Tag Archives: elementals

A Sight for Saurus Eyes

Posted on February 26, 2026 by Nathan

Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire – While the first game placed the town and the wild areas on the same grid, this one takes place mostly within the city of Shapeir. It’s in a Middle Eastern setting where … Continue reading →

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Advertising Darwin’s Dreams of Blake

Posted on September 21, 2024 by Nathan

The Black Company, by Glen Cook – This is a story of an elite mercenary unit in a fantasy land ruled by an evil wizard and his enigmatic wife. It’s told from the point of view of the group’s historian, … Continue reading →

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Burning Up for Your Love

Posted on February 25, 2024 by Nathan

We watched three movies this weekend, and here are my thoughts, complete with SPOILERS. Mister Organ – Directed by David Farrier, the guy who made Tickled, this is a similar documentary in that it’s about an investigation into someone who … Continue reading →

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She’s Come Undine

Posted on July 10, 2022 by Nathan

I keep forgetting to write something about the novella Undine, by German author Friedrich de la Motte Fouque, which I read on Gutenberg in a translation geared toward children. I’ve become somewhat fascinated with the influence of Paracelsus‘ concept of … Continue reading →

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Bringing the Magic Back

Posted on September 16, 2021 by Nathan

The Spellcasters of Oz, by Philip John Lewin – Following up on Lewin’s earlier Master Crafters, this book shows the Ozites dealing with most of the magic that sustains their country disappearing, making beings like the Scarecrow inanimate and animals … Continue reading →

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Fair Value

Posted on April 12, 2021 by Nathan

Beneath the Sugar Sky, by Seanan McGuire – The third book in the Wayward Children series follows up on the first. A girl named Rini arrives at Eleanor West’s home, looking for her mother Onishi Sumi, who had been murdered. … Continue reading →

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Elemental Boogaloo

Posted on January 8, 2021 by Nathan

Frozen 2 – We watched this one last night, and it was a bit of a palate cleanser after hearing about fascists storming the Capitol all day. I’ve said before that I thought the original Frozen was a solid film, … Continue reading →

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Ariel View

Posted on April 20, 2020 by Nathan

I’ve looked at quite a bit of fairy lore over the years, but one character I hadn’t really addressed is Ariel from Shakespeare’s The Tempest, largely because I hadn’t read it. I recently did so, and I also found out that … Continue reading →

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War Between the States of Being

Posted on August 28, 2019 by Nathan

Erica Olivera’s presentation on Theosophy and its influence on L. Frank Baum at the latest OzCon included some information on the four kingdoms, those of mineral, vegetable, animal, and human. The animal-vegetable-mineral division is part of general knowledge, as well … Continue reading →

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