Fredrick Turner

Reflections

Book review

Book review

  • The Phoenix: Volume 1 Number 14

    Number 14 opens with Walter Gibson offering his reworking of a billiard ball routine originally published in Hatton & Plate’s Magician’s Tricks. (Side note: originally published in 1910, this book was considered one of the ten basic books of magic.) In the Pocket is a nice ball routine that’s been updated and streamlined by Gibson.… Continue reading

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  • The Phoenix: Volume 1 Number 13

    It’s been six months since the last time I wrote about the Phoenix. I might need to create a publishing schedule. Since Sunday is my weekly post, maybe Friday? Number 13 was published on July 10, 1942. It’s all George Armstrong’s material. According to Magipedia, George Armstrong (?-1985), stage name of W. G. A. Jenkins,… Continue reading

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  • Book Notes: Liz Moore

    A fall excursion along the Oregon coast found us in a lovely independent bookstore where I purchased God of the Woods by author Liz Moore. I really enjoyed the book. I immediately followed it with her earlier novel, Long Bright River. I suppose the novels are mystery novels however I would argue that they’re more… Continue reading

  • Book Notes: Sisterhood of Dune

    The original six Dune books by Frank Herbert are amongst my favorite science fiction novels. I’ve watched the various film adaptations too. I’m looking forward to seeing Denis Villeneuve’s Dune Part Three this holiday season. It was only recently that I stepped hesitantly into the books written by Herbert’s son, Brian and his writing partner,… Continue reading

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  • Book Notes: Children of Time

    Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Children of Time is a delightful and engaging science fiction epic. Apparently it was Tchaikovsky’s first foray into science fiction and he excelled. The story begins with a terraforming effort on a distant planet led by a driven scientist intent on creating a new world through evolutionary bioengineering. A terrorist foils her plans… Continue reading

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  • The Phoenix: Volume 1 Number 12

    Yeah, I know. It’s been awhile since the last installment. Number 12 is all Lu Brent. According to Genii’s Magipedia: Lu Brent (1903 – 1993) was a semi-professional magician starting in 1927. He specialized in small magic. His legal name was Benjamin Joseph Lubrant. The name Lu Brent came accidentally, from a clerk’s mistake, when… Continue reading

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  • Book Notes: Maltese Falcon

    John Huston’s 1941 film, The Maltese Falcon, is an amazing film. It had a great cast: Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Sidney Greenstreet, and Peter Lore. Like many films, it was first a novel. Written by Dashiell Hammett, the novel is not only a great detective story but it’s very well written. To John Huston’s credit,… Continue reading

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