Are you a fan of very old style writing? Do you want a new Medieval fairy tale? Enjoy reading cramped, calligraphy-like typeset? Well, then I have the… Read more “Book Review: The Wood Beyond the World”
Tag: Fantasy
Book Review: The Foundling and Other Tales of Prydain
The final Prydain book doesn’t feature Taran or his companions. Instead it’s a collection of six short stories about Prydain that flesh out some of the concepts… Read more “Book Review: The Foundling and Other Tales of Prydain”
Tabletop RPG Review: The Courtship of the Flower Demons
Four Against Darkness at its most basic is a throwback to the early days of dungeon crawling tabletop RPGs, with random passages and encounters, and lots of… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: The Courtship of the Flower Demons”
Book Review: The High King
The fifth and final chapter in Taran’s adventures in Prydain, this book brings the various characters and conflicts together for one final big push. Not since The… Read more “Book Review: The High King”
Book Review: Taran Wanderer
The fourth book in Lloyd Alexander’s Prydain Chronicles, this one takes a somewhat more pensive direction. Taran leaves his home at Caer Dallben once again, but this… Read more “Book Review: Taran Wanderer”
Book Review: The Castle of Llyr
The third book in Lloyd Alexander’s Chronicles of Prydain, The Castle of Llyr finds Taran and Eilonwy about to set off on a journey. It seems that… Read more “Book Review: The Castle of Llyr”
Book Review: The Black Cauldron
The second book in The Prydain Chronicles by Lloyd Alexander, The Black Cauldron is somewhat more complex and more interesting than The Book of Three. Having already… Read more “Book Review: The Black Cauldron”
Book Review: The Book of Three
The first novel in the Prydain Chronicles, The Book of Three introduces us to Taran the assistant pig-keeper, Hen Wen the pig, Gurgi the…um…wildman?, and the rest,… Read more “Book Review: The Book of Three”
Book Review: Elric: Song of the Black Sword
This is the fifth book in the massive Eternal Champions series of books White Wolf published back in the 90s. This one focuses on Michael Moorcock’s most… Read more “Book Review: Elric: Song of the Black Sword”
Book Review: The Man of Gold
(Note: Since posting this review, it came out that M.A.R. Barker was a literal neo-Nazi, who fostered a truly awful worldview and worked to promote it. He… Read more “Book Review: The Man of Gold”
Matthew J. Constantine 