Search Results for: C.S. Lewis
SUPERVERSIVE Review: “The Savage Boy”, by Nick Cole
Wednesday , 26, April 2017 Superversive 6 CommentsBack behind the scenes in our super-secret superversive headquarters located deep in the Misty Mountains, somewhere south of the Hundred Acre Wood and east of Oz (Narnia, of course, can only be accessed via Wardrobe), we had a discussion once about whether or not there could be such a thing as a superversive tragedy. The […]
SENSOR SWEEP: Disparaging Implications, Penetrating Philosophy, Dirdir Heaven, and Straight-up Adventure
Monday , 10, April 2017 Sensor Sweep 11 CommentsD&D (Autarch) Alien Technology in BCK, Or “Science Fantasy is Best Fantasy!” — “The primitive mortal residents of Kanahu have little understanding of the nature of the alien contraptions carried by the mysterious visitors. Before they can use a piece of alien technology, they must first understand what it is. This carries risks far greater than […]
Fairy Stories and Beyond Baum’s Wizard of Oz
Saturday , 1, April 2017 Authors, Before the Big Three, Fiction 21 Comments“When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret and would have been ashamed if I had been found doing so. Now that I am fifty, I read them openly. When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up.” – C.S. […]
WRIGHT ON: Elf-Thirst for Waters Beyond the World
Wednesday , 29, March 2017 Uncategorized 40 CommentsIn time past, I have attempted to define of science fiction, sometimes in earnest (I call science fiction the mythology of a scientific age) and sometimes not. The eternal debate has sprung up again here at the Castalia House blog, and also touches on my own efforts to reread the lost works of science fantasy, […]
SUPERVERSIVE Review: “Stardust”, by Neil Gaiman
Tuesday , 28, February 2017 Book Review, Superversive 29 CommentsNeil Gaiman is a guy who I’ve noticed gets a lot of flak around these parts. It is true he has SJW tendencies, but then, most authors do. And he IS immensely popular. Mostly – and I am going by anecdote here – it seems that people believe that he (along with Ursula Le Guin) […]
Book Review and Interview with the Author (First in a series of book and film reviews, focusing on lesser-known works.) Too many fantasy writers fall into two categories: imitative of Tolkien, or consciously reacting against Tolkien. But once in a great while, a writer strikes out into uncharted territory. THE SEVEN CITADELS is a four-book […]
WRIGHT ON: Lost Works – The Real Buck Rogers II
Tuesday , 31, January 2017 Before the Big Three, Book Review 3 CommentsWRIGHT ON: Lost Works The Real Buck Rogers II Let us visit the lost and neglected works of the golden age of science fiction pulps or the silver age of pre-Tolkien fantasy, and see the futures as once they were. AIRLORDS OF THE HAN. by Philip Francis Nowlan is the second half of the seminal Buck […]
SENSOR SWEEP: Signs of Resurgence, Male Possessions, Manifest Terror, and Self-Censorship
Wednesday , 7, December 2016 Sensor Sweep 10 CommentsPulp Revolution (Puppy of the Month Club) Prologue — “We don’t read any book here, though, but those that represent the spirit and style of fiction that was once popular and emulated, but now has waned, even if there are already many signs of a resurgence. And Thune’s Vision is one of those signs. And […]
Guest Post by Scott Cole: A Conversation with John C. Wright
Monday , 5, December 2016 Interview 12 CommentsDespite it being written for the juvenile market I’m enjoying the Moth and Cobweb series and recommend it to both the lay reader and fantasy fan. In fact, I almost finished reading Swan Knight’s Son in one sitting. The storyline is simple: we follow a boy and his dog through many adventures as the boy […]
SUPERVERSIVE Review: “Style is the Rocket”
Tuesday , 7, June 2016 Book Review, Promotions, Superversive 5 CommentsFirst off: I need to warn all of you. This is quite a long post. You need not panic, as much of it is made up of quotes, which can be skipped if necessary in favor of my analyses. But I hope I manage to keep your interest – and ah, therein lies the challenge. […]
Masha K. (Marina’s Musings) “Each step brings more revelations, more complexity more demands on the reader’s brainpower and attention span, and you come out on the other end having not just read but experienced something very special.” Hans G. Schantz (ÆtherCzar) “As in his also excellent recent novel, Somewhither: A Tale of the Unwithering Realm, […]
While Anthony and I are dealing with the end of our semesters, Ben Zwycky, a fellow superversive author, will be holding down the fort. I’ll be back in a few weeks with something relevant, because I don’t think this is the right blog for a discussion about the filioque controversy. Without further ado, Part 2 […]