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By James A. Owen<\/strong> (Coppervale Press) This fantasy epic collects (although with such drastic reworking it might best be considered a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Director’s Cut\u00e2\u20ac\u009d) the self-published tales by graphic artisan and novelist James A. Owen who began his opus with 13 issues from Taliesin Press. He eventually retrenched as Coppervale Press with the miniseries Crossroads<\/strong>, Mythopolis<\/strong> and Tales from the TwoPenny Inn<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Starchild<\/strong> is an expansive, if sometimes ponderous, generational saga that explores the nature of the creative act using a rustic and classical fairytale as the narrative engine. Rather than pr\u00c3\u00a9cis the collection, it’s in the interests of potential readers to take away a flavour and experience the tales (some of which might be considered rather slight and derivative) in context rather than with my blather creating too many preconceptions.<\/p>\n Ezekiel Higgins was once a momentary dalliance of Titania, the Queen of Faerie, and the text follows the lives of the children and grandchildren of that union. At first the tales are over-complex and uncomfortably familiar but as the author grows into his craft and exhibits some narrative discipline the development of his characters and world eventually consolidates into a strong and solid base to build myths on and in.<\/p>\n Dark, atmospheric artwork and a strong design flair add to the traditional fantasy flavour, and in a time when the core conceits are considered Big Box Office, this is a book that might find favour with a broader audience if revived.<\/p>\n \u00c2\u00a9 1995 James A. Owen. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By James A. Owen (Coppervale Press) No ISBN: ASIN: B0006QCPRO This fantasy epic collects (although with such drastic reworking it might best be considered a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Director’s Cut\u00e2\u20ac\u009d) the self-published tales by graphic artisan and novelist James A. Owen who began his opus with 13 issues from Taliesin Press. He eventually retrenched as Coppervale Press with … <\/p>\n
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