I’ve compiled a list of blog topics related to medieval history, historical fiction, fantasy, fiction writing, or industry news. Here’s a brief rundown: Mark Lord dicusses Medieval Myths about Witchcraft and Sorcery ABC will air an hourlong documentary about the woman behind the boy wizard, “J.K Rowling: A Year in… Read More »Blogs of Interest
I normally stick to posts about medieval history and fantasy novels, but since I’m a fan of Ernest Hemingway, I thought I’d post about this when I saw the article. Apparently, plans are in the works for creating a movie based on the last years of Ernest Hemingway’s life and… Read More »Ernest Hemingway – The Old Man and the Sea Movie
George R.R. Martin announced on his blog last week that HBO confirmed it will be filming the pilot of the fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire (A Game of Thrones being the first season). This is good news, but there are no guarantees the pilot will turn into… Read More »HBO to Film Pilot of “A Song of Ice and Fire”
The 2008 World Fantasy Award winners have been announced. The awards include the following categories in fantasy writing and fantasy art: Novel, Novella, Short Story, Anthology, Artist, and Collection. Novel *winner – Ysabel Guy Gavriel Kay [Viking Canada/Penguin Roc] Territory Emma Bull [Tor] Fangland John Marks [Penguin Press] Gospel of the Knife Will Shetterly… Read More »2008 World Fantasy Award Winners
Michael Crichton passed away yesterday at age 66 after a “courageous and private battle against cancer,” according to his public relations firm’s news release. When I heard the news, I was completely surprised, as I hadn’t even known that he was sick. This comes as depressing news, for I greatly… Read More »A Farewell to Michael Crichton
Essential Pictures has acquired the rights to develop Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander series into a major motion picture. Randall Wallace (Braveheart, We Were Soldiers) will write the screenplay. No word on a director or cast yet, but Essential hopes to put the project into production by next spring. I haven’t read… Read More »Outlander by Diana Gabaldon Slated for the Big Screen
“Peter Vansittart, the English writer who breathed new life into the historical novel by mingling myth with modernity, and by injecting 20th-century preoccupations into historical settings as various as Roman Britain, medieval France and 16th-century Germany, died on Oct. 4, in Ipswich, Suffolk. He was 88 and lived in Kersey.”… Read More »Peter Vansittart, Historical Fiction Author, Dies at Age 88
The Last Quest: Song of Montsegur by Derek Armstrong Blending the history of the Albigensians-Cathars and the traditions of the tarot, this second volume in the trilogy continues the wry and engaging epic begun in The Last Troubadour. Ramon, the last troubadour, Dame Esclarmonde de Foix, and their companions have… Read More »New Releases for October 2008: Medieval Historical Fiction
I’m about a month late on this news, but this was the first time I read about it. I was on vacation about the time this story came out. Apparently, Universal Pictures has acquired the rights to make a film adaptation of Robert Jordan’s fantasy Wheel of Time series. The… Read More »Universal Pictures and Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time