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[Biskit]

I cant believe it's almost May. Love the story!

May, and lambing is imminent, as it has been for ten days or more now.

 

[thaddeus6th]

I probably would've made this review longer if I'd realised I hadn't reviewed the books before (so long since I read them it predates my blog, it seems): Revisiting The Wars of Alexander’s Successors, by Bob Bennett and Mike Roberts

 

[The Big Peat]

Not The Friday Five: Cooped Up Edition

Hello all. I write this from a friend’s office as I wait for the printer to struggle through the various documents I need. I think by the time this post is finished and published I shall be e…

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Against Sub-Genres

This one’s been bubbling around my mind for a few days after seeing a number of sub-genre discussions. Now that I think the thoughts are mostly distilled, here it is. The TL:DR version goes t…

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[Fiberglass Cyborg]

More crude home-made board games:

Making a Game Board: Agon and Zurgaan Tal

Over Christmas, I made a hexagonal game board. For once, I documented the process, so I thought I’d share it here. It’s a double-sided board for two historic games of very different ori…

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[The Big Peat]

The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien

ARTWORK by chic2view from 123RF.com (total spoilers) For my first review of Wyrd & Wonder, I wanted to do something with a famous forest. The Two Towers delivers on that. However, the…

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The King of Elfland’s Daughter by Lord Dunsany

ARTWORK by chic2view from 123RF.com Welcome to the next installment in my Retro Reviews! This time, we’re looking at a man who forged a reputation as one of the giants of early fantasy literature, …

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[Dan Jones]

2022 is the centenary of TS Eliot's The Waste Land, so I've written a long read post on it and its drive for peace on earth, now as relevant as ever. One of the hardest blogs I've ever had to do - it took me three weeks!

Literature Long Read: This World Is On Fire – Mysticism, Rejuvenation and Peace in The Waste Land

2022 is the centenary year of TS Eliot’s modernist masterpiece The Waste Land. It is one of the 20th century’s greatest and most influential poems, and yet seethes with such profound imagic, …

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[The Big Peat]

More Author Influences: Other Great North American Epic Fantasists of The Early Commercial Boom

ARTWORK by chic2view from 123RF.com Wotcha all. This article will be talking about the influences of North American authors from that initial boom of commercial Epic Fantasy that didn&#82…

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Lavondyss by Robert Holdstock

ARTWORK by chic2view from 123RF.com (mild spoilers) If I have a flaw as a reader, it is that I am impatient. If there is a great big secret, a true uncertainty, then I must know how it ends. I will…

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[J-Sun]

Today I blogged about recent book purchases. Earlier this month, I did what I hope is a somewhat unusual and useful bibliography of A. E. van Vogt and, while adding that to my site map (or table of contents or index or whatever the best name for it would be), I rearranged that a bit.

Book Haul #6
Bibliography: A. E. van Vogt
Site Map

 

[dask]

Never heard of Out Of The Unknown (that I recall). Fantastic cover. Now on my must have list.

 

[Juliana]

A couple of weeks back, I was co-director for a kid lit conference... Today I finally got around to putting up a blog post!
Conference Round-Up: NESCBWI 22

 

[The Big Peat]

Love and Power: A Look at Albus Dumbledore and Granny Weatherwax

ARTWORK by chic2view from 123RF.com Note: This essay contains spoilers which you may not wish to read, does not contain references because I’m lazy, and is a first draft in case you feel like…

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[thaddeus6th]

Reviewing a book with a book review, cunningly: Review: Half the World (Shattered Sea, book 2), by Joe Abercrombie

 

[The Big Peat]

Denied The Path In Front Of Them: Bastards in 90s Epic Fantasy

ARTWORK by chic2view from 123RF.com The fantasy genre is well known for it’s liking for characters whose relationship to their parent is in some way unconventional. The orphan is the most com…

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The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan

ARTWORK by chic2view from 123RF.com (mild spoilers) They say that originally The Wheel of Time was meant to be a far shorter work. I can’t help but wonder if whether, in that origin…

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[StilLearning]

An Ancient Solar System...

This week, off world: Starliner heads to the ISS, a growing sunspot sparks and flares, China's new lunar program and loads more...

This week, off world: Starliner heads to the ISS, a growing sunspot sparks and flares, China's new lunar program and loads more...

Here’s where you can donate to help Ukrainian refugees and war victims Pick o' the podcasts: Advert From the video store: Starliner OFT-...

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[Stephen Palmer]

A conversation between myself and Toby Frost about the themes and characters of his new novel The Imposters...

A chat with Toby Frost

Today I’m talking with author Toby Frost about the themes behind his new novel The Imposters, recently reviewed here… Toby: We’ve both written about robots and intelligent compute…

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[Dan Jones]

A conversation between myself and Toby Frost about the themes and characters of his new novel The Imposters...

A chat with Toby Frost

Today I’m talking with author Toby Frost about the themes behind his new novel The Imposters, recently reviewed here… Toby: We’ve both written about robots and intelligent compute…

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Steve, @Toby Frost I really liked this interview. If it's of interest, and you did a follow up, I could give you my professional opinion on these things, as I deal with robotics and AI-related things at work, and it's also the theme of my book Man O'War.

I'd especially like to talk about the humanoid topography of robotics, about how far away we are from these systems, robotic goals (not desires), and maybe even a useful definition of AI itself. But great blog in any case.

 

[Toby Frost]

I'd be up for that!

 

[Stephen Palmer]

@Dan Jones @Toby Frost let's have a triangular chat! (Podcast??)

 

[Dan Jones]

Definitely something in there! I'm going to be drawing up our 2023 programme soon and this could be a good topic. I shall put it on the list and be in touch...

 

[Jo Zebedee]

after the best part of 3 years, a little part of my sff life ended. It’s been some craic:

Well, that was a blast - Jo Zebedee

Ah, Titancon. My home convention. It doesn’t take itself too seriously, it pulls in people who love it, and this little part of Ireland, it’s been a blast everytime I’ve gone, during moots, annual conventions and when hosting the Eurocon. Somehow, I ended up as its (now stood-down) chair. Never...

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