Tag: Justina Robson
9
by morgan on Aug.25, 2009, under Lev Grossman
What about a movie like 9?
This is the type of movie that I very much want to see, and it’s something that I’d love to see become more common in fantasy & sf. It doesn’t fit squarely into either genre. It’s a doomsday and steampunk story with robots and scientists, but it also features warriors and “dragons.” It feels like a fairy tale adventure, but maybe that’s because it is a cartoon.
So, I’m in favor of breaking conventions. I’m preaching to the choir here, since the Magicians nicely subverts expectations. Let’s have wizards and robots mingle and dragons commanding starships. Three cheers to Justina Robson for her cyborg elves.
In defense of Elves
by morgan on Jun.08, 2009, under Brandon Sanderson
Before we kill all the elves, let’s reflect. Here are 9 great stories featuring them. If you had to add a 10th story to this Top 10 list, what would you add?
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, by William Shakespeare
The King of Elfland’s Daughter, by Lord Dunsany
The Drizzt Do’Urden novels, by R. A. Salvatore
Elfstones of Shannara, by Terry Brooks
The Harry Potter novels, by J. K. Rowling
Lords and Ladies, by Terry Pratchett
Keeping It Real, by Justina Robson
Elvenbane, by Andre Norton & Mercedes Lackey
Hellboy II: The Golden Army, by Guillermo Del Toro
