Bevan Thomas Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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“I hope it is a good party,” said Galder, loudly. AT THE MOMENT IT IS, said Death levelly. I THINK IT MIGHT GO DOWNHILL VERY QUICKLY AT MIDNIGHT. “Why?” THAT’S WHEN THEY THINK I’LL BE TAKING MY MASK OFF. -Terry Pratchett, "The Light Fantastic" #FaustianFriday #bookchatweekly https://t.co/uv5J1BVAEt

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"[I saw] the rim of the sunrise that shoots Time dead with golden arrows and puts to flight all phantasmal shapes.... 'The morning! The morning!' I cried. 'I am caught by the morning, and I am a ghost!'" -C. S. Lewis, "The Great Divorce" #FairyTaleTuesday #BookChatWeekly https://t.co/CyYyc2zFeX

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"Does it not occur to you, King, that the son of a spirit of darkness might have a magic that outstrips the spells of these old fools? ... Let me but see the place once, and I will tell you." -Mary Stewart, "The Crystal Cave" #bookologythursday #literature #KingArthur #Arthuriana https://t.co/IUdI1kIkXU

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"A ghost -- a sensory impression which a strong personality in its last decay can imprint, most commonly after death, on the very structure of a building, and which is removed not by exorcism but by architectural alterations." -C. S. Lewis, "That Hideous Strength" #BookWormSat https://t.co/nfJvx7G42a

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John Milton originally intended to make "Paradise Lost" a play rather than an epic poem. He changed his mind when he realized Adam and Eve would have to be naked for most of the play, and such on-stage nudity would not have been permitted. #TheatreThursday #JohnMilton #Bible https://t.co/xdufQ9ctHh

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“A powerful dragon crying its eyes out under the moon in a deserted valley is a sight and a sound hardly to be imagined.” - C. S. Lewis, "Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" 🎨Pauline Baynes #BookWormSat #BookChatWeekly #Narnia #CSLewis #fantasy #literature https://t.co/eZA80a1TNm

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In Susan Cooper's "The Dark Is Rising," magic cannot directly attack people, forcing wizards to use more creative methods. The closest thing to an attack spell in the novel is a supernatural blizzard that envelops a town, including the wizard protagonist. #bookologythursday https://t.co/1CSXmVGeeo

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In Neil Gaiman's "Coraline," the protagonist finds a secret passage to an idealized version of her life, with parents who behave the way she wants. It feels like the passage takes us into Coraline's mind, and shows us her dreams... which quickly become nightmares. #FaustianFriday https://t.co/ZuLvmH6T2X

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Hey, @grasshopperpie, you ever read "Iron Widow"? It's by a BC author, Xiran Jay Zhao, and retells the rise of the Chinese Empress Wu using mecha and aliens inspired by Chinese mythology. I'm always fascinated when someone recontextualizes myths in a sci-fi setting. https://t.co/BbhVEWDFvq

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In Robert Chambers' stories, "The King In Yellow" is a play that drives insane anyone who reads it or watches it performed: "Songs that the Hyades shall sing, Where flap the tatters of the King, Must die unheard in Dim Carcosa." -King in Yellow (Act 1, Scene 2) #FaustianFriday https://t.co/ZgfkEyvNMV

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