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Amon Sûl Podcast: The Bridge of Kotar-dûm
So a few weeks ago, I did a wonderful podcast recording with Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick, who has just started a new…
The Wheel of Time and Identity in Fantasy Literature
Game of Thrones fever is getting bad again, just months before the last seasons airs. While I’m ambivalent about the series generally, I…
Why Are the Ancient Myths Still So Popular?
Does it surprise you that one of the most popular and critically acclaimed books of the last few years is a straight-up…
Paganism vs. Christianity in Popular Culture
Recently, as I was listening to an audiobook of Bernard Cornwell’s The Last Kingdom, I was disturbed by a scene of martyrdom. Not…
Circe by Madeline Miller
So. Circe. Have you heard of this huge bestseller that’s winning all kinds of awards from people who normally don’t read fantasy…
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin
N.K. Jemisin, now an award-winning author of some very complex and wonderful fantasy books, did not have a rosy beginning in publishing….