Monthly Archives: March 2005

Jasper Fforde, The Eyrie Affair

By Steen | March 29, 2005

The first in a series of novels about Thursday Next, literary detective, this is a highly entertaining novel about other novels and being caught inside a story. The world of Thursday Next is sort of like our world of 1985 only with many things altered: Britain is engaged in a desperate war against the Soviet [...]

Posted in Books | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Ole Christian Madsen, Nordkraft

By Steen | March 23, 2005

Not having read the book seems to be a benefit, if the reaction many of my friends who had read the book is anything to go by, but since I haven’t read the book, there was little to annoy me about what had and what had not been added or removed. The film’s major problem, [...]

Posted in Books, Films | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Isaac Asimov, The Stars Like Dust

By Steen | March 19, 2005

A sf action-thriller, it tells the tale of a man on the run from evil dictators who controls the known universe. While an entertaining read, this is hardly Asimov’s best work as he too often falls into clichés of suspenseful narration. He favours the ’surprising twist’ which too often becomes far too unsurprising, such as [...]

Posted in Books | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

John Crowley, Little, Big

By Steen | March 18, 2005

A fantasy and a family history, this wonderful book defies easy classification, although it certainly is a fantasy work. However, it is quite different from most genre fantasy in its focus on a family living in a strange house and the life that passes through the house. Crowley’s prose is rich in metaphors and we [...]

Posted in Books | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Patricia McKillip, The Riddle-Master Trilogy

By Steen | March 17, 2005

An excellent fantasy trilogy, it deals with riddles, magic and the power of fate. Our protagonist is said to must fulfill a prophecy but he resists the notion that his entire life has been preplanned. Much of the novel centres on exactly this issue of whether we are free in our lives or if our [...]

Posted in Books | Tagged | Leave a comment