Category: Review of Fantasy

by M. Bijman August 4, 2019 0

A good bet for a Hugo Award – Spinning Silver, by Naomi Novik

There are authors whose restraint, clear vision and graceful expression make their novels a quiet joy to read. I haveContinue Reading

by M. Bijman June 14, 2019 0

Author interview Constructed World Novel Creative Process Review of Fantasy

The long, hard road to getting a book published – Josiah Bancroft responds to eager fans

Josiah Bancroft is one of those authors who has defined his creative process with care and can explain how heContinue Reading

by M. Bijman March 7, 2019 0

Authors to watch Creative Process Discussion of writing style Review of Fantasy Review of new book

The Charm/Curse of Cliffhangers – The Hod King, by Josiah Bancroft

The Hod King, Bancroft’s third book in his Books of Babel tetralogy, is an exercise in exquisite torture through cliffhangers.Continue Reading

by M. Bijman February 22, 2019 0

Discussion of author’s portfolio Review of Fantasy Review of new book Review of Science Fiction and Fantasy

The Hods are revolting – but we love them anyway – The Hod King, by Josiah Bancroft

Writer Nicholas Tucker said about Richard Adams’ 50-hankie-bunny-weepie, Watership Down, “Adams … has bravely and successfully resurrected the big picaresque adventureContinue Reading

by M. Bijman September 17, 2016 0

Cold Climate Novels for Summer Discussion of author’s portfolio Discussion of writing style Pastoral Literature Review of Fantasy Review of historical fiction Review of previously published novel

Revenge served cold in the snow – The Blue Fox, by Sjón

Introduction to the works of Sjón “Sjón, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Reader of Sjón. Her current mission:Continue Reading

by M. Bijman October 20, 2014 0

Constructed World Novel Discussion of author’s portfolio Discussion of writing style Review of Fantasy

Death and the Flight of Birds in The Discworld – Reaper Man, by Terry Pratchett

Death is a difficult subject to write about, but particularly when it is not coincidental but core to a book’s theme orContinue Reading

What is the song ‘Rings of Saturn’ about? I find myself in these lyrics. In Berlin I couldn’t stop crying when you performed it live. “Up and further up, up, up, up.” Is this song about evolving? I would love to know what you had in mind. August 20, 2019
View ArticleDear Lisa, There is great danger in asking a songwriter to explain their songs – or at least to make the assumption that their interpretation is in some way more valid or true than your own. This is simply not the case. I believe the fan often has a deeper understanding of a given song... The post What is the song ‘Rings of Saturn’ about? I find […]
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Good Omens (2019) August 9, 2019
“I didn't mean to fall. I just hung out with the wrong people.” — Crowley In the beginning was the word. But Aziraphale and Crowley were there, too. Soon there were also fruit-bearing trees and enormous stone cherubs, phone booths and spaceships, and people – so many people – all marching together on a bizarro pilgrimage toward their doom. This is the p […]
Nina Saxon: A Career Retrospective, Part 1 June 18, 2019
In 1996, critic Laurie Halpern Benenson, writing for the New York Times, called Nina Saxon “one of the most sought-after designers in the business” and it was true: some years, she could barely keep up with demand. Beginning in 1980 and working well into the 2010s, Saxon lent her titling talent to more than 200 films and TV series, working with directors inc […]