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Magic Genes

I mentioned in my last post how the manifestation of the Force through midichlorians in Jedi blood, thereby giving a biological component to magical and spiritual power, was sort of elitist. That got me thinking about the connection between magic … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Characters, Discworld, Families, Genetics, Harry Potter, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Science, Star Wars, Terry Pratchett | Tagged anakin skywalker, archchancellor mustrum ridcully, death, equal rites, fairies, glinda, granny weatherwax, hermione granger, j.k. rowling, lily weatherwax, midichlorians, moving pictures, muggles, nanny ogg, octarine, ozoplaning with the wizard of oz, rincewind, salazar slytherin, sith, sourcery, squibs, the colour of magic, the light fantastic, unseen university, victor tugelbend, voldemort, witches, wizard of oz, wizards |

The Patrician Puzzle

Ever since the beginning of the Discworld series, Terry Pratchett has been consistent in saying that the city of Ankh-Morpork is led by a Patrician, an autocrat who lacks the trappings of royalty. The plot of The Truth suggests that … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Discworld, Terry Pratchett | Tagged ankh-morpork, equal rites, havelock vetinari, jeremy irons, mad lord snapcase, mort, night watch, Patrician, samuel vimes, sourcery, the colour of magic, the truth, thief of time, wuffles |

Gnolls on a Roll

I’ve never played Dungeons and Dragons, but you can’t really deny its place in the realm of fantasy, both as a repository of creatures and concepts from earlier myths and stories and an influence on later ones. I was thinking … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Book Reviews, Discworld, Fairy Tales, Games, Monsters, Terry Pratchett | Tagged dungeons and dragons, edward plunkett lord dunsany, equal rites, fairies, gary gygax, gnoles, gnolls, gnomes, how nuth would have practised his art upon the gnoles, jerusalem artichokes, margaret st. clair, sidney sime, the book of wonder, the colour of magic, the man who sold rope to the gnoles, trolls |

Stop Feegling Around!

I Shall Wear Midnight, by Terry Pratchett – This is the fourth book in the Tiffany Aching series, which is billed as young adult. With Pratchett, I think that means it has chapters, a young protagonist, and darker themes than … Continue reading →

Posted in Discworld, Terry Pratchett | Tagged angua von uberwald, ankh-morpork, ankh-morpork city watch, carrot ironfoundersson, cunning man, equal rites, eskarina smith, feet of clay, granny weatherwax, i shall wear midnight, nac mac feegle, nanny ogg, sam vimes, sergeant fred colon, tiffany aching, wee mad arthur |