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Illustrators Special #17: The Art of Glamour (magazine/book review).
In some respects, you do have to wonder why I’m covering ‘Illustrators Special # 17: The Art of Glamour’. Part of it is…
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Vampires: Fantasy Art, Fiction And The Movies (Gothic Dreams) by Russ Thorne (book review).
Before we got onto Flametree’s booklist, ‘Vampires: Fantasy Art, Fiction And The Movies’ by Russ Thorne was on my list to look at.…
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Myth & Magic: The Art Of John Howe (book review).
I can’t recall where I saw John Howe’s art originally. Probably the ‘Dragon Art’ book from FlameTree recently and curious enough to see…
March 2021
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Hieronymus Bosch: Masterpieces Of Art by Rosalind Ormiston (book review).
When I started reading ‘Hieronymus Bosch: Masterpieces Of Art’ by Rosalind Ormiston, I had to have a bit of think where I first…
February 2021
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Fantasy Art: Warriors & Heroes by Russ Thorne (book review).
Now this is why it pays to look at different publishers and the books they put out and check their back catalogues. If…
January 2021
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The Magical History Of Mermaids by Russ Thorne (book review).
I’m fascinated by how mythologies along similar themes exist across the world. Oddly, as Russ Thorne points out in this book, ‘The Magical…
December 2020
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The Ankh-Morpork Archives by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Briggs (book review).
If you’ve ever read one of those books about some exotic country filled with photos and essays about the lives of the people…
October 2019
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The Future Of Erotic Fantasy Art by Paul Peart-Smith (book review).
I pulled my copy of ‘The Future Of Erotic Fantasy Art’ four years ago and using some spare time to catch up with…
July 2019
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Magic: The Gathering: Rise Of The Gateway: A Visual History by Wizards Of The Coast and Jenna Helland (book review)
I am not a fantasy fan let alone ever played a card game associated with it. If anything, the only thing I can…
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Ramayana – An Illustrated Retelling by Arshia Sattar with illustrations by Sonali Zohra (book review).
The ‘Ramayana’ is one of the oldest pieces of Hindu literature, thought to date to somewhere between the 7th Century BCE and the…
May 2019
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Tales Of Ramion by Frank Hinks (book review).
Frank Hinks is a barrister and a dad and it is this latter activity that led him to start writing children’s books during…
January 2018
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Dali’s World by Montse Aguer (book review).
Just looking at the cover of Montse Aguer’s book, ‘Dali’s World’, and you know you’re in for a treat. The book feels luxurious…