Fairytale Cement Factory
A blend of fantasy castle and sci-fi base, La Fabrica (just outside of Barcelona) was the dream of architect Ricardo Bofill from the moment he saw an abandoned cement factory. Now it contains gardens, a church, gallery, conference rooms, working spaces for creatives and more besides. “Life goes on here in a continuous sequence,” Bofill, […]
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Why Do People (Still) Think The Egyptians Didn’t Build The Pyramids?
I’ve been a bit listless of late, roaming around on Facebook and stumbling onto ‘New Age’ and pseudo-archaeology groups. The danger of such behaviour is, of course, Facebook’s algorithm supplies you with evermore groups of this nature and my wall is pretty darn nutty right now. I tell myself I’m doing something noble in its […]
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‘There’s A Deluge Of Good Taste In Modern Fantasy And Frankly It’s Disgusting’
I just did an interview over on the delightful Runalong The Bookshelves site. We talk about my books, fighting and general bawdiness. Link HERE.
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The Mystery Of Piggy Hollow
Elric And Colour
Just started reading Elric Of Melnibone for the first time in decades and what strikes me is the incredible use of colour. I’d this memory of it being very grey and monotone, what with it being a big influence on modern grimdark, but EOM is psychedelic in visual tone: the throne carved from a giant […]
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J.L. Worrad 