Some time ago, I wrote about an appreciation thread on reddit; it was about author Barbara Hambly and her many works, which include but are not limited to vampiric noir, dark fantasy, world-jumping fun with wizards and much more! The Time of the Dark was the first amongst these recommendations, and the favourite of the... Continue Reading →
It's my birthday today and so the quote I share with you today is one of great personal importance to me. "The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge." -Albert Einstein
Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. Wiser words have never been said. Thank you, Sir Terry Pratchett.
Life is Strange: Before the Storm is a coming-of-age tragedy, writes RPS's Adam Smith in a conversation with Before the Storm's lead writer, Zack Garriss. “The experience of writing feature films or TV episodes requires thinking about the most interesting obstacle or the best line of dialogue or the best piece of choreography for any... Continue Reading →
Today's quote is all about the past! We all have our pasts. I suspect we keep them nebulous not because we are hiding from our yesterdays but because we think we will cut more romantic figures if we roll our eyes and dispense delicate hints about beautiful women forever beyond our reaches. Those men whose... Continue Reading →
"Here's to dwarves that go swimming with little hairy women!!!" -Gimli This quote has informed my entire way of thinking when it comes to dwarves. Its merits are obvious, and its conclusions--grand. The dwarves in Creative Assembly's Warhammer game don't go heavy enough on the "swimming with lady-dwarfs" bit, but they do quite nicely in other... Continue Reading →
I love dragons; who doesn't?! They're often seen as the pinnacle of fantasy creatures; mighty, cold and deadly intelligent, dragons can be both the noblest and most sly of beings. Steven Erikson's dragons are complex creatures. They are rarely seen, but their presence is felt throughout the many books. Today's quote describes a dragon from... Continue Reading →
This one is from the Black Company--the very first novel in the series, in fact. You can find reasons to read it here. It's a pretty lengthy quote; beware! The legate said, “Welcome to the service of the Lady, physician.” His voice was distracting. IT did not fit expectations, ever. This time it was musical,... Continue Reading →
I saw "The Dark Tower" movie today, and it left me with...mixed feelings. Matthew Mchonaghy makes every scene he's in so much fun, but the adaptation makes everything so much...less. The ideas shown within the movie are a fraction of what The Dark Tower is about. But this is about the book, not the movie.... Continue Reading →
Diary Entry #0190 Mine powers of tracking have proven useless in the quest to discover where Amara, mine treacherous, body-snatching former wife, has ran off to. I will not give up, however. She cannot hide for long. Diary Entry #0191 I came across an apple merchant today. Apples, he told me, blessed by the gauntleted hand of the... Continue Reading →
The Grimoire Reliquary 