Tuesday Top Ten: Classics

So, back to books for the top ten list today. This time: classics. I am using the term in the widest sense incorporating works from antiquity up to the Victorian era.

1)   Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
2)   Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
3)   Eugene Onegin by Pushkin
4)   Sense & Sensibility by Jane Austen
5)   The Poetic Edda
6)   Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
7)   Crime & Punishment by Dostoevsky
8)   The Divine Comedy by Dante
9)   Daniel Deronda by George Elliot
10) The Kalevala

Book Review: The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand

Title: The Fountainhead
Author: Ayn Rand
Publisher: Plume Books
Publication Date: 1944 (2005)
Pages: 784
Format: E-Book - EPUB
Genre: Fiction
Source: Gift

Tuesday Top Ten: Paranormal & Fantasy Films

Hi one and all, do you know I wrote my lost of top fantasy books last week and completely forgot to include The Lord of the Rings! Obviously this is in my top ten as well; I even wrote my BA(hons) dissertation on it! Oh, well, clearly I'm getting old and my memory isn't what it used to be....
Anyway, keeping with the fantasy/paranormal theme for one more week, here are my top films in that genre.

1)   Only Lovers Left Alive
2)   The Lord of the Rings
3)   The Hobbit
4)   Thor: The Dark World
5)   Avengers
6)   Thor
7)   Captain America: Winter Soldier
8)   Pan's Labyrinth
9)   Interview with the Vampire
10) Underworld

New Song: Hail Loki, Laufey's Son

Hey guys, just finished this new song. It is a folk ballad/hymn style piece about Loki (the Norse god, not the Marvel character). Hope you like it....

Tuesday Top Ten: Paranormal & Fantasy Books

It's no secret that I love paranormal and fantasy books and films, so this week and next week I will concentrate on those genres for my Tuesday Top Ten lists. Today: books.

1)   The Saint Germain series by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (Vampire/Historical)
2)   The Gospel of Loki by Joanne M. Harris (Mythology)
3)   The Vampire Empire series by Clay & Susan Griffith (Vampire/Steampunk)
4)   The All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness (Vampire/Witch/Demon)
5)   The Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris (Vampire)
6)   The Vampire Chronicles series by Anne Rice (Vampire)
7)   The Night Watch series by Sergei Lukyanenko (Horror Fantasy)
8)   The Lharmell series by Rhiannon Hart (Vampire)
9)   The Infernal Devices series by Cassandra Clare (Steampunk)
10) Sunshine by Robert McKinley (Vampire)

Update on my Fantasy Trilogy

Last night I completed the first draft of Book Three in my Norse myth-inspired fantasy trilogy.

So, I now have a full draft of the entire story. Book One is essentially ready, but I will reread and tweak a little based on what I have written in the other two volumes. Books Two and Three still need redrafting and major editing. And then I can search for a publisher.... I anticipate having all three books publication-ready in the next 3-4 months.

This trilogy has immense personal meaning to me and I am so thrilled to have it all there in front of me. Now to make it as perfect as I can and share it with others.

Tuesday Top Ten: Movie/TV Adaptations

So today's top ten are my favourite adaptations of books to screen, including both film and television works.

1)   Les Misérables
2)   Pride and Prejudice
3)   Lord of the Rings
4)   Parade's End
5)   Daniel Deronda
6)   Rebecca
7)   The Millennium Trilogy
8)   A Clockwork Orange
9)   Trainspotting
10) The Piano Teacher

Book Review: The Art of Social Media by Guy Kawasaki & Peg Fitzpatrick

Title: The Art of Social Media
Author: Guy Kawasaki & Peg Fitzpatrick
Publisher: Portfolio/Penguin
Publication Date: 4 December 2014
Pages: 208
Format: E-Book - EPUB
Genre: Non-Fiction
Source: ARC via NetGalley