Reviews: Hogarth, Bradbury, and Nazarian!
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talkstowolvesThis week, Green Man Review features three reviews by me:
Examining a recent example of successful cyberfunded creativity, I have the following to say about M.C.A. Hogarth's The Aphorisms of Kherishdar:
"It is remarkable to me that M.C.A. Hogarth is not more widely spoken of than she is, for she is writing some of the most imaginative social (and alien) science fiction currently out there. If I were forced to use one word to describe her as an artist and a writer, it would be -- ascending. If I were to use one word to describe her latest offering, The Aphorisms of Kherishdar, it would be -- illuminating." [Read the rest of the review at this link.]
Subterranean Press has been creating some lovely editions of Ray Bradbury's work and, this past February, they decided to publish Bradbury's The Golden Apples of the Sun in its 1953 format:
"It is well-established that Ray Bradbury is one of the finest writers currently working today, and that honor extends beyond the science fiction genre to distinguish him also in fiction, magical realism, fairy tales, and, really, the list goes on. Besides being one of the founding fathers of social science fiction, one could also suggest Bradbury to be a leading explorer in the interstitial arts, being a writer who has always done what creators did best: eschewed borders, ransacked the nooks of the brain and the crannies of the soul, and gave form to what came." [Read the rest of the review at this link.]
Recently nominated for a Nebula, Vera Nazarian also had a novella entitled The Duke in His Castle come out in hardback yesterday. I was privileged enough to receive an ARC and so was able to give you an immediate review:
"For years, I had nibbled at Nazarian's work, first through various Sword and Sorceress anthologies and finally through Salt of the Air last summer. I hadn't ever found the opportunity to sit down to a fuller feast -- until, that is, The Duke in His Castle fell into my grasping hands.
The Duke in His Castle is philosophy couched in a fairy tale couched in a murder mystery tinged with children's games. It's a kaleidoscope of thought and emotion, the howling winds of despair, and the sometimes soft, sometimes fierce flow of life. Not only is it quickly absorbing and a quick read, but it sits up and begs for repeat visits." [Read the rest of the review at this link.]
As always, I have archived all these reviews at my personal website.
Examining a recent example of successful cyberfunded creativity, I have the following to say about M.C.A. Hogarth's The Aphorisms of Kherishdar:
"It is remarkable to me that M.C.A. Hogarth is not more widely spoken of than she is, for she is writing some of the most imaginative social (and alien) science fiction currently out there. If I were forced to use one word to describe her as an artist and a writer, it would be -- ascending. If I were to use one word to describe her latest offering, The Aphorisms of Kherishdar, it would be -- illuminating." [Read the rest of the review at this link.]
Subterranean Press has been creating some lovely editions of Ray Bradbury's work and, this past February, they decided to publish Bradbury's The Golden Apples of the Sun in its 1953 format:
"It is well-established that Ray Bradbury is one of the finest writers currently working today, and that honor extends beyond the science fiction genre to distinguish him also in fiction, magical realism, fairy tales, and, really, the list goes on. Besides being one of the founding fathers of social science fiction, one could also suggest Bradbury to be a leading explorer in the interstitial arts, being a writer who has always done what creators did best: eschewed borders, ransacked the nooks of the brain and the crannies of the soul, and gave form to what came." [Read the rest of the review at this link.]
Recently nominated for a Nebula, Vera Nazarian also had a novella entitled The Duke in His Castle come out in hardback yesterday. I was privileged enough to receive an ARC and so was able to give you an immediate review:
"For years, I had nibbled at Nazarian's work, first through various Sword and Sorceress anthologies and finally through Salt of the Air last summer. I hadn't ever found the opportunity to sit down to a fuller feast -- until, that is, The Duke in His Castle fell into my grasping hands.
The Duke in His Castle is philosophy couched in a fairy tale couched in a murder mystery tinged with children's games. It's a kaleidoscope of thought and emotion, the howling winds of despair, and the sometimes soft, sometimes fierce flow of life. Not only is it quickly absorbing and a quick read, but it sits up and begs for repeat visits." [Read the rest of the review at this link.]
As always, I have archived all these reviews at my personal website.