With The Necromancer Michael Scott crosses the halfway point of his The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel sextology. And like the previous three installments it was a terrific read, involving more legendary and mythical beings, intrigue, fear, uncertainty, doubt and more of that stuff that make characters interesting. Part 5, The Warlock will be… Read more »
Monthly Archives: September 2010
Secrets and Dreams Never Seen in the Light
Back in July 2005 I went to Lichtenvoorde to see Meat Loaf in action at the Arrow Rock Festival. As it turns out, that was the best show I’d seen him do is this decade. The show was tight, the band was as good as ever and mr. Loaf himself was in top form. Hell,… Read more »
Dans der Vampieren
When I was in Budapest to see Vampirok Balja I first heard about the plans to stage a Dutch version of Tanz der Vampire in Belgium. That was July 2007. After a false start in 2009 Dans der Vampieren finally made it’s debut at Antwerp’s Stadsschouwburg on September 9th, 2010. So last weekend I went… Read more »
First Lines: The Ghost of Shadow Vale
There’s an ancient Icelandic folk tale that goes something like this: once upon a time, a monster was preying on Thorhall’s sheep, and strong and stubborn man called Glam was the only one who dared to herd them. Glam fought the monster and killed it, but did not live to tell the tale. Not long… Read more »
First Lines: Hoe een klein rotgodje God vermoorde + 1
In Hoe een klein rotgodje God vermoorde stelt Guus Kuijer dat de kleine rotgoden van religieuze fundamentalisten God vermoord hebben. Zij dichten Hem allerlei kenmerken en daden toe die wij bij andere mensen verwerpelijk vinden. Dit is niet alleen godslastering, dit is met een cirkelzaag op God inzagen tot hij een kleinzielig en naargeestig mannetje… Read more »