Raven, Swordmistress Of Chaos, Chris Achilléos
Chris Achilléos is a Cypriot-born British artist who came to prominence in the 1970s and ‘80s with illustrations for aContinue Reading
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Death Dealer, Frank Frazetta
The name of Frank Frazetta will conjure up for many some of the most luscious and artistically accomplished Fantasy artContinue Reading
The Shadow Of The Torturer, Bruce Pennington
For lovers of science-fiction and fantasy book art from the 1970s and ’80s the name of Bruce Pennington looms large.Continue Reading
JRR Tolkien, The Hobbit And An Sionnach Fionn
The 2013 issue of Tolkien Studies, an academic journal dedicated to the works of the English Fantasy author J.R.R. Tolkien,Continue Reading
Fionn And The Man In The Tree
One of the more mysterious mentions of the legendary hunter-warrior Fionn mac Cumhaill in the indigenous literatures of Ireland, ScotlandContinue Reading
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Steampunk In Ireland
Because there is far too little Steampunk in Ireland, here are some links: Steampunk Collective Ireland Steampunk Ireland The JosieContinue Reading
Male Writers, Female Characters
Talking of online kerfuffles here is another example, albeit of rather less significance than the one discussed earlier. British sci-fi writerContinue Reading
Albert Robida, Fantastic Futurist
The artist Albert Robida is one of my favourite writer-illustrators from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, not leastContinue Reading
Iain Banks 1954-2013
The future (and past) of the Culture is no more except in those works already published as the great ScottishContinue Reading
Jack Vance, 1916−2013
Thanks to WorldbyStorm for highlighting the passing of that elder statesman of American Sci-Fi and Fantasy literature, Jack Vance. WhileContinue Reading
No Second Troy
One of the last monolingual Irish-speakers in Ireland being interviewed by the British historian Michael Wood for his 1985 BBC documentary “In SearchContinue Reading
Two Upcoming Events, Tolkien And The Irish Invincibles
Quick post to promote two upcoming events I’ve been asked to highlight. The first is a conference organised by Dr Shane Kenna titledContinue Reading
Scottish Mythology And Folklore
Some of the most popular (and visited) pages on An Sionnach Fionn are dedicated to the core elements of theContinue Reading
Ruairidh Arascain Is Mhàirr
Good article by Patrick Witt on the Irish Story examining the late 19th and early 20th Scottish Gaelic Republican writer RuairaidhContinue Reading
Scottish Sci-Fi With “Air Cuan Dubh Drilseach”
Over at Bella Caledonia writer Paul F Cockburn has an interview with Tim Armstrong, author of the Scottish language Sci-Fi novel AirContinue Reading
A Little Less Culture In The World
Dreadfully sad news today about the Scottish author Iain Banks whose mainstream and genre books I’ve been reading – and lovingContinue Reading
Seanchas – Irish, Scottish And Manx Mythology And Folklore
For those of you with an interest in early, middle and early modern indigenous Irish literature and post-Medieval folklore (IrishContinue Reading
The McGurk Bar Massacre – British Bombers In Irish Cities
Two reviews of the ground-breaking investigative book “The McGurk’s Bar Bombing: Collusion, Cover–Up and a Campaign for Truth” by the Irish author and campaigner CiaránContinue Reading
Robert E. Howard – The Whole Wide World
While going through the old bookmarks on my browser the other day I came across the Cimmerian, a wonderful ifContinue Reading
Foclóir, The New Online English-Irish Dictionary
After a long wait the first phase of the new online English-Irish dictionary, Foclóir, is now up and running. The currentContinue Reading
Two Great Articles From “Come Here To Me”
One of the current buzzwords of the contemporary internet is “hyperlocal”. The term refers to the belief that small, regionally-based websitesContinue Reading
Terry Pratchett – New Interview
The British fantasy writer and humorous Terry Pratchett is one of those author’s whose publications I want to like, indeedContinue Reading
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