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Fantasy fiction proudly published by Emona Literary Services

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A woman in a fairy costume.

Recommendation: Tales from the Perilous Realm

Aug 31, 2023 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, Book Recommendation, Books, Dragons, Fairy Tales, Fantasy, Fantasy Novella, Fiction, Folklore, Pop Culture Critique, Reading, Recommendation, Tolkien

Recommendation: The Horse and His Boy

Aug 30, 2023Aug 29, 2023 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

You might even say it's the Black Sheep in the series. Except he's a horse...

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 50s, Books, C.S. Lewis, Children's Books, Fantasy, Kids' Books, Narnia, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Reading, Recommendation
A purple-blue twenty-sided die.

Recommendation: Game Wizards

Aug 28, 2023Aug 27, 2023 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

Gary Gygax vs. Dave Arneson vs. Everybody. TL;DR: It's a tragedy.

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

Recommendation: The Muppets vs. Victorian Literature

Aug 25, 2023Aug 24, 2023 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

Pirates, Christmas, and Coffee Ads.

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

Recommendation: The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Aug 13, 2023Aug 13, 2023 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

The Hunchback of Notre Dame: Tries to avoid saying anything about Religion. Also The Hunchback of Notre Dame: 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: Ranger’s Apprentice

Aug 4, 2023Aug 2, 2023 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

Yesterday: Rangers of the Power variety. Today: Rangers of the literary variety.

Posted in Recommendations, UncategorizedTagged 2000s, Australia, Books, Fantasy, ICYMI, Kids' Books, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Reading, YA Books

ICYMI: This Week’s Recommendations

Jul 29, 2023 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

The things I recommended this past week.

Posted in Recommendations, ReminderTagged Adventure, Anime, Books, China, Fantasy, Gaming, Historical Fiction, ICYMI, Japan, July 2023, Movies, Mythology, Reading, Reading Community, TV
The Colosseum

Recommendation: The Roman Mysteries

Jul 23, 2023Jul 21, 2023 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

Look, I'm not big on mystery fiction, so for me the appeal isn't the *Mysteries* part of the series, is the *Roman* part.

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 2000s, Books, Children's Books, Crime Story, Historical Fiction, History, Kids' Books, Mystery, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Reading, Rome

Recommendation: Horrible Histories

Jul 22, 2023Jul 21, 2023 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

Makes the horribleness of History fun for kids!

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 2000s, 2010s, 90s, Book Series, Books, Funny, History, Kids' Books, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Reading, UK, UK Writers
The covers of several Eyewitness Books.

Recommendation: Eyewitness Books

Jul 21, 2023Jul 20, 2023 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

Everything, Junior Illustrated Edition.

Posted in Recommendations, ReminderTagged Animals, Art History, Books, History, Kids' Books, Natural History, Non-Fiction, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Reading

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