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2014 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: A San Francisco cable

I know things have been a little quiet lately on this blog but this was worth waiting for. After a

Have your say here on the top 20 books for 2014 as nominated by Amazon Editors. What do you think?

My fantasy elements series rolls on today with the mythical mermaid, nemesis of sailors. Mermaids have appeared in the folklore

Magic is essential in fantasy fiction so how could I have a series on fantasy elements without including the sorcerer? You

Last week I saw Robbie Williams in concert for the first time. It was a pinch me moment and you

Magic is integral to high fantasy and ‘the witch’ is central to the magic in many of these stories. The

Over the last two posts I’ve outlined the sword and the quest, two critical components of high fantasy and both

In fantasy stories, there is usually a quest or an epic journey towards a goal. This often involves much travel

Over the next few months, I thought I would outline some of the fantasy icons and in particular, high fantasy.

Wow, it’s been a while since I last blogged and I can only blame the fact that I’ve been held

When my blog was very new, I wrote a post called ‘The Most Romantic Doctor Who’ which was, in essence, a