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The Navajo Know

The Chronicles of Banarnia, by Robert Rankin – The follow-up to The Lord of the Ring Roads continues the tale of fairies who had been driven underground by humans taking over Brentford. In this book, Jim Pooley and John Omally journey … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Book Reviews, Brentford Trilogy, Humor, Magic, Mayan, Monsters, Mythology, Native American, Navajo, Prejudice, Rick Riordan, Robert Rankin | Tagged a disagreement with death, changing woman, craig shaw gardner, death, dragons, ebenezum, fairies, hero twins, j.c. cervantes, jim pooley, john omally, professor slocombe, rebecca roanhorse, rick riordan presents, squid, the ballad of wuntvor, the chronicles of banarnia, the lord of the ring roads, the storm runner, wuntvor |

Catching Up with Constance (and Others)

Not counting the one on The Lost Tales of Oz, how long has it been since I’ve done a book review post? I checked, and it looks like it’s been about a month. And on Goodreads, I’m still listed as … Continue reading →

Posted in A. Lee Martinez, Authors, Book Reviews, Brentford Trilogy, Greek Mythology, Humor, incryptid, Monsters, Mythology, Relationships, Robert Rankin, seanan mcguire | Tagged al capone, al jolson, aleister crowley, alex price, barry the time sprout, constance verity, constance verity saves the world, cryptozoology, fairies, giants, gorgons, griffins, half-off ragnarok, jim pooley, john omally, melissa grey, prince albert, queen victoria, the abominable showman, the girl at midnight, the last adventure of constance verity, the lord of the ring roads, the witches of chiswick, vegetable lamb of tartary |

Mythical Monsters in the Modern Age

Knees Up Mother Earth, by Robert Rankin – This book returns to Brentford, the London suburb where Rankin grew up, which in his fiction is frequently home to mystical happenings. A local consortium is trying to purchase their football ground, … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Book Reviews, Brentford Trilogy, Fairy Tales, Greek Mythology, History, Humor, Magic, Monsters, Mythology, Robert Rankin | Tagged david gelber, garden of eden, Jack the Ripper, jim pooley, john omally, knees up mother earth, minotaur, minotaur revisited, norman hartnell, Pablo Picasso, professor slocombe, the witches of chiswick, william starling |

Pulling Off the Pooley

Sex and Drugs and Sausage Rolls, by Robert Rankin – Another one of Rankin’s books full of weirdly meandering plots, conspiracy theories in action, and meta-referential humor. This time, recurring slacker protagonists Jim Pooley and John Omally attempt to manage … Continue reading →

You Make Me Want to Sprout

I have three more Robert Rankin books to review this time: Sprout Mask Replica – Rankin expands his fictional author’s biographies into an entire fictional autobiography, which also extends to his family. Sprouts appear quite frequently in the story, including … Continue reading →

The Gnomic Utterances of Ka’a Orto’o

The Tough Guide to Fantasyland, by Diana Wynne Jones – Presented as a guide and encyclopedia to a generic fantasy world, this book parodies the clichés used in mass-produced fantasy. Topics covered include how to know which characters are good … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Brentford Trilogy, Diana Wynne Jones, Robert Rankin | Tagged archeytpes, cliches, fantasy, hugo rune, inspectre sherringford hovis, jim pooley, john omally, professor slocombe, sword and sorcery, the sprouts of wrath, the tough guide to fantasyland |