Tag Archives: Fantasy

One High Fantasy

The Deed of Paksenarrion by Elizabeth Moon My good friend first loaned me this trilogy to keep me company while recovering from surgery five years ago. It’s still one of my favorites. It’s really high fantasy, but the reader is … Continue reading →

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More Fantasy

What can I say? I like fantasy. Here’s three new books and an old favorite. All but the old favorite are intended for adults, though I think the last one has universal appeal. The Famous Flower of Serving Men by … Continue reading →

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More Borrowed Books

Reading these reminds me that, even though I try to keep my readers abreast of the latest publications, there were good books published before 2000. Framed in Lace by Monica Ferris A quick little cozy mystery, again borrowed from my … Continue reading →

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The World Is Still out There

Look! I can read fiction and other books not related to babies! No Touch Monkey: And Other Travel Lessons Learned Too Late by Ayun Halliday My father gave me this book to read, probably because I spent some time traveling … Continue reading →

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Confused people?

OK, I really don’t have an intro for these ones. Just books I heard about and wanted to read and happened to get at the same time. Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman Ah, Gaiman… who else could take something as prosaic … Continue reading →

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Wicked

I’m getting behind… but here’s a start. Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire Who doesn’t have a soft spot for Oz somewhere in them? And the occasional fractured fairy tale – … Continue reading →

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Larger than Life

Jesus and King Arthur – maybe not the most natural of combinations, but here you are: American Jesus: How the Son of God Became a National Icon by Stephen Prothero This fascinating books looks at the changes in American culture … Continue reading →

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Themeless again

Well, it would be nice if I could read along a theme, but I think I’ll just have to give up on that. Instead we have, as usual, a random assortment of books. East by Edith Pattou East is based … Continue reading →

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Book Reviews – Fantasy

Some of my friends (hi!) have asked me to post the book reviews I’ve been giving them, so they don’t get lost in the depths of board archives. So, here goes. These are books that I enjoyed reading. Maybe I’ll … Continue reading →

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