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Tag Archives: Worldbuilding
Review: Bane’s Eyes
After last week’s fisk on the use of violence, I realized that the same argument I made in that post applies to what I thought of Bane’s Eyes. It’s the fourth book in the I Am Margaret book series by … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Reviews
Tagged Bane's Eyes, Corinna Turner, Dystopia, I Am Margaret, Murder, Tyranny, Worldbuilding
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Fantasy Worlds in Short Fiction: A Fisk
AUTHOR RAGE ACTIVATED! There are few things more maddening than some stupid liberal author trying to tell all the rest of us what is and isn’t possible. They seem to enjoy making gigantic blanket statements that are supposed to be … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Fantasy, Fiction, Fisks, Writing
Tagged Baen Books, Brandon McClellan, Chicks in Chainmail, Damien Walter, David Weber, Farseer, Frodo Baggins, George R. R. Martin, Harry Dresden, Harry Potter, High Fantasy, Honor Harrington, Honorverse, Ian McEwan, James Bond, Jane Austen, John D. Brown, K. D. Julicher, Liberals, Lord Darcy, Merlin, Monster Hunter International, Natasha Pulley, Powder Mage, Pride and Prejudice, Reader-Response Criticism, Robin Hobb, Shattered Shields, Short Fiction, Tales of Tethedril, The Dark God, The Dresden Files, The Expendables, The Guardian, The International Lord of Hate, The Lord of the Rings, Worldbuilding
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The Tyranny of the Mega-Novel: A Fisk
Yesterday’s fisk covered a lot of stupidity, and there is more to be slapped down today. There is a counter-argument for yesterday’s article, also from The Guardian, and it was written by someone who is dumb enough to deserve multiple … Continue reading →