
Our blow-by-blow analyses of sex cliches in fantasy novels.
- Ferrets, Farewell! by Arthur B A statement on the future of Ferretbrain - or rather, the lack thereof.
- Ferret Blogroll by Arthur B As the ferrets scatter to the four winds, here's where you can find the work of contributors and commenters.
- These moths really weren't necessary by Sören Heim Trying to get a hold of the "New Weird" Movement, Sören Heim started with a modern classic.
- The Fionavar Travesty by Arthur B Guy Gavriel Kay's high fantasy trilogy comes with hefty trigger warnings for rape and suicide.
- Erecting the Gnomon by Arthur B In which middle-aged submissive men and dominant teenage girls swash buckles.
- Fuck Off, Feist by Arthur B There comes a point where enough is enough and the Riftwar Cycle passed that several books ago.
- Chirps of the Reading Canary by Arthur B Ray Feist is really going downhill.
- Pedo Snore Screed of a Octafish by Arthur B Sheri S. Tepper's The Waters Rising is sufficient cause to fire the entire editorial staff at Gollancz and HarperCollins, and no credible SF or fantasy publisher should accept her work until she apologises for it.
- Kindlefluff 3: Royal Androids and Wanker Detectives by Arthur B Another trip into Amazon's nether regions uncovers legalised rape and a unique cure for vampirism.
- Several Species of Bizarre Racial Theories Gathered Together In a Mythos and Grooving With a Pict by Arthur B A look at some of Robert E. Howard's non-Conan sword and sorcery, historical adventure and supernatural horror.
- The Tudor Agent (or Some Quire In the Night) by Arthur B Gloriana presents a fabulous world, a fantastic supporting cast, and a toxic story.
- We Need to Talk About Conan by Arthur B It's time to stop making excuses for Robert E. Howard's trashy writing and overt hatred.
- What Is Worst In Film? by Arthur B The Conan remake takes all the mistakes the DeLaurentiis sequels made, mashes them together in a big ball and throws in some new errors on top of that.
- The Reading Canary: The Serpentwar Saga by Arthur B Ray Feist's fantasy quadrilogy comes tantalisingly close to breaking him out of his creative rut. It doesn't succeed.
- Nights of Villjamblah by Wardog Wardog tries and fails to like Nights of Villjamur.
- The Reading Canary: Sovereign Stone by Arthur B Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman's Sovereign Stone trilogy, based on a Dungeons & Dragons game world invented by Larry Elmore, gets the Canary treatment.
- No Exit from Fantasyland by Alasdair Czyrnyj Alasdair tries to come to grips with the Fencer Trilogy
- I Wish I May, I Wish I Might, Find Someone Who'll Translate This Right by Arthur B Andrzej Sapkowski's The Last Wish might just be awful. Or it might be the victim of a rotten translation job. It's actually difficult to say.
- It's Not Easy Being Green by Dan H Dan gets his Minority Warrior freak on, big time
- The Reading Canary: Riftwar - The Next Generation by Arthur B Ray Feist's Krondor's Sons trilogy was cancelled after two books. It is not hard to see why.
- Gee, Emily, You Sure Do Write Purty by Arthur B Emily Gee's The Laurentine Spy is a romantic fantasy novel... published by Games Workshop?!?
- Eight Week Waiting List For Buttsex by Arthur B Jim Bernheimer's self-published short story anthology has a few niggling issues.
- Across the Face of the Bored by Dan H Dan feels like he's kicking a puppy.
- Revenge is... Awesome, Actually by Sonia Mitchell Sonia reviews the film Revengers Tragedy.