I just read Sir Apropos of Nothing by Peter David, a comedic fantasy. It was quite entertaining. There are a few puns, but not a non-stop stream of them like a Xanth novel. The paperback includes a teaser for the sequel, which I’d have to describe as a bawdy parody of Fellowship [...]

Started reading “The Elder Gods” by David and Leigh Eddings. I really liked their Belgariad and Mallorean series. I’m only 1/3 of the way into this one, and am not yet convinced that I like it as well, although it does show some promise.
I read “Lyra’s Oxford” by Phillip Pullman. [...]

I purchased the new book “The Elder Gods” (The Dreamers, Book 1) by David and Leigh Eddings last night at Borders. The Eddings’ have been my favorite fantasy authors ever since I read “Pawn of Prophecy” (book 1 of the Belgariad) back in the mid 1980s.
When I got home, I discovered that they’d stuck [...]

Finished reading The Amber Spyglass a few nights ago. That’s the final volume of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials fantasy trilogy. Highly recommended!
I recently received the DVD I’d orderd of the short animated film More. The package it arrived in is quite amusing. Looking at the box, I wasn’t [...]

Finished reading The Golden Compass (excellent!) and have started reading the second novel in the trilogy, The Subtle Knife.
Based solely on Tim Burton being the director, and with no knowledge of what it was about, I went to see “Big Fish” with Gary on Tuesday night. It was a very entertaining drama about a [...]

When I got to the Denver airport on Wednesday, I needed to break a twenty to have some ones to tip the shuttle driver, so I bought a book at W.H. Smith’s (no relation). Having seen some good reviews, I purchased The Golden Compass, a fantasy novel by Philip Pullman. I’m only halfway [...]