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Category: Fantasy Studies

A Fantasy Editor’s Origin Story

Posted on September 28, 2026 by Stace Dumoski
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“You know everyone thought you meant p0rn.” In the 1980s, fantasy was fringe. Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings movies

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10 Meaningful Quotes from Fantasy Novels

Posted on October 27, 2025 by Stace Dumoski

  I collect quotes from fiction like pieces of broken jewelry, except instead of stashing them in the vanity drawer,

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Magic, Maps and Monsters (Why I Love Fantasy, Part 2)

Posted on April 11, 2024 by Stace Dumoski
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I was going to write about Why Fantasy is Great(TM), but as I was putting together a mental outline of

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Like Lightning From a Clear Sky – More C.S. Lewis Quotes on Fantasy Literature

Posted on January 25, 2023 by Stace Dumoski
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This post was originally published in September 2006. Mostly for my own reference, I’m putting down some (to me) significant

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A Pirate is a Pirate, or Maybe a Tiger

Posted on January 20, 2023 by Stace Dumoski
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This post was originally published in August 2006 and contains spoilers for “The Life of Pi.” I’m a great believer

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One Minute Review of Season One of “Willow”

Posted on January 12, 2023 by Stace Dumoski

Writing: 🌈 🌈 🌈Mediocre dialog. The show falls into the trap of trying to sound relevant by using modern day

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The Taste of Fantasy

Posted on January 9, 2023 by Stace Dumoski

I recently attended the 2022 World Fantasy Convention in New Orleans. On the last day of the convention, after listening

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The Most Underrated Special Effect

Posted on January 6, 2023 by Stace Dumoski

Twenty years ago, when “Xena: Warrior Princess” was a staple of my viewing schedule, I never would have dreamed that

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The Mastery of Riddle-Master

Posted on January 5, 2023 by Stace Dumoski
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I just finished reading Patricia McKillip’s breathtaking Riddle-Master trilogy. I’ve lost track of whether it’s the fourth of fifth time

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Singing Stories Back to Life

Posted on December 28, 2022 by Stace Dumoski

As a storyteller and someone who has studied folklore and history, I am a devotee of the idea that stories shape the world — both looking forward and looking backward.

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Stace Dumoski

Book coach, editor & fantasy writer