Materialism and the Fantasy Genre

Skimming critiques of critiques of capitalism makes you think really interesting things. Take, for example, the concept of materialism and how it relates to the fantasy genre–and more specifically its typical representations found in the big names of the genre. What does magic do to issues of hoarding, to materialism itself, and to general concerns […]

Reader Question: Video Game Plots and Successful Fantasy Novels

(This question is yet another whose questioner I forgot to write down. Please, if you asked this, let me know in the comments so you can get credit. My apologies for not putting your name in the post as I was working on it.) The full question was: Has there ever been a fantasy book […]

5 Black Science Fiction/Fantasy Authors Everyone Should Read

It’s been a while since I’ve done a list like this, so I thought this list would be a great way to get back into them. The following are five black authors I think everyone should read, even if only once: 1. Octavia ButlerDefinitely a favorite with me, Butler is the author of some of […]

SF/F Links: Another Pre-May Batch

I just keep finding nifty stuff to let you all know about. Hope you find some of these interesting: I give you Zombie Kids.  I love this image. For those of you writing superhero fiction/comics, you might want to check out this detailed questionnaire.  Might be a good place to start with developing a superhero […]

A Fun Fantasy Quiz

(Found over at Fantasy Book Reviews) 1) Lord of the Rings: Movies or books?In all honesty, I prefer the movies. I respect the books for what they are, but I hate reading them. The movies managed to take an exceedingly dull story and bring it to life. I’ll always take the movies over the books. […]

SF/F Links: A Few Feb Links

Well, I thought I would bring this feature back.  I’m not going to make it as big as I did in the past, but hopefully it will be of use to folks.  Here goes: Charles Stross and John Scalzi have posted their opinions on the issue of lateness that has GRRM’s fans all twisted in […]