By Robert M. Tilendis, on January 2nd, 2012
Yes, it’s January 2nd here at GMR, and as I promised yesterday, we have more to keep you occupied on those long evenings.
First, Brian Lumley’s The Fly-By-Nights, a slightly different take on vampires.
And as long as we’re looking at vampires, we have Jeaniene Frost’s One Grave at a Time, in which the . . . → Read More: 2012 — Day Two at GMR
By Reynard, on January 2nd, 2012
Marian McHugh wrote this review.
Ever wondered what a Pooka was or wanted to know more about Leprechauns or the Banshee? Then this book is for you. In this little book (66 pages) you will find all the information you require on the Grogoch, the Grey Man, the Sheerie, Changelings, the Pooka, Merrows, the . . . → Read More: Bob Curran and Andrew Whitson: A Field Guide to Irish Fairies
By Robert M. Tilendis, on January 2nd, 2012
The Lore of Ireland is a magical phrase, calling up images of heroic deeds and fey enchantments, bloody treachery and shining honor, great warriors, cold queens of the Sidhe, leprechauns, cattle raids, enchanted groves, bards, prophecies — it’s sobering to think how much of our collective folklore, our everyday vernacular imagery, comes from . . . → Read More: Daithi Ó hÓgáin: The Lore of Ireland: An Encyclopedia of Myth, Legend and Romance
By Camille Alexa, on August 10th, 2011
Ahhh, there you are. I saw you sitting over in Falstaff’s Chair by the cheerfully cracklin’ fire on this cold, windy, and even rainy night. I see you’re enjoying your novel. . . . Me? I’m reading de Lint’s Moonheart — perhaps his best known work. Not all great literature comes in the form . . . → Read More: Colcannon: The Pooka and the Fiddler / Happy as Larry: Two Stories by Colcannon
By Michael M. Jones, on August 2nd, 2011
The fiddle chased him and pounced, and then the two instruments rolled around like a pair of kittens playing with a catnip mouse. A flute joined in, and the ball of fur turned into rambunctious reel, one Brian had never heard before. And then the deep booming of the drum nipped one of them . . . → Read More: James A. Hetley: The Summer Country
By Michael M. Jones, on August 2nd, 2011
Once, long ago when the Tuatha Da Danann rode their fairy horses over the green hills, a mortal man fell in love with Etian, the second and much-neglected wife of Midhir, King of the Fairy Hill of Bri Leith. This man came one night into the King’s court and challenged the King to a . . . → Read More: Midori Snyder: The Flight of Michael McBride
By Camille Alexa, on July 24th, 2011
Andrea Simpson Garrett wrote this review
Most people will be familiar with Darby O’Gill through the 1959 Disney movie of similar name. While the movie is vastly underrated and very similar in tone, any fan of fantasy — or someone who just likes a good story — would benefit from reading this most charming . . . → Read More: Herminie Templeton Kavanagh: Darby O’Gill and the Good People
