There simply isn't any other film like The Northman. It's part historic drama and part sword and sorcery... with a strong dose of gritty revenge thrown in. We've been fed many great films that capture the essential qualities of these genres, but there hasn't been a film that succeeds equally in each.
Read More“Two Suns Setting” has held a grip on me for a couple of decades now. The dichotomy of the city of Carsultyal, that being progression built on the conservation of cultural fundamentals, is expressed throughout the story in the relationship between Kane and Dwassllir. Furthermore, it is the harmony of this duplexity that has drawn me to “Two Suns Setting” from the start. But why?
Read More“When you seek to destroy an absolute evil, you must destroy it absolutely. Show mercy in expunging a blight, and you only leave seeds to sprout anew. Kill them all.”
- Gaethaa the Crusader
Read MoreAs with most things, I find myself being exposed to the classics late in life, rather than during my formative years where most people seem to encounter them. As such, I've never read Jack Vance until now, “The Dying Earth” being my first. I was immediately enthralled by this collection of loosely-related short stories set in the distant future when our civilization is but a forgotten memory, machinery has been replaced by sorcery, and the sun is on the verge of being extinguished.
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