This is a novel that treads a delicate line between medieval romance and more modern themes. What starts out as a normal “Bastard son woos fair lady” medieval fantasy soon develops more psychological depth in characterization. While the desires for freedom of the ladies in most of these stories often sound a bit like the…
Month: November 2019
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“Thad Saves the Galaxy” by C. T. Fleck
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Okaaay, a different subgenre of comedy, I guess. The “Stoner Novel.” It is designed to appeal to people who do a lot of weed and don’t want to know and don’t care about the consequences of their actions in a meaningless world. “Stupid world. Stupid life. Another day in my boring existence.” The saving grace…
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“Cryptofauna” by Patrick Canning
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Finally a novel about a video game that doesn’t read like a video game. While loosely based on a game format, this novel has a definite story arc and realistic, developing and wildly charismatic characters. It also has weirdly creative humour reminiscent of “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy,” which results in such absurdities as travelling…
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“Calico Thunder Rides Again” by T. A. Hernandez
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This kind of Fantasy ought to have its own sub-genre. Sort of “steam punk art but modern day with fantasy creatures thrown in.” The plot of this novel involves a late 19thcentury travelling circus with dragons and griffins and twenties-era gangsters with trolls as enforcers. So much for the creativity. The story is peppered with…