The Return of the Sword: An Anthology of Heroic Adventure, edited by Jason M. Waltz
I’ve made no secret of the fact that swords and battles, and especially gory battles, aren’t quite my “cup of tea.” Anyone who reads my reviews—I hope somebody does—may be wondering why I’m even reading this sort of story. Blame editor Eugie, if you will, for catching me in a weak moment, or […]
Continue ReadingShiny #3
It was a pleasure to discover Shiny, a magazine devoted to “young adult” stories, which I enjoy even if I’m no longer young by any standards but Methuselah’s.
What causes déjà vu and similar phenomena? In “The Future is Already Seen” by Katherine Sparrow, it’s presented as a time-slip brought on by a […]
Realms of Fantasy, April 2008
The crop of stories in the April, 2008, issue of Realms of Fantasy left me in a quandary. Whether critiquing or reviewing, I really don’t feel I’m doing my job if I can’t find something to criticize. Maybe I’m just in an abnormally positive mood, but I liked all the stories and couldn’t […]
Continue ReadingRealms of Fantasy, February 2008
There’s a fine assortment of stories in the February 2008 issue of Realms of Fantasy, as usual, some that I found more appealing than others, but all of them offering food for thought as well as entertainment. All of them touch, in one way or another, on very current themes, including war, terrorism, and […]
Continue ReadingVisual Journeys: A Tribute to Space Artists, edited by Eric T. Reynolds
Sometimes, if you look at a picture long enough, it will tell you its story. One of them, anyway—every picture contains the essence of many stories, depending on the imagination of the beholder. Contained in Visual Journeys: A Tribute to Space Artists, edited by Eric T. Reynolds, are eighteen pieces of space art, […]
Continue ReadingRealms of Fantasy, December 2007
Some reviewers seem to be blessed with total recall. They can remember in great detail every story and every author they’ve ever read and make scholarly comparisons to boot. I, on the other hand, seem to have lost ground in the memory department these past few decades, especially since my preschool grandchildren moved […]
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