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Realmgard

Fantasy fiction proudly published by Emona Literary Services

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Music to Write Realmgard to: Tres Brujas

Feb 26, 2024Mar 18, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

"Three witches you shall meet Along the road to your fate: The first at twilight, the second at night, And the third at the coming of day."

Posted in Music to Write Realmgard to, RecommendationsTagged 2010s, Concept Album, Fantasy, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, Pop Culture Critique, Sci Fi, Science Fantasy, Science Fiction
The cover of the first Sandokan novel.

Recommendation: Sandokan

Feb 26, 2024Dec 27, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

Featuring the rarest of all literary protagonists: a non-Caribbean pirate.

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 1800s, 1900s, Adventure, Book Recommendation, Book Series, Books, Classic Books, Classic Literature, Historical Fiction, History, Italy, Malaysia, piracy, Pirates, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Pulp Literature, Reading, Reading Community

Recommendation: The King of Elfland’s Daughter

Feb 25, 2024Feb 25, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

Finally! That IS how you spell "Fairy Tale"…

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 1920s, Books, British Books, Classic Literature, Elf, Fairies, Fairy Tales, Fantasy, Fiction, Irish Books, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Reading, Reading Community

Recommendation: Tolkien

Feb 24, 2024Feb 23, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

After a look at some of Tolkien's lesser-known writings, here's the man himself — at least in dramatically stylised facsimile…

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 2010s, Author, Biography, Disney, Disney Plus, Historical Fiction, Lord of the Rings, Movies, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Tolkien, Writing
A woman in a fairy costume.

Recommendation: Tales from the Perilous Realm

Feb 23, 2024Feb 22, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

You may be wondering what a Greatest Living Author reads when he's not writing. Well, how about Fairy Tales a la J.R.R. Tolkien?

Posted in RecommendationsTagged Adventure, Anthology, Book Recommendation, Books, Dragons, Fairy Tales, Fantasy, Fantasy Novella, Fiction, Folklore, Pop Culture Critique, Reading, Recommendation, Short Story, Story Collection, Tolkien

Recommendation: 47 Ronin

Feb 22, 2024Feb 21, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

Keanu Reeves is a lovely man; Hiroyuki Sanada needs to be in more movies.

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 1700s, 2010s, Folklore, Historical Fantasy, Historical Fiction, History, Japan, Japanese History, Movies, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Samurai

Recommendation: The Muppets vs. Victorian Literature

Feb 21, 2024Feb 23, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

That sound you're hearing is the distant screaming of a thousand proper literary types…

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 1800s, 90s, Books, British Books, Charles Dickens, Christmas, Classic Books, Classic Literature, Disney, Disney Plus, Movies, Muppets, Pirates, Robert Louis Stevenson, Victorian Era, Victorian Literature

Tales of the Sea: One Piece

Feb 20, 2024Feb 18, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

Now, obviously, a stupendously popular anime series about pirates is the perfect recommendation to post during a Tales of the Sea Giveaway.

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 90s, Animation, Anime, Cartoons, Japan, Movies, Pirates, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique
Key art from "Bodacious Space Pirates."

Tales of the Sea(ish): Bodacious Space Pirates

Feb 19, 2024Feb 18, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

Despite being set in Space, it's actually a very traditional depiction of piracy…

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 2010s, Anime, Book Series, Books, HiDive, Japan, Light Novels, piracy, Pirates, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Recommendation, Sci Fi, Science Fiction, Space, Streaming

Recommendation: Destroy All Monsters

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

Maybe not the BEST Godzilla movie, but probably the MOST Godzilla movie.

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 60s, Godzilla, Japan, Kaiju, Monster Movie, Movies, Recommendation, Sci Fi

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