Category Archives: Fantasy fiction

E.R. Eddison’s The Worm Ouroboros

Posted on November 6, 2012 by

If you were to ask most people to name the truly classic works of fantasy fiction, you would almost certainly hear J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings” (1954-55) and “The Hobbit” (1937), as well as C.S. Lewis’ “Chronicles of Narnia” … Continue reading →

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Lord Dunsany’s Pegana

Posted on July 21, 2009 by

A bit over a month ago, I decided to read a few of Lord Dunsany’s plays after reading Lovecraft’s glowing review of them in Supernatural Horror in Literature.  The plays are wonderfully eerie and capture the spirit of ancient myths … Continue reading →

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Fletcher Pratt’s The Well of the Unicorn

Posted on July 7, 2009 by

Though I’m quite well read these days with respect to pulp fiction of the early 1900s, I’m much less familiar with those genres which followed, namely science fiction and fantasy.  Occasionally, however, my literary wanderings cross my path with something … Continue reading →

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Bertram Mitford’s The King’s Assegai

Posted on June 13, 2009 by

Those who have been reading this blog for a while know that I’ve become a really big fan of Bertram Mitford (1855-1914).  His novels, written in the late 1800s, are on the surface adventure novels which draw on his experiences … Continue reading →

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Henry Kuttner’s Elak of Atlantis

Posted on November 3, 2008 by

I’m a complete sucker for sword-and-sorcery fantasy, and actually I’ve written a significant amount of it for my own amusement.  Of course, the true master, and really the originator of the genre, is Robert E. Howard, whose Conan stories are … Continue reading →

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Dennis Wheatley’s They Found Atlantis

Posted on August 11, 2008 by

I’ve discussed a few of Dennis Wheatley‘s books in past posts. Wheatley was a prolific author from the 1930s through the 1980s (though his most famous works were written from the ’30s to the ’50s), and he could rightly be … Continue reading →

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H. Rider Haggard’s She

Posted on July 29, 2008 by

Before Indiana Jones, there was Allan Quatermain, elephant hunter and adventurer/explorer of Africa. Quatermain was the creation of H. Ridger Haggard (1856-1925), and was featured in the novels King Solomon’s Mines and Allan Quatermain. Haggard’s work was informed by his … Continue reading →

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