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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Review: The Man Who Loved China: Joseph Needham & the Making of a Masterpiece
The Man Who Loved China: Joseph Needham & the Making of a Masterpiece by Simon Winchester My rating: 5 of 5 stars A thoroughly entertaining background to the creation of one of the world’s great series on the history of … Continue reading
How much God is Enough in a Fantasy?
At my last convention, I was accused–by a member of my own writer’s group, no less!–of not having enough religion in my work. The writer was going on about how *nobody* includes enough religion in their medieval fantasy! Including you–(he points … Continue reading
Posted in fantasy, history, medieval, religion, Uncategorized
Tagged catholicism, church, controversy, deryni series, fantasy, god, history, katherine kurtz, medieval, medieval fantasy, medieval settings, Religion, tad williams
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The Writer’s First Job: Why Should I Care?
Again last night, I tossed aside a book after reading a couple of chapters and flipping idly through the ending to see if it turned out as I expected. The book seemed pretty well written, the setting was clear, characters … Continue reading
The Palimpsest of History
One reason I love London is that you can be looking out the window at a bus stop and see this: The juxtaposition of old and new fascinates me. Rome is great this way, too, though the history there tends to … Continue reading
Posted in history, medieval, research
Tagged architecture, history, London, medieval, Palimsest, Rome
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