David Eddings, one of the fathers of modern “door stopper” Fantasy, has passed away aged 77. His stories were some of the first fantasy series I really loved, published through the 80s and 90s such as the Belgariad, the Malloreon, the Elenium, etc.
Many of his novels were co-written with his wife Leigh, and she was [...]
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David Eddings, R.I.P
BBC Merlin Review
Merlin is the new primetime BBC series, that takes the Arthurian legend into the kind of territory that was used for the channels Robin Hood and others.
So yes, it’s a “re-imagining” of the classic. It concerns a young Merlin and a young Arthur. In this series, Uther is on the throne of Camelot, and has [...]
The Malazan Book Of The Fallen by Steven Erikson : A Review
This is the kind of fantasy series that deserves the description “epic”. I realise in advance this review and overview of the series can be a little messy – so I apologise. It’s difficult to summarise this series in one blog post.
Originally created by Steven Erikson and Ian Cameron Esslemont as a screenplay, via a [...]
