Ballantine Adult Fantasy: Reading “A Voyage to Arcturus” by David Lindsay

The eighth essay in my Ballantine Adult Fantasy reading series, which looks at David Lindsay’s A Voyage to Arcturus (1920): a philosophical science fantasy novel about big existential questions, like “who the fuck is Crystalman?!”

Ballantine Adult Fantasy: Reading “The Worm Ouroboros” by E.R. Eddison

The second essay in Ballantine Adult Fantasy: A Reading Series, which looks at E.R. Eddison’s The Worm Ouroboros (1922): a complex, challenging, rewarding, hero-obsessed novel.