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The Wind In His Heart by Charles de Lint (book review)
So many of the books I enjoy most find their way into my hands by means other than me deciding to buy a…
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September 2017
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The Ice Dragon by George R.R. Martin and illustrated by Luis Royo (book review).
George RR Martin is of course best known for his series of fantasy novels widely known as the ‘Game Of Thrones’ universe thanks…
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Tomb Raider (trailer for the new reboot).
Lara Croft (actress Alicia Vikander), the daughter of a missing adventurer, must push herself beyond her limits when she finds herself on the…
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Phantaxis: Science Fiction & Fantasy Magazine – August 2017 (magazine review)
I’m a bit late with this review of the August 2017 ‘Phantaxis Quarterly’ because I got bogged down in other reading, for which…
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Good Omens TV series adds Narcos’ Adria Arjona to its cast.
Adria Arjona (of True Detective, Narcos, Emerald City and Pacific Rim: Uprising fame) will be joining Michael Sheen and David Tennant in Good…
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Beren And Lúthien by JRR Tolkien, edited by Christopher Tolkien, illustrated by Alan Lee (book review).
Like many other genre fans, I first read Tolkien as a teen-ager. Although I loved ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘The Lord Of The Rings’,…
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The Assassin’s Blade: The Throne Of Glass novellas by Sarah J Maas (book review).
This is a bind-up of five novellas which technically take place prior to the first book in the ‘Throne Of Glass’ series. I…
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The Great Bazaar And Other Stories by Peter V. Brett (book review).
‘The Great Bazaar And Other Stories’ is a pocket-sized addition to Peter V. Brett’s ‘Demon Cycle’ series of books. Fitting in between books…
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Harry Potter: A History of Magic.
In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, the British Library exhibition Harry Potter A…
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American Gods (Original Television Series Soundtrack) by Brian Reitzell (CD review).
The HBO adaptation of ‘American Gods’, based on Neil Gaiman’s sprawling and epic novel about a world in which the old gods battle…
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Beyond Fantasy: The Art Of Darrell K. Sweet (book review).
Another book I found in Jane Frank’s book ‘Science Fiction And Fantasy Artists Of The Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary’ is ‘Beyond Fantasy:…
August 2017
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The Magazine Of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Jul/Aug 2017, Volume 132 #732 (magazine review).
There are nine pieces of prose fiction in this issue of ‘The Magazine Of Fantasy & Science Fiction’: one novella, four novelettes and…