Game of Thrones fever is getting bad again, just months before the last seasons airs. While I'm ambivalent about the series …
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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 retelling …
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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. …
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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 …
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Two Ways of Writing “Christian Fantasy”
You might think we're living in an age remarkable for its low level of culture and thought. People on all sides of every …
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Finding Baba Yaga by Jane Yolen: a Review by Me.
Ok, so Russian fairy tales. My favorites, obviously. And not merely because I grew up with them or because I have to love them due …
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5 Fantasy Books to Read at the Beach This Summer
It's that time again. Somehow, despite four nor'easters in the space of a month, the world didn't end. The sun came out again. Our …
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The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
How often do you see a book cover that doesn't just catch your eye, but makes you go, "Wow!" For me, not so often. But when I …
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Isaac Asimov + Spiders = Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Children of Time (A Serenade for Spiders?) by Adrian Tchaikovsky My rating: 4 of 5 stars What a fascinating, challenging, …
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The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin
The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin is one of only two books that I actually anticipated with something like trepidation (the other is …
A “Divine” Fantasy: Robert Jackson Bennet’s City of Miracles
Is it me, or do "reading is really really good for you" stories keep showing up again and again in the news? Check out the newest …
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The Scourge of Muirwood by Jeff Wheeler
The Scourge of Muirwood by Jeff Wheeler My rating: 4 of 5 stars I think we're living in an interesting moment for the …
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The Wretched of Muirwood by Jeff Wheeler
The Wretched of Muirwood by Jeff Wheeler My rating: 3 of 5 stars I recently found Jeff Wheeler completely by accident when …
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5 Books to read after watching “Beauty and the Beast”
So, it's official. Beauty and the Beast is continuing Disney's astonishing streak of successful live-action adaptations of their …
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7 “Hygge” Moments in Fantasy Novels
I'm sure you've heard about "hygge." Variously pronounced as "“hyue-gar,” “hoog-jar” but most commonly “hoo-gah," it's a …
The Plague of Swords by Miles Cameron
So. The end of the world is coming any day now. Everyone you know is dying of an incurable plague. There's a new enemy out there …
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Arrival: the Best Movie of the Year So Far
I don't know about you, but I've almost stopped going to the movies. The only decent stuff is superhero movies, and most of them …
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