Tag Archives: Fantasy

Manga Review: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1982-95) by Hayao Miyazaki. An ecological SF epic to rival Dune.

Posted on May 19, 2023 by Jeroen Admiraal

The manga of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind is a massive achievement in storytelling by a single author and artist, and it is one of the best epic fantasy/SF stories I have ever read, comic or otherwise.  Set … Continue reading →

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Steven Erikson – The God is Not Willing (2021) Review

Posted on May 15, 2023 by Jeroen Admiraal

9/10 A fantastic title, wouldn’t you say? The God is Not Willing’s first objective is to make the reader get used to the idea that we are in fact back in the Malazan universe, and that the world has changed. … Continue reading →

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Clark Ashton Smith – Zothique (1970) Review

Posted on April 28, 2023 by Jeroen Admiraal

8/10 Zothique is a collection of Clark Ashton Smith short stories and is the brainchild of legendary editor Lin Carter who, in the 1970s, edited the Ballantine Adult Fantasy series which became legendary for its quality and for its dusting … Continue reading →

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Roger Zelazny – The Second Chronicles of Amber (1985-’91) Review

Posted on April 10, 2023 by Jeroen Admiraal

Comprising: First, look at the time gap between the last book of the first cycle, The Courts of Chaos written in 1978, and Trumps of Doom in 1985. The first five books were a completed story, and Zelazny may well … Continue reading →

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Michael Moorcock – The Citadel of Forgotten Myths (2022) Review

Posted on April 1, 2023 by Jeroen Admiraal

7/10 for the first two parts, 4/10 of the third part. It is 2022 and Michael Moorcock returns to his most popular creation, Elric, to give us a new and probably last ever novel of the sword and sorcery hero. … Continue reading →

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Two Forgotten Fantasies: Lady Into Fox (1922) and Gentleman Into Goose (1924)

Posted on March 29, 2023 by Jeroen Admiraal

I have unearthed something special for you today. Two fantasies from the 1920s that were very popular in their day, but are sadly forgotten now. Lady Into Fox (1922) by David Garnett This short novel is about what it says … Continue reading →

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Brandon Sanderson – Tress of the Emerald Sea (2023) Review

Posted on March 18, 2023 by Jeroen Admiraal

7/10 If you are a Sanderson fan, this review might insult you, but I did get some enjoyment out of this novel.  Tress of the Emerald Sea (shall we call it TOTES?) is one of Brandon Sanderson’s secret Covid-novels. One … Continue reading →

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Diana Wynne Jones – Howl’s Moving Castle (1986) Review

Posted on March 2, 2023 by Jeroen Admiraal

8.5/10 Howl’s Moving Castle is a fairy tale novel for younger readers from the 1980s, but most people are more familiar with Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli film, which is of course wonderful. But the book has a lot to offer too … Continue reading →

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Saga, Book One (2014) by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples

Posted on February 22, 2023 by Jeroen Admiraal

Which covers Volumes 1-3, or Issues 1-18. I’ll be honest. The first time I saw covers of this series and it showed people with ram’s horns and donkey ears and whatnot, my first reaction was: that’s lame! Is this supposed … Continue reading →

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Review: Monstress, Book One, by Marjorie Liu & Sana Takeda

Posted on February 9, 2023 by Jeroen Admiraal

5/10 A review of Book One, which comprises Volumes 1-3, or Issues 1-18 Monstress is a full-blown fantasy epic, set in a complex secondary world of roughly renaissance or early modern times, and full of arcane magic. A very popular … Continue reading →

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