Jan
16
Chess, Sex and Death: Ian Watson's "Queenmagic, Kingmagic"
On sacrificial kings and cold wars
8 min read
Will Greatwich
Dec
16
Perverse Playground: Jack L. Chalker’s "Midnight at the Well of Souls"
On writers' fetishes, isekai stories, and transformation
8 min read
Dec
14
An Inescapable Pattern: Octavia E. Butler's "Patternmaster"
On power and the limits of imagination
8 min read
Dec
11
The Psychedelic Wizardry of Roger Zelazny’s "The Changing Land"
On bibliophilia, van art wizards, and integrity in fiction
7 min read