The Summer Country, by James A. Hetley (Ace, 2002)

“They have dungeons in the Summer Country. They have slaves in the Summer Country. Camelot is dead. Arthur is dead. Law is dead. Power rules.” When two worlds collide, lives are thrown into turmoil. People will live, people will die, … Continue reading

Summer Knight, by Jim Butcher (Roc, 2002)

Some days, it sucks to be Harry Dresden. In fact, some months it’s a bad day to be the only practicing wizard in the Chicago phonebook. And this just isn’t one of Harry’s better months. Thanks to the events of … Continue reading

Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Journal, by Brian Froud and Terry Jones (Stewart, Tabori and Chang, 1999)

Not to be confused with Lady Cottington’s Pressed Fairy Book, the Journal was inspired by the same material. Written by Terry Jones (of Monty Python and Labyrinth fame), and illustrated by Brian Froud, the Journal gives us a year’s worth … Continue reading

Four Mercedes Lackey Books

The Valdemar Companion, edited by John Helfers and Denise Little (Daw, 2001) Take a Thief (Daw, 2001) The Black Swan (Daw, 1999) Spirits White As Lightning (With Rosemary Edghill) (Baen, 2001) In 1987, Mercedes Lackey crept onto the fantasy scene … Continue reading

The Dark Crystal (1982) and Labyrinth (1986)

Some of the greatest fantasy movies in recent memory have come from the incomparable, unbeatable, and sadly never to be repeated collaborations of Jim Henson and Brian Froud. Take the magical madness of Henson’s muppets and the bizarre mythic imagery … Continue reading

Waifs & Strays, by Charles de Lint (Viking 2002)

When I read Charles de Lint, I don’t just pay attention to the words. I slow down and listen to the rhythms the words make. I look for the underlying patterns of color and music that so thoroughly insinuate themselves … Continue reading

A Caress of Twilight, by Laurell K. Hamilton (Ballantine, 2002)

In A Caress of Twilight, the second in the spellbinding new series starring Merry Gentry, Laurell K. Hamilton once again entwines the dangerous seduction of the supernatural with the earthy pleasures of the body, creating a new kind of erotic … Continue reading

War For The Oaks, by Emma Bull (Ace, 1987/Tor, 2001)

“When Faerie and my world intersect, does anything good ever come of it?” Three ways to tell that it just isn’t your day: 1. You messily break up with your boyfriend, a complete jerk whose idea of managing the band … Continue reading

Bedlam’s Bard and Beyond World’s End, by Mercedes Lackey, Ellen Guon and Rosemary Edghill (Baen, 1998/2001)

For to see Mad Tom of Bedlam Ten thousand miles I traveled Mad Maudlin goes on dirty toes To save her shoes from gravel. Still I sing bonny boys, bonny mad boys Bedlam boys are bonny For they all go … Continue reading