Somewhere deep in Darkman’s 800-page-plus bulk, there’s a scene in which Isodore, a character who vacillates between quixotic haplessness and menace, climbs a lighthouse where he is menaced by a small black bird that may or may not exist. He descends from the lighthouse and wanders off, in search, according to his young son (who […]
Entries Tagged as 'd-title'
Nicola Barker: Darkmans
15 Nov 2008 · No Comments
Tags: d-title · fiction · b-author
Dianna Wynne Jones: Dark Lord of Derkholm
29 Nov 2006 · No Comments
The central premise of Dark Lord of Derkholm seems like such a natural hook on which to hang a comic fantasy that I’m surprised it hasn’t been done to death: there’s a big market for people who want to play at being a Frodo-style hero, triumphing over fearsome evil against long odds, so generic fantasylands […]
Tags: d-title · young adult · fantasy · j-author
Maureen Johnson: Devilish
13 Oct 2006 · No Comments
Maureen Johnson’s Devilish commanded my attention as soon as I heard first of it (via Westerblog, of course). The potent combo of demonic subject matter, a Providence RI setting, and a cover that evokes one of my favorite Penelope Houston albums added up to a heaping helping of positive associations and I requested Devilish from […]
Tags: d-title · young adult · fantasy · j-author