D_DAmmassa | February 3, 2009
There are undoubtedly numerous reasons why readers might enjoy horror fiction, but one frequent suggestion is that supernatural events suggest the possibility that existence does not necessarily have to be entirely rational and logical. If the Devil and evil exist, then so too must God and goodness. If we feel constrained by rules imposed by [...]
D_DAmmassa | January 22, 2009
Modern fantasy has remained fairly monolithic for the past decade, consisting primarily of High Fantasy – castles, kings and queens, dragons, and sorcerers – usually arranged in trilogies, and almost always with a medieval style setting, though not in our historical past. There have always been exceptions, of course, perhaps, most notably, writers like Jim [...]
D_DAmmassa | January 20, 2009
During the 1980s, science fiction became more reflective of the present than the future and has subsequently become increasingly interested in short term extrapolations rather than the future a century or more from now. Although there have been notable exceptions, most writers – particularly newcomers to the field – have shown little interest in galactic [...]
