Fantasy
Literature
I read
it—selectively, since much of what’s written today is junk. Especially if it’s really popular.
I also write it, when I can. I’ve got a novel in process. Maybe I’ll post some of it as a pdf sometime…
I have taught and will teach again a
Freshman Tutorial on fantasy lit.
A tentative list of my All Time Favorites:
- E.R.
Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros. Unique classic; gorgeous language, great
theme. The best.
- Tolkien,
LOTR. Almost goes without saying, almost
clichéd, still great. And the
movies are the best filmed fantasy ever.
- Mervyn
Peake, Titus Groan, Gormenghast. More great writing, bizarre characters…
another classic.
- Steven Boyett, The Architect of Sleep. Unfinished
modern masterwork by my good friend DJ Steveboy. That “unfinished” part really sucks,
though…
- Steven
Brust, the Vlad Taltos series.
Hard-boiled, wisecracking detective fiction meets sword and
sorcery. Very fun.
- Robert
E. Howard, the Conan books. Yeah,
they’re pulp. But man, could Howard
write pulp.
Back to Morillo
Interests page