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Bake Love, Not War

The Great Troll War, by Jasper Fforde – It’s been eight years since the previous book in the Chronicles of Kazam, but we finally have the conclusion to this series. Set in a version of Britain that’s made up of … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Book Reviews, Chronicles of Kazam, Food, Greek Mythology, Humor, Jasper Fforde, Magic, Monsters, Mythology, Relationships | Tagged a wizard's guide to defensive baking, achilles, briseis, centaurs, chiron, circe, homer, iliad, jennifer strange, madeline miller, paris, patroclus, quarkbeast, t. kingfisher, the eye of zoltar, the great troll war, the song of achilles, thetis, trojan war, trolls, ursula vernon, war, wizards |

Daft Steampunk

I’m way behind with writing reviews of books I’ve finished recently, so here are a few. The Song of the Quarkbeast, by Jasper Fforde – The sequel to The Last Dragonslayer continues the adventures of Jennifer Strange, the orphan girl … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Book Reviews, Chronicles of Kazam, Humor, Jasper Fforde, Lewis Carroll, Magic, Robert Rankin | Tagged aleister crowley, alice lovell, cameron bell, Charles Babbage, colonel katterfelto, darwin the monkey, h.g. wells, jennifer strange, king snodd, quarkbeast, sherlock holmes, the mechanical messiah and other marvels of the modern age, the song of the quarkbeast, the war of the worlds, thermos |

Countdown to Dragondeath

The Last Dragonslayer, by Jasper Fforde – This is the first volume of Fforde’s newest series, geared toward a young adult audience and featuring such fantasy tropes as dragons and magic. Like Fforde’s other series, it takes place in another … Continue reading →