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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

Ecological Weird Fiction

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on July 6, 2018 by Mary WoodburyJuly 6, 2020

In light of the Discover feature here at Dragonfly, I began writing what would turn into three articles, between 2017 and 2018, about ecological weird … Read more

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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

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

Minus Tide, Kevin Ostedal

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on October 20, 2016 by Mary WoodburyJuly 6, 2020

Over a decade ago, when I was chief editor of Jack Magazine, issues would have themes, whether South African poetry or Gregory Corso or Philip … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Discover, Poetry/Prose | Tagged Kevin Opstedal | Leave a reply

A White Umbrella in Mexico, Francis Hopkinson Smith

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on September 26, 2016 by Mary WoodburyJuly 6, 2020

I found this book among a collection of “The Works of F. Hopkinson Smith” at Brown’s Books in Burnaby. I didn’t buy the whole collection … Read more

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The Faith of a Coast Salish Indian, Diamond Jenness

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on August 16, 2016 by Mary WoodburyJuly 6, 2020

These days we would say First Nations, but during anthropologist Diamond Jenness’s day–this book first published in 1955–the term Indian was widely used when referring … Read more

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On the Beach, Nevil Shute

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on July 21, 2016 by Mary WoodburyJuly 6, 2020

Nevil Shute’s On the Beach is credited as an example of fiction that changed the way we think about a major world problem or issue, … Read more

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In Search of Captain Zero, Allan Weisbecker

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on June 6, 2016 by Mary WoodburyJuly 6, 2020

The story behind this book is that I discovered it when I lived in California. I wish I could remember where I found this book, … Read more

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The Other Side of the Mountain, Michael Bernanos

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on May 9, 2016 by Mary WoodburyOctober 6, 2022

Michael Bernanos’s The Other Side of the Mountain is an awesome book, which I ordered used. The genre is weird fiction–I learned of the book … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Discover, Horror, Weird Fiction | Tagged Michael Bernanos | Leave a reply

Eco-Fiction, Edited by John Stadler

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on April 16, 2016 by Mary WoodburyJuly 6, 2020

Eco-fiction is a little gem that I believe is out of print. You can find a used copy on Amazon, Abe Books, and other places, … Read more

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A Child’s Garden of Verses, Robert Louis Stevenson

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on March 13, 2016 by Mary WoodburyJuly 6, 2020

This beautiful book of children’s poetry, another I found at the bookstore in Port Moody, was originally published in 1885 and “reflects a Scottish poet’s … Read more

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Discover Specks

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on February 16, 2016 by Mary WoodburyJuly 6, 2020

There is an interesting story behind this book. Back when I published an online literary magazine (Jack), and my maiden name was Sands, I worked … Read more

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Dance of the Coyote, Bill Hotchkiss

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on January 15, 2016 by Mary WoodburyJuly 6, 2020

Discover Dance of the Coyote Back to the new Discover feature I became enamored of Bill Hotchkiss accidentally. I was looking for a good book … Read more

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