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The Beautiful and Dangerous Ecology in A Song of Ice and Fire

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on January 10, 2022 by Mary WoodburyJanuary 10, 2022

Click here to return to the series The global novel exists, not as a genre separated from and opposed to other kinds of fiction, but … Read more

Posted in Adventure, All, Articles, Books, Classic, Cultural/Regional, Discover, Fantasy, Features, World Eco-Fiction | Tagged George RR Martin | Leave a reply

The Middle Earth Universe, J.R.R. Tolkien

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on August 1, 2018 by Mary WoodburyMay 11, 2021

This is the 600th book post made in the years I’ve run Dragonfly, and I wanted to make it special on this fifth anniversary. Perhaps … Read more

Posted in Adventure, All, Articles, Books, Classic, Discover, Fantasy | Tagged J.R.R. Tolkien | Leave a reply

On a River’s Bank, A Madhavan

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on August 1, 2018 by Mary WoodburyDecember 20, 2021

Unfortunately I cannot find this book at Goodreads yet, but the Hindu Business Line has an interesting article with the title: Unquiet Flows a River: … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Classic, Cultural/Regional, Fauna, Flora, Historical, Literary | Tagged A Madhavan | Leave a reply

The Books of Earthsea, Ursula K. Le Guin

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on July 28, 2018 by Mary WoodburyJuly 28, 2018

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the timeless and beloved A Wizard of Earthsea —“…reads like the retelling of a tale first told centuries ago,” (David … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Classic, Fantasy | Tagged Ursula K. Le Guin | Leave a reply

The Baron in the Trees, Italo Calvino

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on July 27, 2018 by Mary WoodburyJuly 27, 2018

Now here’s a classic that truly belongs in the collection at this site (originally published in 1957). Cosimo, a young eighteenth-century Italian nobleman, rebels by … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Classic, Fantasy | Tagged Italo Calvino | Leave a reply

Circe, Madeline Miller

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on January 12, 2018 by Mary WoodburyJanuary 12, 2018

Threatened, Zeus banishes her [Circe] to a deserted island, where she hones her occult craft, tames wild beasts and crosses paths with many of the … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Classic, Fantasy | Tagged Madeline Miller | Leave a reply

The Merry Spinster, Mallory Ortberg

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on January 12, 2018 by Mary WoodburyJanuary 12, 2018

Unfalteringly faithful to its beloved source material, The Merry Spinster also illuminates the unsuspected, and frequently, alarming emotional complexities at play in the stories we … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Classic, Fairytale, Fantasy, Horror, Short Stories, Weird Fiction | Tagged Mallory Ortberg | Leave a reply

Ice, Anna Kavan

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on December 11, 2017 by Mary WoodburyDecember 11, 2017

Anna Kavan’s novel “Ice,” a fantasia about predatory male sexual behavior that takes place during an apocalyptic climate catastrophe, was first published fifty years ago. … Read more

Posted in All, Apocalyptic, Books, Classic, Cultural/Regional, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Speculative | Tagged Anna Kavan | Leave a reply

Paradise Lost, John Milton

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on March 30, 2017 by Mary WoodburyOctober 27, 2020

It’s been a while since I have had time to write a new Discover book feature. Partly it is just that this eco-fiction project is … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Classic, Discover, Epic | Tagged John Milton | 1 Reply

The Wolf’s Boy, Susan Williams Beckhorn

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on January 31, 2017 by Mary WoodburyAugust 19, 2020

Beckhorn spent countless hours researching the history of canine-human companionship through the ages and learning about the behaviors of wolves and dogs. She also observed … Read more

Posted in Adventure, All, Books, Classic, Fauna, YA/Teen | Tagged Susan Williams Beckhorn | Leave a reply

Lost Horizon, James Hilton

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on January 17, 2017 by Mary WoodburyJuly 6, 2020

I was happy to find this old book at the Value Village in Burquitlam. I have this book on Kindle, but can’t pass up such … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Classic, Discover, Fantasy | Tagged James Hilton | Leave a reply

The Fox and the Hound, Daniel P. Mannix

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on May 24, 2016 by Mary WoodburyMay 24, 2016

Thanks to Stephen Miller for helping us fill out our database with this classic children’s literature title, The Fox and the Hound, by Daniel P. … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Children's, Classic | Tagged Daniel P. Mannix | 2 Replies

The World of Edena, Mœbius

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on April 14, 2016 by Mary WoodburyApril 14, 2016

Working closely with Moebius Productions in France, Dark Horse is putting the work of a master storyteller back in print–with some material in English for … Read more

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Porter’s Collected Works (Limberlost), Gene Stratton

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on March 25, 2016 by Mary WoodburyMarch 25, 2016

Gene Stratton-Porter was an American author, amateur naturalist, wildlife photographer, and one of the earliest women to form a movie studio and production company. She … Read more

Posted in Adventure, All, Books, Children's, Classic | Tagged Gene Stratton | Leave a reply

The Man Who Planted Trees, Jean Giono

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on January 11, 2016 by Mary WoodburyDecember 20, 2021

Simply written, but powerful and unforgettable, The Man Who Planted Trees is a parable for modern times. In the foothills of the French Alps the … Read more

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