Over Sea, Under Stone: A Review
Finding copies of books you loved long ago is like reconnecting with an old friend. Susan Cooper’s DARK IS RISING series is no exception. I read these books many times beginning in junior high. Every Read More
Superversive Classic
Taran Wanderer: The Chronicles of Prydain book 4
Pardon me for forgetting about this series. No excuse, just a bad fail of mine. TARAN WANDERER, the fourth book in Prydain, begins with Taran our orphaned hero of unknown parentage longing to know who Read More
The Castle of Llyr: The Chronicles of Prydain 3
The third book of the chronicles begins 18 months after the destruction of the Black Cauldron and details the Princess Eilonwy’s journey to become a proper young lady and magic user. Not understanding why she Read More
The Black Cauldron
Probably the best known of the series, THE BLACK CAULDRON follows the Companions as they seek to stop Arawn from acquiring more cauldron born. It is very different from the Disney movie version. The silent, Read More
Intro to Prydain
We live in a time when anyone can find the best books ever written. New releases, classics, and everything in between can be located in print, digital, and audio formats. For those who like to Read More
Superversive Classic: The Daily Lives of High School Boys
This post originally ran on May 31, 2016. One of things that made me fall in love with anime back in the 90s was the sheer amount of science fiction you could find in anime, Read More
Superversive Classic: The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers
First posted on October 25, 2016. I vaguely remember a sitcom called Perfect Strangers when I was young. I remember enjoying it, but it either must not have aged well or it must have been more or Read More
Superversive Classic: Robotech: The Sentinels & The End of the Circle
Originally published March 22, 2016 This is part 4 of 5 dealing with the Robotech novelizations. Parts 1, 2, and 3 are here. So the first, second, and third generations of Robotech were the result of rewriting three animated Japanese Read More
Superversive Classic: Robotech – The Masters
Originally published March 8, 2016 This is part 2 of 5 dealing with the Robotech novelizations. Part 1 is here. I mentioned last week that Robotech, for all its vilification in anime circles, began life as Read More
Superversive Classic: Robotech — The Macross Saga
Originally publish March 1, 2016 Young Josh was a voracious reader without video games or internet to distract him– and homeschooled to boot, so all that time spent not being distracted by other students meant Read More