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Back in October, last year, I wrote a post about the use of tropes in fiction, and how they don’t have to be a negative. Despite having made the case that any trope can be used successfully with strong writing and characterisation, there is still one trope that I really dislike regardless. The use... Continue Reading →
THE QUOTABLE QUOTE OF THE DAY I don’t recall when I first acquired Lian Hearn’s Tales Of The Otori Trilogy (at least the series was only a trilogy at the time), but I do remember that I had never heard of these novels or their author. My principal reason for purchasing them was they... Continue Reading →
Dragon Speaker (The Shadow War Saga, Book 1) Elana A. Mugdan Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Shivnath Productions Format: Paperback, 374 Pages Date: 15th October 2018 (First Published 2016) ISBN-10: 1532387938 ISBN-13: 978-1532387937 AN ANCIENT BATTLE BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL IS ABOUT TO RESUME Cut off from the outside world by a vast, sacred mountain... Continue Reading →
THE QUOTABLE QUOTE OF THE DAY Prophecies are a common trope of fantasy fiction, and this particular gem, from Brilliance Of The Moon, the third book of the Tales Of The Otori series, is a fabulous example of such. It’s a wonderfully written, poetic prophecy, as befitting of a writer as accomplished as Lian... Continue Reading →
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