I have not done the things with this month’s Wyrd & Wonder that I wished I had done. That’s a bygone though, and as such, all I can do is make the last of it with one last tale of fantasy on the high seas. Tim Powers’ On Stranger Tides. In 1718, Tim Powers’ Caribbean […]| Peat Long's Blog
Once upon a time there was a blogger called Rin, and in a fit of madness she posted about 10,000 ideas for end of year lists. One of them was a best of year for characters. Now, she might have stopped blogging, but I won’t stop blaming her for my bullshit here. This might be year […]| Peat Long's Blog
It is once again long past the time where I update (and slightly expand) my previous top books list (although being late does mean it gets to be part of W&W). As I rewrite the introduction, I&#…| Peat Long's Blog
I barely remember April at this point, so this should be a fun read, but better to do it and have something than forget all together. WHAT I READ Non-Fantasy Sharpe’s Siege by Bernard Cornwel…| Peat Long's Blog
When the very first murmurs of this year’s Wyrd & Wonder could be heard flowing through the water, it was suggested that Patricia McKillip’s The Changeling Sea would make an excelle…| Peat Long's Blog
The background to me trying NK Jemisin’s debut, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, starts with Zezee With Books. We’ve tried a few buddy reads now and when Zezee messaged me asked if I was …| Peat Long's Blog
I haven’t been keeping up with the W&W prompts well but this one’s been earmarked from the beginning because when I saw the prompt watery women, I immediately though of Magrat Garli…| Peat Long's Blog
When I first learned of the maritime mood for this month’s Wyrd & Wonder, my mind went straight to Le Guin’s classic, A Wizard of Earthsea. You see, not only is it one of the keysto…| Peat Long's Blog
This article has been in my mind for a while. I’ve never really had time to sit down and flesh it out properly, so I’m chucking it out as it is and seeing what it brings back in the hop…| Peat Long's Blog
So welcome to another day of Wyrd & Wonder, and today’s prompt is a list around “Favourite nautical myths / folklore (Davy Jones, Flying Dutchman, Bermuda Triangle, mermaids, selkie…| Peat Long's Blog