Tag: Fantasy
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2026-07-27—American Paladin
Everyone says, “Well, you should be harmless, virtuous, you shouldn’t do anyone any harm, you should sheath your competitive instinct. You shouldn’t try to win. You don’t want to be too aggressive. You don’t want to be too assertive.”No. Wrong. You should be a monster, an absolute monster, and then you should learn how to…
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2026-07-13—Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
What do you get when you combine The Importance of Being Earnest with The Lord of the Rings? Ostensibly, you get Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell. Overview of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell What is It? In the midst of the Napoleonic Wars in 1806, most people believe magic to have long since disappeared from…
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2026-06-08—Piranesi
In getting ready to write this review, I did some quick research on Piranesi‘s author and discovered, to my astonishment, that, unless you count a compilation of short stories, Susanna Clarke has only two full-length novels to her name. Given that Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell was both fantastic and her debut, and that, as…
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2026-06-01—June Newsletter
‘Murica. Happy 250th, everybody! Yeah, I’m a month early—what can I say? I love my country. Also, I thought this picture was amazing, and I wasn’t sure I’d remember it come next month. Also also, I have no idea if any posts are going out next month, since my wife is due to give birth…
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2026-04-13—The Islands of the Blessed
I’d guess that you have some purpose to fulfill and that is why you were saved. But don’t get a swelled head over it. A cabbage has a purpose when someone needs a soup. The Islands of the Blessed, pg 245 And so we begin April with an ending—the ending to The Sea of Trolls…
Boo Ludlow 