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Realmgard

Fantasy fiction proudly published by Emona Literary Services

Tag: Pop Culture Critique

A dragon statue from a low angle.

Recommendation: Dungeons & Dragons

Sep 6, 2023Sep 5, 2023 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

... and Elves, and Owlbears, and those octopus-face guys.

Posted in RecommendationsTagged Adventure, Dungeons & Dragons, Fantasy, Gaming, Nerd Culture, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Recommendation, Tabletop Games, Tabletop Gaming
A title card from "Fairy Tail." Fairy Tail: Kondansha, Tokyo TV, and Crunchyroll.

Recommendation: Fairy Tail

Sep 5, 2023Sep 4, 2023 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

That's not how you spelled "tale"…

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 2000s, 2010s, Adventure, Animation, Anime, Cartoons, Fantasy, Guild, Japan, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Streaming, TV
Ron Howard as depicted in The Simpsons.

Recommendation: Willow

Sep 4, 2023Sep 3, 2023 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

Ron Howard, you've done it again.

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 80s, Adventure, Disney, Disney Plus, Fairy Tales, Fantasy, George Lucas, Lucasfilm, Movies, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique

Recommendation: The King of Elfland’s Daughter

Sep 2, 2023Sep 1, 2023 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

Fig. 1: Traditional Elven Safety Dance.

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

Sep 1, 2023Aug 31, 2023 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

And, hey, it seems like a pretty reasonable follow-up to yesterday's post about a thing by Tolkien...

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

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 dragon statue from a low angle.

Recommendation: Dungeons & Dragons

Aug 29, 2023 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

... and Elves, and Owlbears, and those octopus-face guys.

Posted in RecommendationsTagged Adventure, Dungeons & Dragons, Fantasy, Gaming, Nerd Culture, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Recommendation, Tabletop Games, Tabletop Gaming
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: One Piece

Aug 24, 2023Aug 23, 2023 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

7.8/10: Too much water.

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 2000s, 2010s, 90s, Anime, Cartoons, Comics, Fantasy, Japan, Pirates, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Recommendation, TV

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