Dragons and fantasy fiction often go together. I am fascinated by dragons, as I have read so many different incarnations of this mythical creature. Sometimes they are ancient, majestic, intelligent creatures, at other times, brutal, violent, mindless beasts that burn anything in their path. And there are many shades in between. I like that confusion. […]
Above: Dunstanburgh Castle, Northumberland. I studied history at school and enjoyed it, but we never really went further back or further forward than World War II. Now as an adult I find myself really intrigued by medieval England. This partly stems from there being so many castles to explore here in Britain, as well […]
I can’t remember the first time I read a fantasy novel, it was probably a children’s book. But at some point, fantasy was all I wanted to read, and since school, it was what I have loved to escape in. Fantasy and science fiction are often lumped together, so I thought I would start by […]
