"This song tells about a man The ride to destruction With cheerful courage and in hand (A sword made of cold steel)"
Tag: Pop Culture
Movie Recommendation — Gods of Egypt
Readers, help me out here: the Horus and Set robots on the poster — what is going on there and WHY are they melting?
Music to Write Realmgard to: The Girl in Byakkoya — Susumu Hirasawa
"I followed a girl who showed me the way, an incantation of the shimmering haze. And high upon the hill appeared the nameless field I'd yearned for."
Anime Recommendation — Slayers
When all you have is a Dragon Slave, everything starts to look like a Dragon…
Music to Write Realmgard to: Totentanz — Franz Liszt
If you ever wanted to hear the sound of a piano being pushed down several flights of stairs, this is probably as close as you're gonna get…
Anime Recommendation — Rune Soldier
Now's a timely, uh, time to repost this, since Rune Soldier is one of my most direct influences on The Alchemist of Middlesbroooke.
Music to Write Realmgard to: And Then There Was Silence — Blind Guardian
Might want to clear your schedule first…
Book Recommendation: The Horse and His Boy
Perhaps more than most of the things I've recommended, it delivers what it promises.
Music to Write Realmgard to: LongMa — Nini
Longma is Chinese for "Dragon Horse", referring to a creature in Chinese mythology that's basically exactly what it sounds like…
Anime Recommendation: Ya Boy Kongming!
Also known by the superior original Japanese title "Kongming of the Party People."
