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What a Life of Luxury to Be an Ape-Man

The Return of Tarzan, by Edgar Rice Burroughs – This sequel wraps up some of the hanging plot threads in the first book, but also takes the story in some different directions. While the first one was about a guy … Continue reading →

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A Koschei Deal

Her Majesty’s Wizard, by Christopher Stasheff – I saw this book on a list of recommendations somewhere, and I didn’t realize at the time that the author had just died in June. This is the first book of the Wizard … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Book Reviews, Catholicism, Christianity, Diana Wynne Jones, Fairy Tales, History, Magic, Mythology, Nursery Rhymes, october daye, Religion, Russian, seanan mcguire, Slavic | Tagged a wizard in rhyme, an artificial night, baba yaga, blind michael, buyan, catherynne valente, christopher stasheff, daniel horne, deathless, deep secret, divine right, dragons, fairies, fletcher pratt, harold shea, her majesty's wizard, herne the hunter, koschei the deathless, l. sprague de camp, luidaeg, marya morevna, matthew mantrell, princess alisande, russian revolution, satan, sorcerers, werewolves, wild hunt, witches, wizards, world war ii |

The Wages of Sin

Snuff Fiction, by Robert Rankin – While Rankin often employs dark humor, this one is even darker than most, focusing on the narrator’s unfortunate friendship with tobacco magnate, terrorist, and generally underhanded guy Doveston. He’s constantly helping out Doveston with … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Book Reviews, Characters, Chinese, Conspiracy Theories, Humor, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Mythology, Oz, Oz Authors, Religion, Robert Rankin, Roman, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Tom Holt | Tagged aeneid, christopher stasheff, dido, don quixote, dorothy gale, fletcher pratt, harold shea, journey to the west, kaliko, l. sprague de camp, nome king, ozma, paradox, santa claus, snuff fiction, the enchanter reborn, the management style of the supreme beings, virgil |