Category Archives: Criticism

War, slavery, hope, and trust: Lavinia and the Western Shore

Posted on August 7, 2019 by john

If you’ve spent any time at all talking to me about fiction then it won’t surprise you that Ursula K. Le Guin is far and away my favourite author. A Wizard of Earthsea was the first book of hers that … Continue reading →

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Review: Castoff World

Posted on August 15, 2013 by john

Okay. Okay. Okay. Welcome to December the 2nd, 2011. I wrote this yesterday and promised a follow-up, so here we are again, again! RNG results: Tone, Nitpicks, Content Castoff World is a fairly predictable beast – a post-ecotastrophe story set … Continue reading →

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Here we are again

Posted on December 1, 2011 by john

Well, Blagofest was not a success. I didn’t even participate in the follow-up Blogtember, either (and the less said about the rest of Spring, the better). But that ends now: Decemblog begins today! In the interests of getting stuff done … Continue reading →

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