Category Archives: Fantasy

Father Of Lies-John Brunner (1968)/Mirror Image-Bruce Duncan (1968)

Posted on January 2, 2013 by

Two novelettes aimed at the young adult market. Brunner’s is a fantasy about a remote area of England that seems to be from another era and Duncan’s is a story of alien invasion. “Father Of Lies” – John Brunner – … Continue reading →

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Swordsmen In The Sky-Edited by Donald A.Wollheim

Posted on November 26, 2012 by

Four novelettes and one short story from 1933,47,48,51. Favorites: “Swordsman Of Lost Terra” (1951) – Poul Anderson – On Earth in a far,far future the Scottish Clans (at least it seems that way) are doing battle. Our hero is Kery. … Continue reading →

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Rain In The Doorway-Thorne Smith (1933)

Posted on October 17, 2012 by

The author of “Topper” comes up with a novel that reads like The Three Stooges meet The Marx Brothers. A man is taken into a totally absurd world that is absolutely fun to read.  If you like comic fantasy or … Continue reading →

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The Horn Blows At Midnight (1945)

Posted on October 9, 2012 by

My favorite Jack Benny movie. He made a lot of fun of it on his TV show because it wasn’t a big hit. If you like good comedy don’t miss it. Jack is a trumpet player assigned to blow the … Continue reading →

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The Minikins Of Yam-Thomas Burnett Swann (1976)

Posted on October 9, 2012 by

Entertaining Fantasy that takes place in Ancient Egypt in the time of Pharoah Pepy II. Pepy II is twelve years old. He has sympathy for the poor and on occasion will go out among the population is disguise to offer … Continue reading →

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Mooncrow-Jack Massa (1979)

Posted on August 6, 2012 by

It’s a bird…it’s a plane….it really is a bird. Six thousand years ago the Earth was virtually destroyed thanks to the misuse of science. That led to an ice age. Now, humanity is coming out from under. One young magician … Continue reading →

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King Of The World’s Edge- H.Warner Munn (1939) (Merlin’s Godson Series)

Posted on June 13, 2012 by

First in the three book series about a band of adventurers slicing and dicing their way across the American continent over a thousand years ago. Munn gave up writing for a lot of years before getting back to it for … Continue reading →

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The Fox Woman & Other Stories-A.Merritt

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

Seven stories and two fragments of novels from 1917,18,19,26,34,46,48,49. The two fragments are notes found after Merritt’s death and run a couple pages. They were planned novels that he never finished. Favorites: “The Fox Woman” (1946 novelette) – A real good … Continue reading →

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Good Omens-The Nice And Accurate Prophecies Of Agnes Nutter, Witch-Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman (1990)

Posted on April 10, 2012 by

This is one you’ll keep to reread more than once. Total fun all the way through. The world is going to end. One problem…the AntiChrist is missing. Crowley the Demon delivers a baby in a basket to the nuns of … Continue reading →

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Lord Of Light-Roger Zelazny (1967)

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

Winner of the 1968 Hugo Award for Best Novel.  It was also nominated for the Best Novel Nebula Award. The winner was “The Einstein Intersection by Samuel R. Delany.A combination SF/Fantasy about a ship from Earth, The Star Of India, that … Continue reading →

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