The Illearth War by Stephen Donaldson
Reading The Illearth War (1978), the second book in Stephen Donaldson’s THE CHRONICLES OF THOMAS COVENANT, I can’t help but be reminded of The Empire Strikes Back. This is in comparison to the strong THE LORD OF THE RINGS feel exuded by Lord Foul’s Bane, the first book in the series. Both Illearth and Empire are the middle story in a trilogy (and like THOMAS COVENANT,
July 13th, 2017. Jesse Hudson´s rating: 3 | Stephen R. Donaldson | SFF Reviews | no comments |
It’s time for our annual Fantasy Limerick contest!
Your task is to create a limerick that has something to do with speculative fiction. It could be about a character, a series, an author, or whatever fits the theme. Here are the rules for creating a good limerick (quoting from this source). A limerick:
July 13th, 2017. FanLit | Giveaway!, Thoughtful Thursday | 50 comments |
Karuna Riazi has already made a name for herself on social media; if you’ve seen or used the widely popular Twitter hashtag #yesallwomen, you have Riazi to thank for it, along with her many other meaningful contributions to conversations about diversity, inclusivity, and representation in media. This year, her debut middle-grade novel The Gauntlet (2017) was published, and it is every bit as positive, well-crafted, and insightful as her non-fiction.
Birthdays ought to be a big deal for any child,
July 13th, 2017. Jana Nyman´s rating: 4.5 | Karuna Riazi | Children, Stand-Alone | SFF Reviews | 2 comments |
The Stars, Like Dust by Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov’s very first novel, Pebble in the Sky (1950), was the opening salvo in what would later be known as his GALACTIC EMPIRE trilogy, and was set some 50,000 years in Earth’s future.
It may surprise some potential readers to learn, then, that book 2 in the series, The Stars, Like Dust (the use of a comma after the word “Stars” is not present anywhere in my 1963 Lancer paperback,
July 13th, 2017. Sandy Ferber and Kat Hooper´s rating: 4 | Isaac Asimov | Audio | SFF Reviews | no comments |
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Gentlemen, I concur! (Forgive me for jumping into your convo)
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I've thought about picking that one up. The artwork looks perfect.