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Author Archives: William the Bloody
Women and Speculative Fiction
Here are two more inspiring reading lists: one of women writers of speculative fiction in translation; one of space operas (typically, a very male genre) written by women.
Posted in Books and Articles, Reading Lists
Tagged Fantasy, SF, speculative fiction, translation, women's writing
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The Lost Boys — TV series
I like the concept of this forthcoming adaptation of Joel Schumacher’s classic 1980s vampire film, The Lost Boys as a TV series, described here.
New YA and Fantasy Fiction
Two excellent lists here of recent and forthcoming YA fiction, most which appear to be fantastic and with strands of paranormal romance. Many are reworkings of fairy tales or classic narratives–a mode which OGOM is much fascinated by. I have … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Articles, Reading Lists
Tagged adaptation, fairy tale, Fantasy, YA Fiction
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Fairy Tale Films
Some interesting recommendations here of ten fairy tale films that are not so mainstream. I’ve seen five of these, and am intrigued by the rest. Adaptations of Grimm, Perrault, and Andersen appear, of course, but also tales from the Arabian … Continue reading
Posted in Resources
Tagged adaptation, Angela Carter, Arabian Nights, Brothers Grimm, Charles Perrault, fairy tale, Film, Folklore, Hans Christian Andersen, mermaids, Russian folklore, selkies, Wolves
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Alan Garner — review essay
Alan Garner is one of the finest fantasy writers for children, though his work goes beyond both that genre and that audience. Michael Newton, in an excellent essay here, reviews First Light, ‘a festschrift of essays, reminiscences, poems and stories … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Articles
Tagged Alan Garner, Children's literature, Fantasy, Folklore, Mabinogion, myth, YA Fiction
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5 YA Sci-Fi & Fantasy Series Adults Need to Read
Some very appealing suggestions here for Young Adult SF and fantasy. I’m not sure how they overlap with paranormal romance but I’ll be investigating these.
Zelazny’s Chronicles of Amber televised
I have to confess I’m not usually a fan of high/epic fantasy, but I make an exception for Roger Zelazny’s Chronicles of Amber series, where the quasi-medieval world of Amber overlaps with our own and a host of shady worlds … Continue reading
Fairy tale and the bizarre
A very stimulating essay here by Tobias Carroll, ‘Why we love weird fairy tales’, tracing the career of the unsettling imagery found in the original fairy tale–here, particularly Giambattista Basile’s seventeenth-century collection The Tale of Tales. Carroll then shows the … Continue reading
Posted in Critical thoughts
Tagged adaptation, Angela Carter, fairy tale, Giambattista Basile
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Maggie Stiefvater live on line
The fabulous YA author Maggie Stiefvater is taking part in the SLJ Teen on-line conference alongside the author Meg Medina from 10.00 am – 5.00 pm EDT today–that’s 5 hours behind GMT, so it will begin at 4.00 pm in … Continue reading
Buffy singalong!
Devotees of Buffy the Vampire Slayer will be aware of the many experiments with genre that the series carried out, most notably the musical episode ‘Once more with feeling’ (season 6, episode 7). The episode explores ideas of communication and … Continue reading