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Category Archives: fantasy
A god by any other name…
Two things were interesting to me in that piece about Sandon Branderson that everyone is talking about (and that I don’t propose to link to because, eh, it’s not great and also Wired has gotten plenty of hits from it … Continue reading
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The Weird of the Worm
Reading Snorri’s account of Ragnarǫkr this noon over blunch, and I was struck by this poetic phrase in Snorri’s prose: Þórr berr banaorð af Miðgarðsormi “Thor bears the baneword from Midgard’s Serpent”. Old Norse orð is cognate with English word, … Continue reading
Posted in art, books, fantasy, fantasy art, Morlock, Myth & Legend, words
Tagged Old Norse, Snorri
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Old Moon 1 & 2
These monochrome beauties came in the mail today.
Posted in art, books, fantasy, fantasy art, sword-and-sorcery, writing
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Swords Against Smog: SWORDS IN THE MIST by Fritz Leiber
In summary: This late-60s collection includes what many consider to be the two best stories about Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, as well as the earliest complete story about the Mighty Twain. As such it’s essential reading for the sword-and-sorcery … Continue reading
Posted in books, fantasy, fantasy art, sff, sword-and-sorcery
Tagged Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, Fritz Leiber, Jeffrey Catherine Jones
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More Morlock
I made a couple of sales in February: “The Venomous Sands of Amas Lamaar” to Tales from the Magician’s Skull (slated for issue 13) and “Evil Honey” to Old Moon Quarterly (slated for issue 3).
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Invasion of the Stochastic Parrots
Apparently enough fatheads were taken in by the chatbot hype this winter to flood electronic submission portals with chatbot-written fiction. At last there’s an option for the person who’s too dumb or lazy to read but who thinks they can … Continue reading
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Goa, Going, Gone
I was scrolling through an electronic edition of a venerable Latin dictionary, which is a totally normal thing to do, and I was brought up short by the entry for superstitio: “excessive fear of the goas; unreasonable religious belief.” I … Continue reading
Posted in fantasy, language, Morlock, Myth & Legend, Rome, sword-and-sorcery, Typo of the Day, words
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The Road to Amber
I try to fight my internal hype machine when I hear about my favorite books being adapted to the screen. But: this seems like incredibly good news.
Posted in fantasy, sword-and-sorcery, television
Tagged Amber, philosophical romance shot through with elements of horrow and morbidity, Zelazny
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