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Part eighty-two in my ongoing retrospective as I read the fiction in the back issues of Realms of Fantasy and offer my thoughts, right up to the present.  This time around I'm diving into the April 2008 issue.

The cover to this one features the fairy photography of Joseph Corsentino (i.e. he photographed someone in fairy garb), which marks his ( Read more... )

Part eighty-one in my ongoing retrospective as I read the fiction in the back issues of Realms of Fantasy and offer my thoughts, right up to the present.  This time around I'll be discussing the February 2008 issue.

The cover to this one features a scene from The Golden Compass movie, based on the novel of the same name, and it marks the magazine's ( Read more... )

Part eighty in my ongoing retrospective as I read the fiction to the back issues of Realms of Fantasy and offer my thoughts, right up to the present.  This time I'll be polishing off 2007 as I discuss the December 2007 issue.  This marks the first retrospective I've written since Kim and William Gilchrist of Damnation Books took over as the new ( Read more... )

Part seventy-nine in my ongoing retrospective as I read the fiction to the back issues of Realms of Fantasy and offer my thoughts, right up to the present.  This time around I'll be sharing some thoughts on the October 2007 issue.  In my last retrospective, I had hinted that this next issue was somewhat milestone-y in my retrospective series.  The ( Read more... )

Part seventy-eight in my ongoing retrospective as I read the fiction in the back issues of Realms of Fantasy and offer my thoughts, right up to the present.  This time around I'll be making nice with the August 2007 issue.

The cover to this one is a Harry Potter illustration by Tony Shasteen, which marks his second illustration in the magazine.  It ( Read more... )

Part seventy-seven in my ongoing retrospective as I read the fiction to the back issues of Realms of Fantasy and offer my thoughts, right up to the present.  This time around I'll be saying hello to the June 2007 issue.

The cover to this one features Karl Urban in his role in the fantasy movie, Pathfinder.  This marks the magazine's eighth movie ( Read more... )

Part seventy-six in my ongoing retrospective as I read the fiction to the back issues of Realms of Fantasy and offer my thoughts, right up to the present.  This time around I'll be discussing the April 2007 issue.

The cover to this one features the artwork of Victoria Frances, which marks her second illustration in the magazine.

A rundown of this ( Read more... )