by James S Rowley | Mar 6, 2026 | Literature, Manga
Some friends are made in the most unlikely of places! Rainy Face by misaki-1n1m is a short Touhou Project doujin from 2009, which features the judge of souls Eiki Shiki meeting Cirno the ice fairy, and the two becoming friends. It’s entirely in Japanese, so I...
by James S Rowley | Feb 27, 2026 | Books, Literature
War is no more. Death is not feared. Until one man breaks that peace. This 1981 sci-fi novel, Deathhunter by Ian Watson, the old and sick of humanity are able to meet their deaths in peace through the mysterious House of Death. Jim Todhunter is a guide for one of...
by James S Rowley | Feb 27, 2026 | Books, Literature
What happens when the main pairing of a romance book is TERRIBLE? In the 2010 romance fantasy book The Shattered Sylph by L.J. McDonald, fey creatures named “sylphs” must follow the orders of their master; except in the Kingdom of Sylph Valley, where they...
by James S Rowley | Jan 2, 2026 | Books, Literature
The fantasy book that started it all! The first book of the Redwall series, Redwall by Brian Jacques, first published in 1986. When the evil rat warlord Cluny the Scourge comes to take Redwall Abbey for himself, it’s up to the peaceful woodlanders to protect...
by James S Rowley | Oct 14, 2025 | Books, Literature
I love going to thrift stores and looking in the book section. Most of the things you’ll find there are religious books, self-help books, and cookbooks, but there’s always going to be some kind of fiction. Perhaps something from the past you’ve never heard of before...