The Top 10 List of Fantasy Famous Last Words

Welcome to this week’s Epic List of the Week! As always, you can let us know if you agree/disagree with our list by leaving a comment below.

We missed last week’s Fiction Friday: The Story, but rest assured it will be along this week!

1. ‘Hmm, I’m not sure if you should touch that sword. It’s glowing an awful lot…’
2. ‘There’s no way you can hit me with that bow and arrow from all the way over th–‘
3. ‘Zombies? Yeah. I’m 100% sure you stake them through the heart.’
4. ‘Werewolves? Trust me on this. Get the garlic crusher.’
5. ‘A sea monster? Well, I don’t see anything… apart from this huge dark cavern.’
6. ‘If you’re really a demon prince, why don’t you prove it?’
7. ‘What kind of giant evil chicken god are you? Why, you couldn’t even squash a fly! You chicken or something?’
8. ‘It’s our last chance to defeat evil! Just put that cursed amulet in the slot on the pedestal and pull that lever.’
9. ‘When the wizard said it was a bad idea to experiment with our powers, I’m sure he wasn’t referring to genocide… right?’
10. ‘A horse? Nahhhh! I want to ride that huge thing with the spiky back!’

Come on, I dare you to tell me those were rubbish!

The Top 10 List of Magic Objects

Welcome to the second Epic List of the Week! I want to hear your suggestions to add to the list, so drop a comment below.

1. Excalibur (King Arthur)
2. The One Ring (Lord of the Rings)
3. Stormbringer (Elric)
4. Frostmourne (Warcraft)
5. The Infinite Gauntlet (Marvel Universe)
6. The Flying Carpet (Aladdin)
7. Elder Wand (Harry Potter)
8. Dagger of Time (Prince of Persia)
9. Necromantic Bells (Abhorsen)
10. Hermes’ Winged Sandals (Ancient Mythology)

Got anything to add?

The Top 10 List of Fantasy Little People

Here’s our new Monday feature, Epic List of the Week! I’m sure I’ve missed out some famous characters and some personal favourites of yours, so join in and let everyone know who else should be included in the list! You can leave a comment on this post underneath or you can click ‘Leave a Comment’ just above.

1. Tyrion Lannister
2. Bilbo Baggins
3. Gotrek Gurnisson
4. Gollum/Smeagol
5. Muradin Bronzebeard
6. Dobby the House Elf
7. Gimli, Son of Gloin
8. Frodo Baggins
9. High Tinker Gelbin Mekkatorque
10. Gilius Thunderhead

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Reading: An Uphill Struggle

I enjoy reading. I really enjoy it. If I didn’t enjoy it, I would never have started writing fiction. If I find a good book that grips me and I do nothing else but read for a few days, I can blaze through it without much effort. The same goes for writing a good chapter; if it fits together nicely, it goes down on paper/screen very smoothly and quickly. It’s like a well-made flat-pack chest of drawers; it takes some time and effort, but eventually you’ll end up with something good.

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At the moment, I’m kind-of reading two novels: The Wise Man’s Fear by Patrick Rothfuss and Moonraker by Ian Fleming. I am enjoying both of them a lot, though I will say that Dr. No, in my opinion, is a better Bond novel than Moonraker. However, the problem is arising that I never seem to have time to read them. I have the stories stored up in my head quite nicely, so I can grab either of them and read a few pages when I fancy. The other day, I managed to read about 30 pages of The Wise Man’s Fear in one evening (which is a lot by my standards). A few days later, I managed to read 1 page.

The cause, I think, is that I have too much ‘stuff’ to do. Currently, I’m in the process of preparing for my wedding this year. I also recently purchased Star Wars: The Old Republic for the PC and Alan Wake and Sonic Generations for the Xbox, which now sit atop the stack of uncompleted games left from before Christmas (Skyrim, AC: Brotherhood, Orcs Must Die! etc.) On top of this monumental stack of gaming gold, I’m also trying to write a novel and short story. This is all on weekends and after work. Sometimes, I feel like going for a walk or heading into town for a look around and all of the above gets neglected. Most of the time, I’m enjoying time with my wife-to-be (arguably the best use of my time). It’s a lot of ‘stuff’, I know, but it’s all what makes life interesting and keeps it fresh.

So, my (belated) new year’s resolution is to make more time for reading. There it is. If I don’t finish at least one book this year, then I fear all hope is lost. That’s all for now, thanks for reading.