Category Archives: Fantasy

WITCH WEEK DAY FIVE: Discussion of The Other Wind

Posted on November 4, 2018 by

Chris, Lizzie and Lory approached this discussion of The Other Wind, this year’s readalong book, not as a Q/A session, but rather as responses developing over time and in conversation with each other. Below: the edited version, with sections that … Continue reading →

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WITCH WEEK DAY FOUR: A Famous Witch

Posted on November 3, 2018 by

Many of you know Lory, of Emerald City Book Review, as the creator of the Witch Week blogging celebration to honor Diana Wynne Jones. Lory announced last year that she was ready to hand over the reins to any interested blogger. We’re … Continue reading →

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WITCH WEEK DAY THREE: The Women of Witcher

Posted on November 2, 2018 by

We’re pleased to include in Witch Week this piece by Piotrek and Ola, authors of the Re-Enchantment of the World blog, here discussing the female characters of the Witcher novels by Andrej Sapkowski. The Women in the World of Witcher … Continue reading →

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WITCH WEEK DAY TWO: Sword-For-Hire

Posted on November 1, 2018 by

Tomorrow, two avid fans of Sapkowski’s Witcher series discuss the women of Witcher, so today Lizzie gives you a quick intro to the books and characters with this review. The Last Wish: Introducing The Witcher, Andrzej Sapkowski (1993; English translation by … Continue reading →

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WITCH WEEK DAY ONE: Ten Kick-Ass Heroines

Posted on October 31, 2018 by

We’re excited to have this guest post from Marlyn Beebe, a west-coast (USA) librarian with Canadian roots. We thought a librarian would know of some fantasy books that would be new to us, and she did. With her permission, we’ve … Continue reading →

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Which week Witch Week?

Posted on October 23, 2018 by

NEXT WEEK! Chris at Calmgrove and I will be hosting WITCH WEEK this year, and it all starts on 30 October, just in time for Halloween and then ending right after Guy Fawkes Day (aka Bonfire Night). Want to know more … Continue reading →

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Something witchy this way comes

Posted on October 2, 2018 by

Originally posted on Calmgrove:
Ursula Le Guin’s Earthsea series is like Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, one of those secondary worlds that I’ve found I’ve needed to revisit every so often. I’m not the only one, I know, that — however…

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