We’re shifting gears for the next nine or ten chapters. Out with Sir Tristram the randomly bloodthirsty, in with Sir Breunor, aka the Black Knight (one of many), aka the Knight in an Ill-Fitting Suit, or La Cote Male Taile. … Continue reading →
Privilege theory comes up again, briefly, in “Julian of Earth,” by Colin P. Davies (third person past tense, ~14 pages). Tarn Erstbauer, native of an impoverished colony world, has parleyed the one major event of his youth into a wan … Continue reading →
Book VIII, aside from being one of the longest books so far, presents some hurdles. It starts with the timeline: I think it’s safe to assume that Book I happens before Book II happens before Book III happens before Book … Continue reading →
Once again, a new issue of Asimov’s arrived in my mailbox. Once again, I read it. Once again, I’m sharing my thoughts. You guys like my thoughts, right? There were some interesting thematic links in these stories, particularly the first … Continue reading →
A couple of days later Sir Lamorak rides along, comes across a knight and a lady sleeping. As he watches from a distance, the lady wakes up as a second knight approaches. The second knight is Sir Gawaine! The lady … Continue reading →
The tail end of Book VIII abandons Tristram, as I said yesterday, in favor of Sir Lamorak, who is much less of a jerk all around. Sir Lamorak leaves Servage, too. Malory has forgotten that Servage is an island, so … Continue reading →
It turns out that Sir Nabon is not that bad a guy, really. He throws a big jousting tournament to celebrate the knighting of his son, Sir Nabon Junior, and hundreds of knights (from North Wales and Logris and other … Continue reading →
