Tag Archives: high fantasy

Interlude: Bright (a review)

Posted on January 16, 2018 by

Told you there’d be interludes. Anyway, Mrs. Hatboy and I finally got around to watching Bright, since it came out on the day we departed for the Land of Bad Internet. For anyone unaware, Bright is a “Netflix Original” buddy … Continue reading →

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Bright

Posted on July 22, 2017 by

Day 118. 124 pages, 57,188 words. As my Saturday entry for the pre-written blog post weekend spectacular, I give you Bright, the new movie coming to Netflix at the end of the year. “Welcome to Middle Earth.” Had to be … Continue reading →

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Torquis in Machina, Part 25

Posted on June 15, 2014 by

“What are you planning on doing?” I asked, not entirely sure I wanted to hear it, in the unlikely event of Yoru’s actually knowing. Yoru shrugged, an act which dislodged something wet and slithery from a fold in his clothing. … Continue reading →

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Torquis in Machina, Part 24

Posted on June 14, 2014 by

“And then you’ll come back and give us a proper explanation,” Yoru said. “Sure, why not.” “I thought you said it would take thirty years or more-” Creepy Junior said, displaying once again his father’s flair for unwelcome commentary. “It’s … Continue reading →

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Torquis in Machina, Part 22

Posted on June 12, 2014 by

It didn’t sound to me like a troop of guards heading to apprehend an intruder, though. It didn’t sound like that at all. To me, it sounded a lot more like a troop of guards being driven slowly backwards along … Continue reading →

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Torquis in Machina, Part 21

Posted on June 11, 2014 by

“You’re Creepy’s … that is, Hatboy’s son,” I concluded. “The Hatboy who made himself King.” “Illegitimate son,” the man, who I now couldn’t stop thinking of as Creepy Junior, replied self-deprecatingly. “I stepped down from the succession over fifteen years … Continue reading →

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Torquis in Machina, Part 20

Posted on June 5, 2014 by

“You’re not going to call the guards?” “No. I assume you’re going to want to leave here, though, and you’re not likely to manage that without meeting a few of them.” “I don’t suppose you’d care to tell me your … Continue reading →

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Torquis in Machina, Part 19

Posted on June 4, 2014 by

“I must say, you took that very calmly,” the whatever-he-was said. “And where did he go, anyway?” “Oh,” I shrugged. “Back.” “‘Back’?” “Yeah,” I waved my hand in a hopefully mystical sort of way. “Returnèd unharmed to the distant world … Continue reading →

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Torquis in Machina, Part 18

Posted on June 3, 2014 by

“Oh dear,” Creepy said, a yawn in his voice. “I wonder if he also had a secret failsafe switch installed.” “Lord Hyronius discovered and disconnected the failsafe switch eight years after Hatboy’s departure,” the Regent said, “when the throne killed … Continue reading →

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Torquis in Machina, Part 17

Posted on June 2, 2014 by

The silence extended for a short time, as Creepy and I stared at the Xixian intruder. “So,” I said idly, “how much of that last conversation…?” “Oh, pretty much all of it,” the Regent, or possibly Grand Vizier, replied. “But … Continue reading →

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