Tag: Fantasy
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Anomaly Con Denver Review
I went to Anomaly Con this past weekend. It’s a smaller Fan Convention in Denver, Colorado. The general theme is steampunk and alternate history, though there was certainly guests, panels, and events linked to science fiction, traditional fantasy, and even urban fantasy as well. I’ll cover the highlights for those interested. Tracy Hickman was there,…
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SFWA, the Great SF/F Censoring, and WAFFLES
For those of you who aren’t really interested in the great hubub in the writing world, you can just skip this post. For the rest of you, I’m sure it’s been highly entertaining and also somewhat like watching an avalanche or train wreck. We’ve had the good, the bad, and the ugly. The good comes…
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Steampunk World Building
So, there I was… knee deep in dead vampires and choking on coal smoke when it hit me… what was the name of this country again? Come to think of it, why was it named that, what was its history, and why are they still playing around with steam engines in the 1950’s??? I’ve something…
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47 Ronin Movie Review
Going with my decision to write up movie reviews for science fiction and fantasy movies, I feel I must review 47 Ronin. That said, while I enjoyed the movie, I feel a little conflicted. On the one hand, it was enjoyable, in and of itself (a popcorn movie, but fun), in a lot of ways…
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The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug Review
This being a SF/Fantasy blog, I thought I should comment on The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug. I’ll preface the review with one minor note. The Hobbit was the first Fantasy novel I ever read. In many ways, it set me on my own unexpected journey, and it will always hold a special place for me. …
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Free stuff: Preview from Echo of the High Kings, part 2
And, to continue sections from Echo of the High Kings, here we have a brief piece with Katarina, daughter to Duke Peter of the Duchy of Masov. This section comes a year after the events of the first preview section. Katarina moved with quiet feet down the dusty passage. She hiked up her dress as much…
Kal Spriggs 