The Once and Future King by T.H. White (1958) A fantasy novel about King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. It begins with Arthur pulling Excalibur from an anvil and extends through the downfall of Camelot. What we know today as a single book is actually a compilation of four earlier works. They... Continue Reading →
Books – A Game of Thrones
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Fire and Ice - series) by George R.R. Martin - (1996-?) The sweeping story of the lands of Westeros where seasons last for years. Summer is ending, Winter is coming and the world of the Seven Kingdoms must face more than just the beginning a long hard winter.... Continue Reading →
Book Review – 18
18 - Collated by Belinda Hamilton (2014) - In 1996 a group of writers got together for mutual support and discussion (as writers are wont to do). Out of that grew a group called Vision Writers. The group specializes in speculative fiction, science fiction and fantasy, based in Queensland, Australia. This book is a celebration... Continue Reading →
Book Review – What Follows
What Follows - Edited by April Steenburgh and C. Lennox (2014) - How would an Immortal deal with the End Times? The world will inevitably come stumbling into apocalypse, and They will be there to witness it. Dryads, demi-gods, deities of every pantheon- is it possible for the Eternal to handle an ending with grace? Should it come... Continue Reading →
Book Review – The Garden of the Stone
The Garden of the Stone - Victoria Strauss (2010) - Years ago the world had been divided between those with the power of the Mind, the Gifted, and those who worked in the physical world, the Ungifted, whose world was known as that of the Hand. The Gifted kept control of the rest through the... Continue Reading →
Book Review – Some Of The Best From Tor.com 2012 Edition
Some Of The Best From Tor.com 2012 Edition - Tor is a great name in the world of scinece fiction and fantasy. This is an annual collection of short works from some of their authors. So it's really a best of the best collection and that's exactly the way it reads. You'll find one part... Continue Reading →