magonia – VoVatia (original) (raw)

All Zamonian Stories End Tragically

Have I been reading too much recently? I checked three books out from the library last week, and have already finished all of them. Then again, none of them were that long. I have a bad habit of often looking … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Hell Hotel

Aerie, by Maria Dahvana Headley – The follow-up to Magonia takes place a year later, with Aza and Jason still a couple. He’s been hiding a secret from her, though, that a secret government agency monitoring Magonia is forcing him … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Humor, Magic, Mythology | Tagged a map of days, aerie, cats, ghosts, hell, magonia, maria dahvana headley, miss peregrine's home for peculiar children, ransom riggs, summon the keeper, tanya huff, the keeper's chronicles, vampires, werewolves |

Up in the Air, Junior Birdgirl

Lost Worlds, by Clark Ashton Smith – Joe Bongiorno’s Lost Histories from the Royal Librarian of Oz contains a few references to Smith’s work, including the sorcerer Eibon and Tsathoggua, his patron toad-god from Saturn, which made me interested in … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Comics, Conspiracy Theories, Magic, Monsters, Mythology, Oz | Tagged atlantis, averoigne, carl barks, clark ashton smith, donald duck, eibon, gyro gearloose, h.p. lovecraft, huey dewey and louie, hyperborea, joe bongiorno, lost histories from the royal librarian of oz, lost worlds, magonia, maria dahvana headley, robert e. howard, saturn, scrooge mcduck, the lost peg leg mine, tsathoggua, weird tales |