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Homage Sans Fromage — A Look at Homage in Speculative Fiction

Stefon Mears — Official Website Posted on September 10, 2013 by StefonSeptember 10, 2013

As part of a workshop group I’m in, I recently had the pleasure of critiquing the first chapter of a space opera. (A genre of which I may have a few opinions. Ahem.) Within the first couple of paragraphs I … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, SF, Writing | Tagged Fantasy, SF, Writing | Leave a reply

I’ve written a guest post for Mythic Scribes

Stefon Mears — Official Website Posted on July 28, 2013 by StefonJuly 28, 2013

They put it up today. You can read it here. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

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The Human Factor

Stefon Mears — Official Website Posted on July 22, 2013 by StefonJuly 24, 2013

When the heroes (antiheroes, protagonists and so forth) of a show are almost all supernatural, where do the humans fit in? I’ve been thinking about that lately in urban fantasy in general, but the latest season of True Blood has … Continue reading →

Posted in television, Urban Fantasy | Tagged Fantasy, True Blood, vampires | 7 Replies

Et tu, Moonglum?

Stefon Mears — Official Website Posted on July 3, 2013 by StefonJuly 24, 2013

When I was a sophomore in high school, I got into an argument with my English teacher about Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar.” The point of contention was simple: Mr. Richardson said that Julius Caesar was a victim of his predestination. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy | Tagged Elric, Julius Caesar, Michael Moorcock, Shakespeare, Stormbringer | 4 Replies

Origins of the Dragon Age

Stefon Mears — Official Website Posted on June 2, 2013 by StefonJuly 24, 2013

  Much is made these days of the dragons on Game of Thrones. And this is proper. The special effects are amazing. And the special effects may be even better when Smaug appears on screen in The Hobbit. But long … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, film, Geek | Tagged A Song of Ice and Fire, ASoIaF, Dragons, Dragonslayer, Fantasy, game of thrones, George R. R. Martin | Leave a reply

Fanpocalypse Now

Stefon Mears — Official Website Posted on May 28, 2013 by StefonJuly 24, 2013

You may or may not have heard, but Amazon has come up with a way to license fan fiction.* This project is called Kindle Worlds, and it’s getting bandied about different ways all over the internet, with some people happy … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, Geek | Tagged Conan, Fantasy, Firefly, Robert E. Howard, steven brust, Thoth Amon | Leave a reply

All Stories Must Die. All Stories Must Serve.

Stefon Mears — Official Website Posted on May 17, 2013 by StefonJuly 24, 2013

The other day I saw a post on Mythic Scribes that asks whether black and white fantasy is dead. As usual, I read the article and came away thinking along entirely different lines than the topic intended.* The essay examines … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, Geek, Writing | Tagged A Song of Ice and Fire, ASoIaF, Fantasy, game of thrones, George R. R. Martin, The Princess Bride, Writing | 7 Replies

Oddities from My Bookshelf: The Witchlord and the Weaponmaster

Stefon Mears — Official Website Posted on May 14, 2013 by StefonNovember 22, 2013

Sometime during my youth I picked up a copy of Wizard War, by Hugh Cook. I like wizards. Fantasy war is often entertaining. Seemed like a natural choice. Nevertheless, as often happens, it sat on my shelf for a couple … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, Oddities from My Bookshelf | Tagged books, Chronicles of an Age of Darkness, Fantasy, Hugh Cook | 4 Replies

A Tribute to Ray Harryhausen

Stefon Mears — Official Website Posted on May 7, 2013 by StefonJuly 24, 2013

When I think of dragons, I imagine all kinds of great terrible lizards. I’ve imagined djinn a hundred different ways, and hydras, manticores, zombies, and an endless stream of creatures out of myth, fiction, game and pure imagination. More creatures … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, film, Gaming, Geek, Writing | Tagged D&D, Fantasy, Gaming, Ray Harryhausen, skeletons, Writing | Leave a reply

A Bitch by Any Other Name…

Stefon Mears — Official Website Posted on April 25, 2013 by StefonJuly 24, 2013

So, it’s Thursday and I’m still thinking about Sunday’s Game of Thrones episode. Without going into spoiler-level details, there’s a great scene with Daenerys Targaryen. How good is it? Well, I almost went online and bought a Targaryen house tee-shirt. … Continue reading →

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