Blogs Posts in Fantasy category; 29 blog posts

A round-up of comic book reviews and thinkpieces

Tucker Stone ruminates on the wonder that is G.I. Joe: “This is pretty solid comics–it’s aggressive, it’s far more cynical and hard boiled than I’d imagine a comic based off a toy empire to be, and as long as I [...]

Posted On : May, 28 2009 | Comments : 0

Everyones A Critic - A roundup of comic book reviews and thi...

Note to writers, artists, cartoonists and other people who make stuff: No matter how negative, nasty, mean-spirited or just plain harsh a critic is in reviewing your work, posting a smart-ass reply in the comments section of their blog is [...]

Posted On : May, 19 2009 | Comments : 0

The Reread Reviews - Batman: The Long Halloween

A modern “classic” that inspired some of the key elements in The Dark Knight… well, maybe I agree, maybe I don’t. You’ll have to read to see. There will be spoilers. It was competent and did the job, but didn& [...]

Posted On : May, 11 2009 | Comments : 0

The Children's Book by A.S. Byatt review

In her 'Virgin in the Garden’ tetralogy A.S. Byatt wrote about the changing state of the English family and English society between the Fifties and the beginning of the Seventies. Her latest novel, The Children’s Book, pursues [...]

Posted On : Apr, 27 2009 | Comments : 0

Book Review: Magic Strikes

Drafted into working for the Order of Merciful Aid, mercenary Kate Daniels has more paranormal problems than she knows what to do with. And in Atlanta, where magic comes and goes like the tide, thatâ€™s saying a lot. But wh [...]

Posted On : Apr, 24 2009 | Comments : 0

"Stinky" by Eleanor Davis; Toon Books

Graphic books are all the rage. Series such as "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" are introducing young children to the pleasures of comic book-style reading, and Davis' "Stinky" is one of the newest and brightest of the genre. With [...]

Posted On : Feb, 26 2009 | Comments : 0

Book Review: Shadow Haven - Battle Across the Sands by N.P. ...

As a big fan of J.R.R. Tolkien and the fantasy genre in general, I’ve heard of hobbits, dwarfs, elves, and... of course, humans. But what about the shawl, yurine, siah, kuruu, and rothe? These races are unique only to Shadow Haven: Ba [...]

Posted On : Jun, 06 2008 | Comments : 0

In Praise of Not-So-Free Trade

Imagine a country where regulation of foreign investment is so strict that noncitizens can't own voting shares of financial institutions. Overseas banks are barred from opening branches. Foreigners can't own the most desirable land. Mining [...]

Posted On : Mar, 04 2008 | Comments : 0

Plot Summary of Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions

"This book is about Square, a mathematician who lives in two-dimensional Flatland. He is a very lawful citizen, and goes out of his way to explain to his grandchildren that there is no third dimension, even theoretically. But when he i [...]

Posted On : Feb, 27 2008 | Comments : 11

Book Review: Potted History by Catherine Horwood

A fascinating study of something we usually take for granted. There are lots of books about how to care for house plants - but this is the first time that anyone has looked at how these plants came to be in our homes. Catherine charts the [...]

Posted On : Feb, 06 2008 | Comments : 0

Memoir brings genealogy to life

By Sidney Saylor Farr. University Press of Kentucky. 231 pages. $35.The photos look so familiar: grandparents with creased, weathered faces and deep-set eyes.Sidney Saylor Farr has written a memoir about growing up in the mountains of south [...]

Posted On : Dec, 19 2007 | Comments : 0

Title: Final Beginnings

I started Final Beginnings by John Edward and Natasha Stoynoff and couldn't put it down until I finished it. John Edward, world reknown psychic medium and his co-writer Natash Stoynoff have a winner here. The suspense and drama of t [...]

Posted On : Dec, 03 2007 | Comments : 0

Title: STRONG WOMAN: Unshrouding the Secrets of the Soul

Is it possible to prove to people the existence of a miracle? Is it possible to open the minds of those who look to science alone for physical proof of their very being? How do you convince a person that the belief that Spring will eventual [...]

Posted On : Oct, 30 2007 | Comments : 0

Title: The Songs of Angels

Everything is going to hell! Lucifer can't stand the overcrowding and God's not all that pleased either. So this time He's sending the devil to be incarnated as man (since His son's earlier efforts have led to disappointing results). At tim [...]