Fantasy 
For all things related to the genre.
Unshapely Things
I slogged through this book. As a fan of Jim Butcher’s Harry Dresden series, I’ve been looking for similar urban paranormal/fantasy series. Mark Del Franco’s Unshapely Things is my most recent trial run read. I found the premise of the book intriguing. Connor Grey is a druid who lost his powers while investigating a case… Read More ›
Dragon Age
Not since Dungeon Siege have I enjoyed an RPG video game as much as I’ve enjoyed Dragon Age: Origins. Unlike Dungeon Siege‘s linear gameplay and threadbare plot, Dragon Age is like entering a fully realized world that has been carefully crafted. It’s one of those fantasy worlds you wished you’d thought up first! The game… Read More ›
Into the Woods
It’s not like I’m on a fairy tale kick really, but… Into the Woods is one of my top ten all-time favorite musicals. This Broadway musical first premiered on November 5, 1987. Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine, Into the Woods takes the tales of Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk,… Read More ›
A Treasury of Fairy Tales
As a follow up to my Tangled post, I pulled out my two-volume set of fairy tales, A Treasury of the World’s Greatest Fairy Tales and A Second Treasury of the World’s Greatest Fairy Tales. The books were a gift from one of my aunts from before I could read. These books, put out by… Read More ›
Tangled
Not a Grimm fairy tale? Disney’s latest animated tale, Tangled, is the story of Rapunzel. Though it may not be the way you remember it. In the most well known versions of the tale–by the Grimm Brothers, Andrew Lang, et al.–“Once Upon a Time…” begins with a childless couple who live near a witch’s walled… Read More ›
Storm Front
A house on a lake. Behind it a cityscape and lightning bolts streak through the night sky. What an intriguing cover. That’s what first drew me to this book and this awesome series. Storm Front introduces Harry Dresden, a wizard in Chicago who helps the Chicago P.D. with those cases that defy everyday logic. When the… Read More ›
The Lost Hero
I am fanatic about Greek Mythology. I will read just about anything related to the gods, heroes, and monsters of Ancient Greece. Periodically I search for new stories inspired by myth; that’s how I came across Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson series. What started off as a sort of Harry Potter knock-off using the Greek gods… Read More ›
Ancient Syracuse – Prologue
Here’s a first look at the prologue for a fantasy novel I’ve tentatively titled, Ancient Syracuse : *** I’m three and a half years old. We’re standing in the street. My parents are looking at a garden, but I can’t see past the trees. So I look up at the sky. It’s funny looking. It… Read More ›
The Poisoned Martini 