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Outlaws Against Empires

Posted on March 24, 2026 by Nathan

All of Us Villains, by Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn Herman – In the city of Ilvernath, there’s an annual tournament between members of the seven rival magician families. There’s sort of a Hunger Games feel to it, but with … Continue reading →

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If Ever a Wiz There Was

Posted on May 21, 2024 by Nathan

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum – There was some discussion on a Facebook group I’m on of having a discussion of one Oz book a month, and while I don’t know that anything was ever officially … Continue reading →

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Madam Lucifer, You Never Looked So Sane

Posted on May 8, 2024 by Nathan

Something About Eve: A Comedy of Fig-Leaves, by James Branch Cabell – The books in this series that I’ve read so far are pretty formulaic, usually about a somewhat sleazy guy who philosophizes a lot without doing much of anything, … Continue reading →

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The Tigers Come at Night

Posted on March 24, 2022 by Nathan

Tiger Honor, by Yoon Ha Lee – Considering how quickly some of these Rick Riordan Presents books come out, it’s a little weird, but understandable, that it took so long for Dragon Pearl to get a sequel. This one focuses … Continue reading →

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Mean Old Lions

Posted on July 25, 2021 by Nathan

Predator – This was something I thought I should see because of its cultural significance, and I did appreciate the mythology, but I felt too much of it was just a bunch of guys running around a jungle and firing … Continue reading →

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Manticore Values

Posted on May 26, 2013 by Nathan

In my examination of mythical monsters, I now move on to the manticore, a beast said to live in Persia. In the fourth century BC, a Greek physician named Ctesias put forth a description of the animal. It has the … Continue reading →

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