This week heirs of J. R. R. Tolkien, author of the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy and “The Hobbit,” and a group of publishers joined the battle with a lawsuit demanding at least $150 million from New Line Cinema, the movie studio that hit the jackpot with three enormous hits based on the trilogy. Read […]
Some people feel J.R.R Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings are pure genius, with Tolkien being one of the most influential writers of his time, maybe even all time. Others find his writing a bit heavy and dull, as the novel is filled with hundreds of pages of backstory and lyrical poems and huge […]
What is the definition of historical fantasy? How does it differ from historical fiction? Fantasy? I’ve often seen the term ”historical fantasy” to classify a certain subgenre of literature but have never really understoood what, exactly, that refers to. What types of works are classified in this category? I did a little bit of research on […]
The following is a list of blogs/sites I’m currently subscribed to:
Historical Fiction:
Carla Nayland Historical Fiction - A blog mainly about researching, writing, and reading historical fiction
Elizabeth Chadwick: Living the History - Historical fiction author Elizabeth Chadwick uses this space to discuss her work, her research and share her love of the Middle Ages…and occasionally pontificate on […]
I recently finished reading A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin. This is the third book in the series of A Song of Ice and Fire, and probably the best of the three. I haven’t had a chance to read the fourth novel, A Feast for Crows, but it’s on my bookshelf, and I […]
So I’m finally hoping to get back into updating my blog. The holiday season was a little crazy for me. One, I got married. Pretty big deal I guess. Preparations for that consumed most of my time over the month of December, as well as the birth of my first nephew (the day after my […]
A special thanks to author David Anthony Durham for stopping by my site last week. I posted a review to his new fantasy novel Acacia: Book One: The War With the Mein, and he so kindly responded to my post. Best of wishes to David on his new novel. It is being well-received, so if […]
There has been some debate and speculation over whether or not J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter contains Christian themes. I’ve never read any of the books — I plan to at some point — so I can’t weigh in too much with my opinion, but until reading a recent interview with J.K. Rowling, I doubted the claims […]
I was in my local bookstore recently, saw the cover to this novel and thought it looked interesting, so I picked it up to read the jacket. I’ve put it on my list for later. Every time I see a book or hear of a book that sounds interesting, I make a note of it, sometimes in […]