Lord of the Rings

Why I’m (Still) Watching The Rings of Power — And Why Season 3 Might Be the Best Yet

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The Rings of Power has always been a show that rewards patience — and, frankly, rewatching. The source material Amazon is allowed to adapt is more historical chronicle than narrative, yet the series has managed to turn Tolkien’s footnotes and timelines into emotionally grounded drama that gets better each time you revisit it. With a freshly overhauled writers’ room and Season 3 diving into the forging of the One Ring, now feels like the moment the show might step fully into its potential.

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Beautiful Lies: The Problem With Fantasy Maps (And Why I Still Love Them)

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I’ve been obsessed with maps since before I knew what fantasy was. The kind you unfold like treasure, with winding rivers, tiny illegible place names, and the promise of ancient secrets hidden in the margins. In my own stories, the map comes first—and sometimes refuses to budge. Which is probably why I have strong feelings about Tolkien’s very tidy mountain problem. Let’s talk about the beauty, the lies, and the suspicious tectonics of fantasy cartography.

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Four Hobbits Walk Into Edmonton… And I Stayed Home

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This weekend, the four hobbits of Lord of the Rings fame are reuniting at Edmonton EXPO, and while thousands are lining up for a few seconds of face time, I’m staying home with the extended editions and some decent takeout. In a world of high-speed, low-contact fandom, is the convention experience still worth it?

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The Banality of Evil in Fantasy Fiction: What Makes a Villain?

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When we think about villains in fantasy literature, our minds often conjure the iconic figures who tower over their worlds, dripping with malice and menace. Sauron. Voldemort. The White Witch. These are the names that dominate the genre—the villains who are grand, larger than life, and indisputably evil. But what about the ones who aren’t?

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The Cracking of Civilizations

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  Today, in 1789, the peasants of Paris stormed the Bastille, triggering a major historical event, The French Revolution. The consequences and effects of the French Revolution can be tracked through history — the American Revolution and the United States’ Constitution were built upon the ideas and concepts that emerged from the Revolution. The idea

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Hooked on Classics

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Why did I become a writer?  The short answer:  Lord of the Rings and Star Wars. Which is a pretty cliched reason for a speculative fiction author, but it’s utterly true.  Here’s the twist, though:  I was introduced to both story worlds in the same six month period. Phew! It was a watershed year, for

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