So-Called “Greats”: The Hobbit

The Unexpected Journey That Changed Fantasy No other author has influenced the fantasy genre more than British author J.R.R. Tolkien has. Simply put: there’s pre-Tolkien fantasy and fantasy after Tolkien. His works, particularly The Lord of the Rings, has influenced many aspects of the world of fantasy, from immense worldbuilding to an emphasis on European...

So-Called “Greats”: Dune

Many outlets have called it the “greatest science fiction book ever written”. Yet, in my opinion, this claim makes it a very overrated “great” of the genre.

Arrakis Dreaming

Few books have polarised me like Frank Herbert’s Dune has. On one side, I love its worldbuilding and influence on science fiction. On the other hand, I’ve hated it for being a story that drags on when reading it.