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Drawing Merlin’s character
The first time Merlin appeared in the Netflix series Cursed, I thought I had found a characterization of him that I could hate more than T. H. White’s. Drunk and arrogant and ready to betray others, I would have turned … Continue reading
Posted in Arthurian Legends, Riven: When Storms Collide, Shattered: When Winds Blast, YA contemporary fantasy
Tagged Arthurian legend in modern times, Arthurian Legends, Contemporary Fantasy, Grail Quest, Holy Grail, Mary Stewart, Merlin, The Crystal Cave, The Mists of Avalon, YA fantasy
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Guinevere
Too many of the characterizations of Guinevere are shaped by the medieval versions of the King Arthur story. Stories shaped by the male dominated church of that era portrayed all women as Eve, the temptress who ruins paradise. Malory among … Continue reading
Posted in Arthurian Legends, Riven: When Storms Collide, Shattered: When Winds Blast, YA contemporary fantasy
Tagged Arthurian legend in modern times, Arthurian Legends, Camelot, Cathy Hird, Guinevere, Riven: When Storms Collide, Shattered: When Winds Blast, YA fantasy
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Drawing on Arthurian Legends
In the afterward to the twentieth anniversary edition of his Fionavar trilogy, Guy Gavriel Kay wrote, “I also set myself the task, quixotic or otherwise, of trying to shape a narrative large enough that the figures of the Arthurian triangle could … Continue reading
Posted in Arthurian Legends, Shattered: When Winds Blast, YA contemporary fantasy
Tagged Arthurian legend in modern times, Arthurian Legends, Cathy Hird, Fantasy novel, Guinevere, King Arthur, Riven: When Storms Collide, Shattered: When Winds Blast, YA fantasy
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Review of A Wild and Unremarkable Thing
The last while I have taken advantage of the opportunity to review the work of other YA fantasy writers offered through YA Bound. This gives me a chance to keep up with the genre I write novels in, and I … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review
Tagged A Wild and Unremarkable Thing, Book Review, dragons, Jean Castleberry, YA fantasy
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Review of Day Moon by Brett Armstrong
In a day when all books are being entered into a centralized database and then destroyed, Elliot’s grandfather leaves him a copy of Shakespeare’s complete works. When he shares it with the girl he has a crush on, tension enters … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Day Moon
Tagged Book Review, Brett Armstrong, Clean Words Publishing, Day Moon, Dystopia, YA Bound Book Tours, YA fantasy
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Review of The West Wood by Suzy Vadori
As part of Suzy Vadori’s Blog tour with YA Bound, I offer this review of her new book The West Wood. Boarding school, with its assorted collection of wealthy kids, has the same tensions as any high school, and Vadori … Continue reading
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Tagged Book Review, Suzy Vadori, The West Wood, YA Bound, YA fantasy
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Fractured
In the area where I live, bedrock is fractured limestone. This has the upside of creating amazing escarpment cliffs and the downside of allowing water to flow unfiltered down into the aquafers. Care with what we put into the water … Continue reading
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Tagged Alchemy, Celtic mythology, fractured bedrock, YA fantasy
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A blog visit from Voss Foster
Prizm Books, who are publishing my novel, have lots of great stories and novels. One of their authors is Voss Foster and here is his reflection on his just published novel Zirkura Fantastic. When someone might die, or do the … Continue reading
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