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Losing Control of the Narrative

Thongor and the Wizard of Lemuria, by Lin Carter – I believe this was Carter’s first published book, a sword-and-sorcery tale about another barbarian warrior in the same vein as Conan, whom he’d also go on to write. Set in … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Authors, Book Reviews, edgar rice burroughs, Fairy Tales, Humor, Magic, Monsters, Names, Religion, seanan mcguire, Technology | Tagged aarne-thompson index, airships, colonialism, conan the barbarian, david innes, demons, dinosaurs, elves, gr-gr-gr, hooja the sly one, ice age, indexing, laurence sterne, lemuria, lin carter, mother goose, pellucidar, snow white, the life and opinions of tristram shandy gentleman, the pied piper of hamelin, thongor, thongor and the wizard of lemuria, tristram shandy, wizards |

Yarthly Matters

The First Kothar the Barbarian Megapack, by Gardner F. Fox – This collects three different volumes, Kothar: Barbarian Swordsman (itself originally published as three short stories), Kothar of the Magic Sword, and Kothar and the Demon Queen. The author is … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Book Reviews, Celtic, Christianity, Comics, Etymology, Games, Greek Mythology, History, Humor, Magic, Maps, Monsters, Mythology, Names, Philosophy, Religion | Tagged a voyage to the moon, antillia, arimaspoi, atlantis, birds, carta marina, comical history of the states and empires of the moon, cumberia, cynocephali, cyrano de bergerac, demons, edward brooke-hitching, el dorado, elijah, frostfire, garden of eden, gardner fox, hy brasil, justice league of america, kothar and the demon queen, kothar barbarian swordsman, kothar of the magic sword, kothar the barbarian, lemuria, lich, michael wolgemut, moon, nuremberg chronicle, olaus magnus, prester john, satire, st. brendan the navigator, sun, swords, tammaso campanella, the city of the sun, the first kothar the barbarian megapack, the phantom atlas, the states and empires of the sun, ultima thule, voyages to the moon and the sun, waq-waq tree, weapons, wilhelm pleydenwurff, wizards, yarth |

Pulp Life

When looking for information on fiction involving underground worlds, I came across references to Richard Sharpe Shaver (hopefully nobody called him “Dick”), author and likely paranoid schizophrenic who wrote science fiction adjacent stories about ancient superhumans who lived underground. Ray … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Conspiracy Theories, Language, Magic, Monsters, Mythology, Norse | Tagged aesir, aliens, amazing stories, c.l. moore, deros, henry kuttner, i remember lemuria, jirel of joiry, lemuria, miss peregrine's home for peculiar children, northwest smith, quest of the starstone, ransom riggs, ray palmer, richard sharpe shaver, robots, satan, shaver mystery, the conference of the birds |

House of Reptile-sentatives

The idea that the governments of the world are secretly controlled by lizard people is most prominently supported by David Icke, a former soccer player and sports broadcaster. That’s what comes of letting him hit the ball with his head. … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Authors, Chrono Trigger, Conspiracy Theories, Discworld, Douglas Adams, Greek Mythology, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Magic, Mario, Monsters, Mythology, Prejudice, Religion, Terry Pratchett, Theosophy, Video Games | Tagged alexander the great, aliens, antisemitism, apollo, caesar augustus, cecrops, david icke, draco, evil harry dread, king bowser koopa, kull of atlantis, lamia, lemuria, lizard people, nagas, olympias, protocols of the elders of zion, reptiles, reptilian humanoids, reptites, robert e. howard, serpent men, snakes, the last hero, the shadow kingdom, zeus |

Hello to Bygone Ages

Looking at Robert E. Howard’s essay on his imaginary Hyborian Age got me to thinking about a few different issues in fantasy fiction that deals with lost civilizations. The essay tells of a succession of great empires contrasted with barbarians, … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Christianity, Discworld, Evolution, History, Humor, J.R.R. Tolkien, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Maps, Monsters, Mystery Cults, Mythology, Norse, Oz, Oz Authors, Persian, Prejudice, Religion, Roman, Science, Terry Pratchett, Theosophy | Tagged agnosticism, angels, atheism, atlantis, aule, bori, cataclysms, charles darwin, charles kingsley, conan the barbarian, devolution, dwarves, elves, emperor constantine, god of evolution, h.p. lovecraft, hyborian age, hyperborea, john dough and the cherub, lemuria, middle-earth, mifkets, mithra, mitra, numenor, racial evolution, racism, rinkitink in oz, robert e. howard, small gods, the colour of magic, the last continent, the water-babies, tottenhots, valar, yasmela |

I’ll Bossanova with Ya

Pixies, Bossanova – This is my favorite Pixies album, which I know isn’t a very common opinion. Well, at least it isn’t from the music critics, who prefer the more raw, proto-grunge sound of the earlier records. While there’s some … Continue reading →

Posted in Albums, Frank Black/Black Francis, Music, Pixies, Poetry, They Might Be Giants, Uncategorized | Tagged acrostic, billy goodman, bossanova, charles frosty horton, david byrne, elvis costello, haiku, kim deal, kinks, la sicilienne, lemuria, mose allison, rolling stones, sonnet, steve hoffman, surftones, talking heads, the silver princess in oz |

Don’t Worry, the Leopards Won’t Bite You

Frank Black and the Catholics, Devil’s Workshop – This came out the same day as Black Letter Days, but it has considerably fewer songs, and was my favorite of the two at first. I’m not sure I could easily pick … Continue reading →