The Bookworm's Nook: November 2024

My interview by the good folks at Dragon Soul Press who've been kind enough to publish two of my stories, Cildweald and Blessings of the Sea.

Review of My Last Read — no spoilers, ever!

Billed as the "The Most Complete Collection of Uncanny, Spooky, Creepy Tales Ever Published," I found it marvelously filled with loads of ghostly and creepy stories from many, many master of the craft. Great tales by Bierce, O Henry, Lovecraft, Kipling, Campbell, Hawthorne, Twain, Jacobs, Oates, Blackwood and Saki - just to scratch the surface. A very fine collection with many tales I'd never read previously. Now that the evening come earlier and the night lingers its a perfect time to enjoy a ghostly tale with the lights low. ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Review of My Last Listen

I picked the audiobook because I was intrigued by the title and the highly respected editor and was hooked by the introduction's premise of sword and sorcery. According to wikipedia, "Sword and sorcery (S&S) or heroic fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy characterized by sword-wielding heroes engaged in exciting and violent adventures. Elements of romance, magic, and the supernatural are also often present. ... Sword and sorcery tales eschew overarching themes of "good vs evil" in favor of situational conflicts that often pit morally gray characters against one another to enrich themselves, or to defy tyranny." While certainly many of the stories fit at least loosely in this definition, I have a different ideal of S&S which is grittier than many of these stories. That said, it was a fantastic anthology of well-written, engrossing fantasy tales with stellar narration. Highly enjoyable and highly recommended if you're looking for a good, diverting listen. ⭐⭐⭐⭐

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