The Paladin by C.J. Cherryh – Peat Long's Blog
When I told friends I’d finally finished a book, one friend guessed it was written in the 80s. He was right. C.J. Cherryh’s The Paladin was published in 1988. That wasn’t why I pi…| Peat Long's Blog
Yeah, that Megan Lindholm. Robin Hobb. Feels worth putting at the head of the review, doesn’t it? What else goes at the beginning? I’m in a bit of a chatty, ramshackle mood if you couldn’t tell. Ah yes. Some stuff about the book. Wizard of the Pigeons is an urban fantasy from 1986, one of […]| Peat Long's Blog
When I told friends I’d finally finished a book, one friend guessed it was written in the 80s. He was right. C.J. Cherryh’s The Paladin was published in 1988. That wasn’t why I pi…| Peat Long's Blog
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 f…| 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
Look. I’m not the most educated on literary matters but at the same time, I’ve been at this game thirty years, man and boy. I’ve been around the block a few times, seen some thing…| Peat Long's Blog
When I found Bridge of Birds a long time ago, a life-long love affair started. However, it took me forever to find the sequel, The Story of the Stone, and until now to finally read the last book he…| Peat Long's Blog
Every now and again you find a book of genius and must rhapsodize about it. That’s quite hard when it’s Tim Powers’ Declare and so much about its genius is not only spoilertastic,…| Peat Long's Blog
In general, I try to avoid knowing too much about a book before I start it. I like to make my voyage of discovery with as few expectations as possible. When it came to time for me and Zezee’s…| Peat Long's Blog
