fantasy
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“‘I mean, foolish boy, that what matters are the memories in our heads, not smudges of ink on paper.’” “Magic: the Gathering: Rath and Storm, a Magic: the Gathering Anthology” edited by Peter Archer Calling Rath and Storm an anthology seems a little bit of a misnomer; though it’s a collection of stories put together…
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“‘“If you want to know what a man’s like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.’” “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” by J.K. Rowling The nice thing about the fourth installment of the iconic Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling is that it’s not only a book,…
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As far as fantasy goes, I’ve always been inspired by Tolkein’s scholarly breadth of detail in his worldbuilding, most notably his dizzying work with creating full, functional, quite honestly breathtaking structures of language. Naturally, this is something I’ve always wanted to weave into my worldbuilding for Aryneth, but, as one would imagine, languages are not…
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“‘…The consequences of our actions are always so complicated, so diverse, that predicting the future is a very difficult business indeed…’” “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” by J.K. Rowling As we move along in the iconic Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling, we reach the third book, which, for me, starts to really…
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“‘Planeswalkers, tornadoes, plagues,’ counted Jodah, ‘all are natural phenomena. You can no more avoid them, or blame them, than you can blame an avalanche or a storm.’” “Magic: The Gathering: The Shattered Alliance, Ice Age Cycle Book III” by Jeff Grubb You may have noticed in my reviews of the first two books of the…
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“The viewpoint of a historian is that of a surveyor on a hillside, overlooking a river. He can see the flow of the river and has no doubt about how it runs and why. The participants of history view that same river as would a fish, unsure of where it is taking them.” “Magic: the…
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“Ah, said a nasty little voice in his brain, but the Sorting Hat wanted to put you in Slytherin, don’t you remember?“ “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” by J.K. Rowling One thing about a series featuring main characters through several years is that you can always chalk things up to growing pains. Many…
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“It wasn’t a case of storming heaven. It was a case of letting heaven storm you.” “The Curse of Chalion” by Lois McMaster Bujold Reading through The Curse of Chalion, a tale about a soldier who finds a second life as a saint and secretary to a cursed princess, I came to a striking revelation:…
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“Poor lumpy Maudette, with her bitten thighs, was more interesting in death than she’d ever been in life.” “Dead Until Dark: Sookie Stackhouse/Southern Vampire Mysteries Book One” by Charlaine Harris The Southern Vampire Mysteries by Charlaine Harris have been on my To-Be-Read list ever since the HBO show based on the books, True Blood, came…
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