The Faeries, by Suza Scalora (Joanna Cotler Books/Harpercollins, 1999) The Faeryland Companion, by Beatrice Phillpotts (Barnes and Noble, 1999) The Leprechaun Companion, by Niall Macnamara with Wayne Anderson (Barnes and Noble, 1999) Gnomes, by Wil Huygen and Rien Poortvliet (Peacock … Continue reading
Jhereg (Ace, 1983) Yendi (Ace, 1984) Teckla (Ace, 1987) (These three reprinted in The Book of Jhereg (Ace, 1999)) Taltos (Ace, 1988) Phoenix (Ace, 1990) (These two reprinted in The Book of Taltos (Ace, 2002) Athyra (Ace, 1993) Orca (Ace, … Continue reading
Lady Cottington’s Pressed Fairy Book (With Terry Jones) (Turner Publishing, 1994) Strange Stains and Mysterious Smells (With Terry Jones) (Simon and Schuster, 1996) Good Faeries, Bad Faeries (With Terri Windling) (Simon and Schuster, 1998) Brian Froud is one of those … Continue reading
In Through Wolf’s Eyes, the first volume of a series by Jane Lindskold, the twin kingdoms of Bright Bay and Hawk Haven were thrown into upheaval, both political and otherwise, by the announcement that King Tedric of Hawk Haven was … Continue reading
Welcome back to the unpredictable, exciting world of the Wild Cards. After far too long a hiatus, George R.R. Martin has once again assembled a team of top-notch writers to tell some of the stories of a world where nothing … Continue reading
“Eddi McCandry, the Seelie Court goes to war, and needs the presence of mortal blood to bring death to its enemies.” –From War For The Oaks, The Phouka summing up why they need Eddi McCandry, unemployed musician-at-large. In 1987, Emma … Continue reading
One of the great tropes of the fantasy genre is the high epic fantasy, the story of Good vs. Evil in an all-out war to determine the fate of the world. Heroic warriors and paladins, mighty wizards, cunning rogues, elegant … Continue reading
Fortune’s own fool, destiny’s tool, the gods’ plaything, the antihero of the mythical Middle Ages, Sir Apropos of Nothing himself is back, in another gloriously epic tale of one man caught up in matters beyond his ken. Born to the … Continue reading
Undoubtedly inspired by the wave of wizardphilia that’s swept the world ever since Harry Potter hit that magical zeitgeist switch, The Way of Wizards is a full-color coffee table art book in the same tradition as Brian Froud’s Faeries, except … Continue reading
A common occurrence in the fantasy genre is to take someone from our (the real) world, and plunge them headfirst into a fantasy world, one based on magic or populated with creatures of myth, thus allowing the author to play … Continue reading
