The Dispossessed - The Hermetic Library Blog

Hermetic Library Fellow T Polyphilus reviews The Dispossessed [Amazon, Bookshop, Libro.fm (1), Libro.fm (2), Publisher, Local Library] by Ursula K Le Guin. Shown: 50th anniversary edition, foreword Karen Joy Fowler, cover Muhammad Fatchurofi. Ursula Le Guin’s The Dispossessed won pretty much all the awards for best science fiction novel in 1975. The title refers to […]

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Medusa's Web - The Hermetic Library Blog

Hermetic Library Fellow T Polyphilus reviews Medusa’s Web [Amazon, Bookshop, Libro.fm, Publisher, Local Library] by Tim Powers This occult magic-based thriller is set in Hollywood 2015, but its cultural epicenter is the 1922 film production of Salomé directed by Charles Bryant and starring Alla Zaminova. There is also a gothic mood, informed by overt references […]

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