Tag: The Ritual of Illusion
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Wanted: Standalone Novels
Can you find the standalone science-fiction novel? Last week’s post concluded by asking, “Do you have any recent stand-alone sf books to recommend?” Alas, it seems coming up with such recommendations is not as easy as it sounds. Consider, for example, the books pictured above–seven titles I’ve either read or reread in preparation for a…
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Double-Feature Book Review:
The Ritual of Illusion & Hollywood NorthThe thing I miss most about movie-going in the 21st-century is the lack of double features. I used to love watching those as a kid, sitting in a single-screen theater and letting a pair of thematically linked features roll over me. Things like Jack the Giant Killer & Last of the Vikings or Jason and the Argonauts…