Category: Fantasy


A Completely Soulless Experience

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April 15, 2013

My friend, sister (well, by mutual agreement; who says you can’t pick your family?), and future co-author (next year) Elizabeth, of the more-popular-than-mine blogs Elenatintil and Confessions of a Seamstress, has been resisting one of my recommendations. Doctor Who? Check. X-Men? Check. David Eddings’ The Belgariad? Check. Firefly? Shiny! Girl Genius? SCIENCE!

But even as our other friends read more and more of The Dresden Files, she has steadfastly (if quietly) demurred. On Saturday, her latest response was “Maybe someday. But you have to read The Parasol Protectorate first.” Continue reading →

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Editing Fate

Filed under: Fantasy, Game Reviews, Gaming, Historical, Mystery, News and Updates, Personal, Plugs and Promotions, Reviews, Science Fiction — Leave a comment
January 18, 2013

Oh, now that’s a bold title, isn’t it? Editing your destiny! Except what I’m actually talking about is the Fate RPG.

(That’s right, folks. He’s back to talking about roleplaying games.) Continue reading →

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Reading for Writers: Chesterton’s Orthodoxy

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January 11, 2013

G. K. Chesterton was a British journalist and author living in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He wrote on nearly every topic there was to be discussed at the time, and naturally that includes literature. In fact, it’s widely agreed that his critiques of Charles Dickins’ books were a key part of the latter’s success, and Chesterton went on to have strong influence on both Tolkien and Lewis. Continue reading →

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