Archive - Past the Dragon

100 Most Influential Fantasy Titles of All Time

An exhaustedly researched work in progress . . .

Jan 4 •

Clifford Stumme

December 2024

The Most Disappointing Fantasy Novel to Ever Break the Genre

And How It Insults Modern Fantasy Readers

Dec 1, 2024 •

Clifford Stumme

October 2024

Is Tolkien Old-Fashioned? What Happens when Substackers Dissect “On Fairy-Stories.”

Pt. 5: Highlights from the Community

Published on Falden's Forge • Oct 30, 2024

Tolkien Gives George R. R. Martin the Smack Down or Why Happy Endings in Fantasy Are a Requirement

Pt. 4 on Tolkien's "On Fairy-Stories" with Eric Falden: Consolation

Oct 23, 2024 •

Clifford Stumme

Embracing Reality by Escaping to Faërie

Pt. 3 on Tolkien's "On Fairy-Stories," with Clifford Stumme: Escapism, Technology, and Endorsing Reality

Published on Falden's Forge • Oct 15, 2024

Good Fantasy Makes the Real World Better

Pt. 2 on Tolkien's "On Fairy-Stories" with Eric Falden: Recovery

Oct 8, 2024 •

Clifford Stumme

The Heart of Fantasy According to Tolkien

Pt. 1 on Tolkien's "On Fairy-Stories," with Clifford Stumme: Exploring Faërie, Fantasy, and Myth.

Published on Falden's Forge • Oct 1, 2024

September 2024

August 2024

The Actual Point of Literature Most Readers Forget

And how C. S. Lewis's Uncle Andrew is the focus of Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

Aug 12, 2024 •

Clifford Stumme

July 2024

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