GUYS I got to touch an ALPACA. Although it was fairly bad-tempered. I may let you see when I finish photoshopping twisty evil moustaches on the pictures. Anyway, on to the topic at hand. Sword and Sorcery is perhaps the
Subgenre Study: Fantasy Romance
This one’s a bit on the edge, Squiders. One could argue that this is a subgenre of romance rather than a subgenre of fantasy (and some argue that Romantic Fantasy is the proper name). You may be confused. A lot
The Wonders of Webcomics
If you’ve been a denizen of the internet for a while, you are no doubt aware of the existence of webcomics. They are everywhere. They run the gambit from amateur attempts with poor storytelling and art to epic fantasy worlds
Harry Potter Re-read: Prisoner of Azkaban
Just a quick note – we’ll do the Goblet of Fire discussion on Sept 19 instead of Sept 12. I’d like to claim that this is because it’s the first of the more massive part of the series, but the
Subgenre Study: Hard Science Fiction
Science fiction can be divided into two subsections: hard and soft science fiction. Hard scifi is focused on the actual “science” part of science fiction and is much more interested in maintaining scientific accuracy than other subgenres. Hard science fiction
Subgenre Study: Urban Fantasy
Urban fantasy is so pervasive these days that I mentally divide fantasy into urban fantasy and everything else. Like the other subgenres we’ve discussed, its definition is a bit fluid. Wikipedia says it doesn’t matter what time period the story is
Harry Potter Re-read: Chamber of Secrets
I’ve always subconsciously broken the HP series up into two sections – the first three books and the last four books. The first three read like Children’s books with a mystery that is, more or less, wrapped up in the
Subgenre Study: Dark Fantasy
Oh, dark fantasy. Supposedly my husband’s favorite subgenre. But like so many other speculative fiction subgenres, one that is very hard to stick to a definite definition. Dark fantasy, in my own personal opinion, is fantasy that strives to point
Subgenre Study: Cyberpunk
Ah, cyberpunk, the father of all other punks. Cyberpunk is a subgenre of science fiction that became popular in the 1980s. It tends to involve a world where data and computers are ubiquitous, cyborgs are common, and the world has
Harry Potter Re-read: The Sorcerer’s/Philosopher’s Stone
Well, friends, here we are – at the very beginning, where we find ourselves on a quiet street. Where we learn that You Know Who has been destroyed, where we meet a woman who can turn into a cat and a man
