by ObiwanSpock | Feb 3, 2016 | fantasy, fantasy fiction, gaming, publishing, pulp fiction, self-publishing, sword and sorcery, The Tale of Azaran, Zackery Arbela
The darkness of night is broke by flashes in the sky. A fireball disappears beyond the horizon. Come the morning, a pirate ship out at sea finds a lone man floating in the wreckage. He remembers nothing, not where he comes from, who his people are, only his...
by ObiwanSpock | Oct 18, 2012 | fan fic, fantasy, fantasy fiction, scifi
XCOm and Stargate SG-1…the Universe cannot contain this much awesome! (even if it’s just fan fiction…
by ObiwanSpock | Sep 6, 2012 | fantasy, fantasy fiction, tv
Interesting side note…GRRM was a producer and writer for this show way back in the Eighties, before he went onto bigger and better things. Which begs the question: is he getting a piece of this action as well? Also..seem’s interesting, and of course...
by ObiwanSpock | Sep 1, 2012 | awesome, fantasy art, fantasy fiction, heavy metal
From an article by the now-defunct Cimmerian: Like a wizard and his staff, or a dragon and its gleaming horde, heavy metal/hard rock music and fantasy literature are an inseparable pair. I haven’t seen any statistics published on the subject, but fans of J.R.R....
by ObiwanSpock | May 5, 2012 | book review, fantasy fiction
The War God’s Men by David Ross Erickson My rating: 4 of 5 stars Even though I’m into fantasy, historical fiction has always been a huge influence, in part because there is quite an overlap in many of the ways that matter. Both tell stories that take place...
by ObiwanSpock | Apr 22, 2012 | book review, fantasy fiction, goodreads
Jerusalem Delivered by Torquato Tasso My rating: 5 of 5 stars Over the last decade or so, fantasy fiction has emerged from a geeky underground genre to become a real cultural force in it;s own right. Go into any bookstore (or just check the Amazon sales...
