Though fantasy is one of my favorite genres, I haven’t read a lot of it, outside of Tolkien and Harry Potter. The City Stained Red is a 2015 epic fantasy novel by Sam Sykes (the pen name of Sam Watkins, son of Outlander author Diana Gabaldon.) As with most books of this type, it’s set […]
Anime by Mag Garden, Written by Kore Yamazuki and Aya Takaha, directed by Norihiro Naganuma. Being big fans of anime, Arlys and I are always looking for new shows to watch. Though there are dozens of new series every season, very few are serious shows aimed at adults. Last summer we were surprised to hear […]
Bright is movie currently airing on Netflix, written by Max Landis and directed by David Ayer. It stars Will Smith as a policeman in an alternate world where magic is real and mythical races such as elves, orcs, and fairies exist openly in society. Practically everything else is the same as in our world. There […]
Black Butler is a popular manga series by Yana Toboso that first appeared in 2006. A few years later, A-1 Pictures adapted it as an anime, directed by Toshiya Shinohara. (Noriyuki Abe directed season 3 and the animated movie “Book of Murder.”) The story concerns an orphaned English aristocrat and the butler who serves and […]
The Night Circus was not what I expected. I knew it was a work of fantasy set in the Victorian era, with perhaps a few steampunk elements. What I didn’t expect was how thoroughly I’d enjoy this book. It has elements of mystery, romance, and magic, all expertly woven into an immersive and absorbing experience. […]
I haven’t read much young adult fiction since Rowling’s Harry Potter and Westerfeld’s Leviathan series, so this was a departure from my usual reading material. I became aware of the book because it sparked an odd controversy, but before I address that issue I’ll discuss it on its own merits. The Black Witch takes place […]
George Donnelly’s Donald Trump anthology, Steaks, Walls and Dossiers: The Best Trump Anthology Ever is now available on Kindle. It’s full of humorous and fantastical stories about our controversial 45th President, and features a story written by yours truly, called “Operation Code Name Bimbo.” It’s available in e-book form right now for 99 cents, so […]
