Open Up: A Harry Potter Story
June 1995 Cool summer moonlight shone through the long windows of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, casting weird shadows across the floor. It was very late at night, and the school was empty. Along…
Tag: Fantasy
Boromir the Misunderstood Hero: A Fallen Man Finds Reconciling Grace
Tolkien’s most famous novel The Lord of the Rings displays a multitude of characters, but probably no other of them is as controversial as Boromir. Many readers hold the view that Boromir was the only one…
Circles of Magic: A Fantasy and Science Fiction Media Montage
Writing about my favourite fantasy and sci-fi books/films could easily be a huge subject, but I shall endeavour to restrain myself and stick to those that stood out to me and vary in tone.…
Childhood Is a Kingdom: A Reflection on "The Wizard of Oz"
When I was a child, I read The Wizard of Oz over the course of a few days. I was eight years old and reading still made me feel accomplished. I read it…
Aragorn the Lover: Union with the Beloved and the Call to Greatness
Halbarad, the Ranger of the North, bears a gift for Aragorn. It is a thing of mystery, “close furled in a black cloth bound about with many thongs”. And there is a message with it…
Book Review: A Wrinkle in Time
A Wrinkle in Time is, in itself, a beautifully-written and enchanting book. It tells the story of young Meg Murry, a girl who feels like she does nothing right, and who sometimes believes what all…
Winter of the Soul: A Spiritual Analysis of the Game of Thrones Pop Culture Phenomena
Game of Thrones, the wildly popular HBO series based off of George R.R. Martin’s high fantasy book series A Song of Ice and Fire, is a presently unavoidable part of popular culture. Praised for its high…
Seven Stars and Seven Crowns: A Catholic Monarchist’s Perspective on “The Lord of the Rings”
The great Catholic author J.R.R. Tolkien once described his masterpiece The Lord of the Rings as a “story is cast in terms of a good side, and a bad side, beauty against ruthless ugliness, tyranny against kingship, moderated…
A Thread in the Tangle: A Fantasy Author Crafts Legends
SUMMARY In a shattered realm where gods breathe and battle, sixteen-year-old Isiilde must find her feet among people who both despise and crave her kind. She trembles on a precipice, caught between the lust…
Shining Stars and Silver Bears
~ by Henry Hill Durnir jogged through the broad tunnel, cursing the weight of his armour. Behind him his squad of Silver Bears matched his pace, burdened as they were by their own armour…