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Realmgard

Fantasy fiction proudly published by Emona Literary Services

Category: Recommendations

A purple-blue twenty-sided die.

Recommendation: Game Wizards

Oct 20, 2024Oct 19, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

As it happens, the real-world history behind the Dungeons & Dragon brand is an epic tale in its own right.

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 70s, 80s, 90s, Books, Dungeons & Dragons, Fantasy, Gaming, History, Nerd Culture, Non-Fiction, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Tabletop Games, Tabletop Gaming
The title card of "The New Legends of Monkey." The New Legends of Monkey: Netflix.

Recommendation: The New Legends of Monkey

Oct 17, 2024Oct 16, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

Show. Me. The. Monkey!

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 2010s, 2020s, Adventure, Anime, Cartoons, China, Folklore, Journey to the West, Martial Arts, Music, Mythology, Streaming, TV

Recommendation: Ya Boy Kongming!

Oct 15, 2024Oct 15, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

Known in the original Japanese by the superior title "Kongming of the Party People"

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 2010s, 2020s, 2022, Anime, Cartoons, China, Folklore, Japan, Music, Mythology, Streaming, TV

Music to Write Realmgard to: Karate

Oct 14, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

On this Canadian Thanksgiving day, I am thankful that I — unlike the characters of Netflix hit series Cobra Kai — don't live in a world where most problems are solved by karate fights…

Posted in Music to Write Realmgard to, RecommendationsTagged 2010s, Heavy Metal, Japan, Metal, Music, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Recommendation, review, rock

Recommendation: The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Oct 13, 2024Oct 13, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

It's trying so hard to avoid saying anything meaningful or insightful about Religion but the movie is literally about a church…

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 90s, Books, Cartoons, Classic Literature, Disney, Disney Plus, France, Historical Fiction, Movies, Nostalgia, Paris, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Recommendation

Recommendation: Drifting Dragons

Oct 11, 2024Oct 10, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

At its simplest, it's a story about whaling, though it's called "Draking" in-universe given that way they're whaling is Dragons…

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 2020, Animation, Anime, Cartoons, Dragons, Fantasy, Japan, Netflix, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Slice of Life, Steampunk, Streaming
A Renaissance illustration of the paladain Orlando.

Recommendation: Orlando Furioso

Oct 9, 2024Oct 8, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

"Of ladies, cavaliers, of love and war, Of courtesies and of brave deeds I sing."

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 1500s, Ariosto, Charlemagne, Chivalric Romance, Chivalry, Fantasy, Historical Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Italy, Renaissance, Writing

Recommendation: Muppets Haunted Mansion

Oct 8, 2024Oct 7, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

Hilarity, some terror, ensues.

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 2020s, 2021, Amusement Parks, Disney Plus, Disneyland, Ghosts, Halloween, Halloween 2024, Haunted House, Holiday, Movies, Muppets, October, October 2024, Recommendation, Streaming

Recommendation: Goblins

Oct 4, 2024Oct 5, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

The best book series with the blog post with the worst header image…

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 2010s, Adventure, Book Recommendation, Book Series, Books, British Books, Children's Books, Fantasy, Goblins, Kids' Books, Writing
Azumanga Daioh the Animation: J.C.Staff and Sentai Filmworks,

Azumanga Daioh: Autistic Anime and Why It Matters

Sep 8, 2024Sep 7, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

You belong.

Posted in Recommendations, Writing ExerciseTagged 2024, Anime, April 2024, Author, Author Life, Autism, Autism Awareness Month, Autistic Characters, Autobiography, Azumanga Daioh, Biography, J.B. Norman, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique

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