Gods Volume II
Naomi de Bruyn wrote this review. I’ve been an admirer of Mr. Saberhagen’s for almost sixteen years, ever since I was first introduced to his Swords series. Fred’s skill at creating an entertaining and wonderful tale has only sharpened over … Continue reading
Mary Norton’s Bed-Knob and Broomstick
Irene J. Henry penned this review. This reprint of two short children’s novels (The Magic Bed-Knob and Bonfires and Broomsticks) was a favorite of my grade-school contemporaries, but for some reason I never read it then. I recall my friends … Continue reading
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Patricia A. McKillip’s The Tower at Stony Wood
Patricia A. McKillip seems to write two kinds of novels. On the one hand, she has produced what I can only call thoughtful adventure stories, such as Riddle-Master. On the other are what I call the “mystery” stories — not … Continue reading
Gregory Maguire’s Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
Laurie Thayer contributed this review. When Iris Fisher’s English father is suddenly murdered by his neighbors, Iris’s Dutch mother Margarethe gathers up her daughters (Iris has an elder sister, Ruth) and flees back to her homeland. She hopes to take … Continue reading
Gregory Maguire’s Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
Marian McHugh contributed this review. Have you ever wondered about what happened in the Land of Oz before that do-gooder Dorothy and her dog Toto came on the scene and saved the world? Well, Gregory Maguire did, and he took … Continue reading
Brian Froud and Terry Jones’ Lady Cottington’s Pressed Fairy Journal
Not to be confused with Lady Cottington’s Pressed Fairy Book, the Journal was inspired by the same material. Written by Terry Jones (of Monty Python and Labyrinth fame), and illustrated by Brian Froud, the Journal gives us a year’s worth … Continue reading
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