Leaping Lahzar’s lightning, what a great read! The Monster Blood Tattoo series by D.M. Cornish. Go on, get thee to a library or bookshop and find it now!
What, you’re still here? Okay, fine. I suppose I owe it to you to explain why Cornish’s world of Foundlings and Factotums a must-read fantasy for readers of all ages. (And if you’re one of the many folks who’ve known about them already, why didn’t you tell me?!) Read more…
It’s been too long since I’ve posted anything new on Return to Labyrinth. Since we’ve still got a few months to go before it’s released, let me find something juicy enough to tide you over that won’t spoil the big surprises… A little something about Toby and Sarah, perhaps?
Lately, whenever I visit the bookstore (got to do it while this endangered species still exists!), I’m struck by how completely fantasy has taken over the Young Adult section. For years I dismissed the YA fantasy boom as at best, a fad, at worst, a shameless attempt to cash in while the holly and phoenix feather wand was hot! Okay, I admit it, I was wrong. Without a doubt, the YA shelves are now the destination for fantasy fans of all ages, leaving the “traditional” fantasy shelves as a sort of ghetto for pervy elf-fanciers and Robert Jordan fans (as if there were a difference). I figured it was time for me to get with the times and see what this new crew of scribes was up to. Read more…
Someone pointed out to me that Wizards vs. Robots doesn’t actually have any robots in it. Yes, well it’s only pt. 1. Pt.2 will have more robots than you can wave a wand at, just you see! I just have to figure out how best to work them in.
In the meantime, here are a few links of interest:
He was a Wizard with the power of a God…
She was the essence of beauty, forged in darkness…
He (not the first he, another he) was the greatest bard of his age…
It was a robot, programmed to kill…
Wizards vs. Robots…
No matter who loses… we win.
Admit it – you want to know more. Read more…
Fans of MC Escher and optical illusions (and really, who isn’t?) will get a kick out of these instructions for how to build your own Penrose triangle out of LEGOs. Thanks to LEGO website Klocki for sharing this!
More optical illusion LEGO pics after the jump… Read more…
Hollywood loves fantasy — movies about beautiful princesses, ghoulish monsters and super-powered heroes are never in short supply. So why is it that fantasy, a genre that should stir our imagination, give us nightmares or make us think, are so often the shallowest films around? This year looks to be chock full of shock and awe films of the fantastic (here’s a pretty thorough roundup courtesy of i09.com), but awe and wonder? That precious feeling looks to be very rare indeed. Hollywood, take note! Here are five tips for making fantasy films that don’t just entertain, but inspire. Read more…
This year I did not lead Niko Bellic through Liberty City, create a Death Knight or chop up dudes with a Lancer. I don’t think I shot a single zombie. Despite playing only a tiny fraction of the games that came out this year, I did manage to log in few hundred hours gaming. So where did all that time go? Here’s a year in hours lost to games: Read more…
