The Beautiful and Dangerous Ecology in A Song of Ice and Fire
This article contains a few spoilers. To follow along, it’s helpful for the reader to be familiar with author George … Read more
Category Archives: Classic
The Middle Earth Universe, J.R.R. Tolkien
This is the 600th book post made in the years I’ve run Dragonfly, and I wanted to make it special … Read more
On a River’s Bank, A Madhavan
Unfortunately I cannot find this book at Goodreads yet, but the Hindu Business Line has an interesting article with the … Read more
The Books of Earthsea, Ursula K. Le Guin
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the timeless and beloved A Wizard of Earthsea —“…reads like the retelling of a tale … Read more
The Baron in the Trees, Italo Calvino
Now here’s a classic that truly belongs in the collection at this site (originally published in 1957). Cosimo, a young … Read more
Circe, Madeline Miller
Threatened, Zeus banishes her [Circe] to a deserted island, where she hones her occult craft, tames wild beasts and crosses … Read more
The Merry Spinster, Mallory Ortberg
Unfalteringly faithful to its beloved source material, The Merry Spinster also illuminates the unsuspected, and frequently, alarming emotional complexities at … Read more
Ice, Anna Kavan
Anna Kavan’s novel “Ice,” a fantasia about predatory male sexual behavior that takes place during an apocalyptic climate catastrophe, was … Read more
Paradise Lost, John Milton
It’s been a while since I have had time to write a new Discover book feature. Partly it is just … Read more
The Wolf’s Boy, Susan Williams Beckhorn
Beckhorn spent countless hours researching the history of canine-human companionship through the ages and learning about the behaviors of wolves … Read more
Lost Horizon, James Hilton
I was happy to find this old book at the Value Village in Burquitlam. I have this book on Kindle, … Read more
The Fox and the Hound, Daniel P. Mannix
Thanks to Stephen Miller for helping us fill out our database with this classic children’s literature title, The Fox and … Read more
The World of Edena, Mœbius
Working closely with Moebius Productions in France, Dark Horse is putting the work of a master storyteller back in print–with … Read more
Porter’s Collected Works (Limberlost), Gene Stratton
Gene Stratton-Porter was an American author, amateur naturalist, wildlife photographer, and one of the earliest women to form a movie … Read more
The Man Who Planted Trees, Jean Giono
Simply written, but powerful and unforgettable, The Man Who Planted Trees is a parable for modern times. In the foothills … Read more