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

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on April 11, 2019 by Mary WoodburyJuly 6, 2020

This article contains a few spoilers. To follow along, it’s helpful for the reader to be familiar with author George … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, All, Articles, Books, Classic, Cultural/Regional, Discover, Fantasy | 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 WoodburyJuly 6, 2020

This is the 600th book post made in the years I’ve run Dragonfly, and I wanted to make it special … Continue reading →

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 WoodburyAugust 1, 2018

Unfortunately I cannot find this book at Goodreads yet, but the Hindu Business Line has an interesting article with the … Continue reading →

Posted in All, Books, Classic, Cultural/Regional, 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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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

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