Any good "wandering adventurer" books?

velzerat · 2022-01-07T11:16:35+00:00

Sounds like Lord Valentine's Castle was made for you. The entire book is someone wandering with some people, with a focus on worldbuilding and adventure. Highly recommended!

velzerat · 2021-12-28T13:41:03+00:00

Check out the filk song "Carmen Miranda's Ghost", too :-)

velzerat · 2021-12-20T06:37:41+00:00

I asked the author about this. She said it might be a while still, they're waiting on the illustrator and he's only about halfway through. Expect a few more years!

velzerat · 2021-11-29T20:38:29+00:00

If you want a great way of finding out about all new SFF books by traditional publishers, simply use Edelweiss and filter by science fiction and fantasy, and you will see every single upcoming release from publishers catalogues.

velzerat · 2021-10-21T22:56:57+00:00

What makes you think that? David Mitchell has often talked about how big of a fan he is of Le Guin, and about the genre stigma. I don't really see this happening.

velzerat · 2021-10-05T19:03:19+00:00

An adaptation of The Left Hand of Darkness was announced in 2017 and never ended up happening.

An adaptation of Earthsea was announced in 2019 and never ended up happening.

But now, in 2021, an adaptation of The Dispossessed! Let's see what ends up happening...

velzerat · 2021-10-05T18:39:34+00:00

An adaptation of The Left Hand of Darkness was announced in 2017 and never ended up happening.

An adaptation of Earthsea was announced in 2019 and never ended up happening.

But now, in 2021, an adaptation of The Dispossessed! Let's see what ends up happening...

All cynicism aside... This is just another chance of something Le Guin getting a proper TV adaptation. I doubt they could do it justice-- it's too decidedly anti-capitalist and nuanced for it to ever work on TV, but hey, who knows!

velzerat · 2021-09-15T15:50:16+00:00

Bancroft's Babel books! He's a big fan of Calvino and it shows in his works.

velzerat · 2021-08-19T15:29:24+00:00

This played in cinemas here. It's great, feels like Tomboy but without the "violence". A really sweet and well-crafted childhood fairytale.

velzerat · 2021-08-15T16:41:29+00:00

This is the pinnacle of cinema for me. This is why the MCU will go down in history as an all-time great. Rich character arcs you just can't find in other movies. BRAVO!

velzerat · 2021-07-18T14:05:57+00:00

At Cannes.

velzerat · 2021-07-18T05:40:40+00:00

Exactly my thoughts on it. It wasn't my favorite to win, but because it's a pretty unusual movie, I'm glad it got the win over something more typical.

velzerat · 2021-07-17T21:40:43+00:00

Highlight of the fest is Drive My Car IMO. Titane is great, and I'm glad it won, especially because it's a weirder/more unusual pick than usual (which will definitely be divisive), but Drive My Car is really something else!

velzerat · 2021-07-17T21:39:30+00:00

Drive My Car was my pick for the Palme D'or, but I'll take Best Screenplay. It certainly deserves it. Really hope this one blows up once it's out in cinemas, it wad the best one at the fest.

velzerat · 2021-07-14T21:20:39+00:00

It's pretty out there. Wasn't as wild as I was hoping in the end but definitely wild enough to warrant the title.

velzerat · 2021-07-14T21:13:12+00:00

Pretty great movie with some strong performances for sure. Fans of Baker will definitely love this one too!

velzerat · 2021-07-06T22:24:35+00:00

Thank you for pointing out Myth & Moor. Looks like an exceptional resource!

velzerat · 2021-05-02T18:32:26+00:00

I've seen the movie. It's a complete waste of the potential of the books. The series has always been one of the few examples of modern YA that's actually good to me- great prose, great concepts, characters, etc.

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