Category Archives: high fantasy

Edmund Pevensie Got Ripped Off

Posted on May 2, 2013 by jmoellerwriter

I tried Turkish Delight for the first time this weekend. Turkish Delight, of course, is most famous as the candy the White Witch uses to tempt Edmund Pevensie in CS Lewis’s classic THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE. I … Continue reading →

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what can change the nature of a man?*

Posted on December 4, 2012 by jmoellerwriter

You might remember that “what can change the nature of a man?” is the central question to Planescape: Torment, a computer RPG that came along in the late 90s. I have no time for computer games these days (I last … Continue reading →

Posted in high fantasy, video games | 8 Comments

Baldur’s Gate Enhanced Edition

Posted on July 27, 2012 by jmoellerwriter

This is very cool – the 1998 classic computer RPG Baldur’s Gate is getting remade as an Enhanced Edition to work on modern hardware (and there’s even going to be iOS and Android edition). It will also include a great deal … Continue reading →

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Elf Opera

Posted on August 16, 2011 by jmoellerwriter

John C. Wright has another excellent essay on magic and Christianity and morality in fantasy fiction. Specifically, he argues that there are three kinds of fantasy – hard fantasy, which works off real moral and supernatural principles (in that communicating … Continue reading →

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magic in fantasy fiction

Posted on August 6, 2011 by jmoellerwriter

John C. Wright has an excellent post about the morality of magic in fiction. Myself, I have a hard time writing magicians/wizards/sorcerers as good guys. It’s difficult to believe that kind of power wouldn’t corrupt someone. I mean, look at … Continue reading →

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I can return to my lost love

Posted on July 7, 2011 by jmoellerwriter

But before we come to the main point, I have to put that in some context by mentioning some ebook sales. My “The $0.99 Ubuntu Beginner’s Guide” in May sold 65 copies, in June 165 copies, and so far in … Continue reading →

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guest post – women warriors in preindustrial society

Posted on May 11, 2011 by jmoellerwriter

Today at Rogue Blades I have a guest post on the anachronistic quality of female fighters in preindustrial societies (an expansion of some thoughts I’ve had earlier on this blog). Basically, I argue that female warriors were a rarity in … Continue reading →

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Bilbo Baggins and Ulysses S. Grant – what do they have in common?

Posted on April 23, 2011 by jmoellerwriter

Find out in my guest post at Rogue Blades’ Entertainment. -JM

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Dragon Age 2

Posted on March 8, 2011 by jmoellerwriter

Dragon Age 2 comes out today. And I have no time to play it! Frustrating. I liked Dragon Age Origins immensely (as I’ve written before) – it was triumph of interactive multimedia storytelling. In fact, it’s time to wax pompous … Continue reading →

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Nobody really wants to read subversive fiction that challenges their boundaries

Posted on February 26, 2011 by jmoellerwriter

Most of the SF/F blogs on the planet have responded to this article about moral nihilism in heroic fantasy. I noticed one particular thread among the responses: the idea that it is the purpose of good fiction to be subversive, … Continue reading →

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