Tag Archives: Fantasy

Page One: The Hobbit

Page One: The Hobbit, originally uploaded by Jaquandor. I saw someone do this on Tumblr a couple weeks ago, and I fell in love with the idea, so I’m starting a whole new series of blog posts, which I will … Continue reading

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“The things I do for love….”

That’s a memorable line of dialog — perhaps the most memorable — from any of George RR Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire books, and fortunately, it’s spoken in the television adaptation of A Game of Thrones, in exactly … Continue reading

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A Silence of Three Parts

A few years ago, I started seeing mention of a new fantasy author in some of the blogs I read, a guy by the name of Patrick Rothfuss. His debut novel had just come out, called The Name of the … Continue reading

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The Dance….

George RR Martin announces that A Dance with Dragons has a release date. I’d love to be one of the fans of A Song of Ice and Fire screaming “HUZZAH!!” over this, but…well, I’ll read it, sure. I won’t buy … Continue reading

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Mellon!

Mellon!, originally uploaded by Jaquandor. This is where I was when I sat down to read more Lord of the Rings yesterday. Those who have read the book will recognize the artwork there as the inscription upon the Doors of … Continue reading

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Journeys among the fantastic

Some thoughts on some recently seen movies at Casa Jaquandor! :: When we were moving from Hillsboro, OR to Allegany, NY in the summer of 1981, there was one day on the trip when my mother handed me a book … Continue reading

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Concerning pipeweed (and re-reads)

OK, so I’m re-reading The Lord of the Rings. And just in time for my entry into the book proper — I read the Prologue last night — I find this quote in a SF Signal post about re-reading books: … Continue reading

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I believe I am quite ready for another adventure!

The Road goes ever on and on!, originally uploaded by Jaquandor. If I recall correctly, the last time I re-read The Lord of the Rings was in 2004; I was reading it when Little Quinn was born and during his … Continue reading

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Boom de ya da!

Yeah…I’m trippin’ on the classic Discovery Channel commercial again. This time I’m discovering cool parodies! The original, for reminder’s sake: But I didn’t know that the Discovery Channel did a newer version: And a few take-offs…. I could listen to … Continue reading

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Meg and Miles

Post corrected below. Regarding a bit of recent reading: :: Some years ago — I don’t recall how long — I read the first few volumes in Lois McMaster Bujold’s series of books on the adventures of a man named … Continue reading

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