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Mythed Opportunities

Myth-ion Improbable, by Robert Asprin – This was Asprin’s return to this series after a break of eight years due to trouble with the IRS. And I haven’t read any of the books in the series in a few years, … Continue reading →

Posted in Australian, Authors, Book Reviews, Catholicism, Christianity, Humor, incryptid, Magic, Monsters, Mythology, Philosophy, Religion, seanan mcguire, Urban Legends | Tagged a wizard in rhyme, bunyips, catherynne valente, cryptozoology, drop-bears, matthew mantrell, myth-ion improbable, pocket apocalypse, radiance, robert asprin, saul bremener, skeeve, something m.y.t.h. inc., the witch doctor, vampires, werewolves, witches, wizards, yowies |

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 |