The problem with Ruined Earth Novels In the New York Times Book Review’s holiday edition I review Robert Harris’s latest novel. It fails—as most ruined-earth novels do. Why? Entropy is a thing, baby. Read more Posted on December 9, 2019 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized
Arthur, Hild, and the challenge of the historical novel sequence Wikimedia Commons Yesterday I started rereading Gillian Bradshaw’s Arthurian trilogy. I’ve always loved Hawk of May. And I like Kingdom of Summer… Read more Posted on January 12, 2012 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized
lesbian ants in our pants Perhaps I’ll just let this one go by without comment. Oh, oh, but wait. Here’s another, only this time me and the… Read more Posted on January 14, 2010 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized
Blue Cheer–first speed metal hair band? Another hot day coming up. I’m not going to tax your poor tired brains with anything difficult. Instead, we’re going to go… Read more Posted on July 5, 2009 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized
The Last Legion Oooh. Cool. (Via Per Omnia Saecula.) Swords! Ponies! Magic! I am such a sucker for these things… Read more Posted on June 11, 2009 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized