by ObiwanSpock | Aug 3, 2016 | fantasy, fantasy art, Tuesday Linkage, Uncategorized
Occidentalism in Fantasy http://monstersandmanuals.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/a-brief-pictoral-introduction-to.html Not a good sign for the latest comic book movie… http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/suicide-squads-secret-drama-rushed-916693 …and...
by ObiwanSpock | Jun 2, 2016 | fantasy, Zackery Arbela
Sci-fi and fantasy are two of the three great branches of the tree of speculative fiction, the third being horror. But of these three branches, only horror merits its own section in the bookstore (both dead-tree and virtual versions.) Which is a shame, since sci-fi...
by ObiwanSpock | May 28, 2016 | fantasy, pulp fiction, Sunday Linkage
The Inklings… http://chronicle.com/article/Oxfords-Influential-Inklings/229967/ …and one of their lesser known members. http://www.touchstonemag.com/archives/article.php?id=11-03-036-b The Golden Age of Pulp Fiction…...
by ObiwanSpock | May 25, 2016 | book review, ebooks, fantasy
Books are like meals. Every time we crack open a new volume, we dream that what lies inside is a feast for the senses, a giant well-cooked masterpiece of action, adventure and thought-provoking concepts tat challenge how we view the world, stimulating the mind even as...
by ObiwanSpock | May 19, 2016 | book review, fantasy, fantasy fiction, goodreads
Before Harry Turtledove became obsessed with writing – and rewriting- alternative versions of the Second World War, he was a notable scholar of Byzantine history, which led him to write the Videssos series, and entertaining saga that turns away from the usual...
by ObiwanSpock | May 15, 2016 | awesome, fantasy, pulp fiction, scifi, Sunday Linkage
An unheralded classic…squint and you can see the roots of today… http://www.gamesradar.com/the-story-behind-the-lost-boys/ …with interesting trivia… http://www.fast-rewind.com/making_lostboys.htm …and an awesome soundtrack. What’s...