Another Sunday, another Game of Thrones, and one thing is certain–it’s hard out there for a Lannister.
GOT- “Walk of Punishment”
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Postcolonial Fantasy and Africa- Against the Word “Tribe”
“The idea of tribes was brought to Africa for several reasons…. It was easier to place people into categories based on perceived divisions of ethnicity than it was to try to understand the multi-layered, fluid identities that prevailed…. colonial authorities found that placing people into “tribes” with “chiefs” was an effective way of creating a political order.”–John Reader
A Farewell to Trollocs
A Memory of Light, the 14th and final installment in Robert Jordan’s massive fantasy tome The Wheel of Time is finally here. Tarmon Gai’don is finally here. The armies are marching for Shayol Ghul. The forces of the Dark and the Light will do battle. This is it. This is what all those thousands of pages have been leading up to. I should be ecstatic, elated–spitting out balefire in celebration. So then, why am I so bummed?
Of Steampunk, Monsters, Magic and Men
How an Icelandic indie folk band won me over with a tale of steampunk, magic and monsters.
E is for Embellish: Jackson’s Unexpected Hobbit
What happens when a stand-alone novel gets turned into a prequel in reverse? You get fighting dwarves, a sword-wielding hobbit, a rabbit-pulled-sled and an albino orc henchman…of course. What? You thought a barely 300 page children’s book was going to be enough to churn out three sprawling cinematic “money-in-the-bank” features? You must have been smoking that half-ling leaf….
Some spoilers to follow….
Phenderson Djèlí Clark 