Anime roundup 12/4/2014: Seasonal Affective Disorder
In this week’s viewing: Loss, depression, neurosis, and more! Don’t worry, there’s a jolly holiday-themed post coming up next week…
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Asni’s Art Blog: The Painting of Earthsea (part 5)
By and large, the illustrators on DeviantArt are far more respectful of how the characters are described by the author, than the professional illustrators responsible for the various cover versions.
Review: RETRIBUTION by Mark Charan Newton
Mark Charan Newton, author of the Legends of the Red Sun fantasy quartet, continues a new series in Retribution, in which he skillfully melds ancient-world fantasy and highly realistic detective fiction. Newton follows up the […]
Anime roundup 11/27/2014: It’s Full of Stars
In this week’s viewing: Celestial Method builds friendships through astronomy, Gugure! Kokkuri-san performs an extended riff on a classic, and more!
Review: Steampunk LEGO by Guy Himber
Steampunk LEGO by Guy Himber is a visually stimulating look at the creative possibilities within the LEGO world using the innovative theme found in Steampunk.
The Work of a Seamstress
A talk with the costume designer for a film based on the author’s work
Film Review: Mockingjay – Part 1
Katniss Everdeen has grown up in poverty, been yanked away from her life and forced to fight against other children to the death, become a stooge for the corrupt government behind said child gladiatorial combat […]
Judging More Books by Their Covers: The Silver Warriors
Judging books by their covers is made more difficult when the book in question has two titles as does Michael Moorcock’s The Silver Warriors
Anime roundup 11/20/2014: Cultural Learnings
In this week’s viewing: Yona of the Dawn sets up a grand quest, Celestial Method fills in another piece, and more!
TV Review: Once Upon a Time: Smash the Mirror
The episode entitled Smash the Mirror finally saw the Snowqueen truly step up and show her evil
Asni’s Art Blog: The Painting of Earthsea (part 4)
In this post, I would like to introduce my own visual interpretation of Earthsea and its places and characters
Anime roundup 11/13/2014: The Ties That Bind
In this week’s viewing: Mushishi is all about making connections, Yona is all about cutting them, and more!
Rewind: Interview with Award Winning Editor Ellen Datlow
A reprise of an interview with World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement award winner Ellen Datlow.
Anime roundup 11/6/2014: Power Players
In this week’s viewing: Yona of the Dawn’s heroine turns strong, Celestial Method is about finding the strength to admit error, and more!
Asni’s Art Blog: The Painting of Earthsea (part 3)
I picked up the animated movie version from Studio Ghibli and was delighted to see Tenar pop up again. There must be a fourth book then!
The Forgotten Grimshaw
John Atkinson Grimshaw was a Victorian artists whose moonlight landscapes depict a forgotten Victorian age when the night had a palpable sense of terror.
Anime roundup 10/30/2014: Time Out
In this week’s viewing: A slower-paced group of episodes for a chance to relax! As much as one can relax with manhunts going on, aliens hanging around, and time going all screwy…
Am I Blue?
Monochromatic painting has been part of the avante garde since the end of the 19th century, but science fiction and fantasy artists use monochromatic painting techniques to a great effect.
Anime roundup 10/24/2014: Left Behind
In this week’s viewing: Saying farewell to a few more shows, it’s time to set the lineup for the rest of the season.
Asni’s Art Blog: The Painting of Earthsea (part 2)
Some of the blunt, knee-jerk assumptions that are made in much fantasy art are less obvious, and therefore more insidious. These are often assumptions about gender roles, and ethnicity.
The Artful Collector: How (and when) to Part with Art
It’s a sad day when your art collection has to go on sale. Don’t compound the problem – do it with a plan.
Book Review: Stories of the Raksura by Martha Wells
Matt takes a look at presentations of gender in Martha Wells’ collection
Review: Queen of the World
A review of the opener in Ben Hennessey’s Queen of the World fantasy series
Your Reviewer, Some Modern Urban Fantasy and Some Thoughts on Publishing and Stuff
Steve talks about himself (what an ego!) a new urban fantasy, and other stuff.
You Are The Hero – A History of Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks
A review of a history of You Are the Hero adventure game books.
Anime Roundup 10/16/2014: Getting Medieval
In this week’s viewing: Swords, sorcery, sufficiently advanced technology, and more!
“EL HUESPED” COMO REFLEJO DE UNA SOCIEDAD HIPERCAPITALISTA
A review of Gary Daher’s The Guest
About Author
Iván Prado Sejas , escritor, crítico literario, poeta, gestor cultural y ensayista. Recibió en 1998 el premio literario del Ministerio de Educación de Bolivia con su novela corta en quechua “Inka Kutimunña” (“El Inca se ha vuelto”), en la cual describe la toma de poder por los indígenas
Producción:
En Cuento y Relato ha producido: Los Sueños del Padre (2017) y Vuelo hacia el Infinito (2020). Coautor de las Antologías de Cuentos: Las Remotas Edades, Las Imposibilidades Posibles, I Antología de Ciencia Ficción Neoindigenista, Sueños y Encanto, y Realidades y Ficciones: Cuentos y relatos de Tarata. Ha publicado cuentos en antologías, revistas, sitios web y blogs literarios
En Poesía ha producido poemarios: Dulces Fragancias para Pilar (20214), Arawi Valluno (2010) y Mujer Eterna (2011). Asimismo, ha publicado poemas en la revista bilingüe ILLA (2015) En Antología de la Poesía Quechua. 3ra. Ed., (2014) de Hermógenes Ortuño y en la antología Poesía Quechua en Bolivia (2016) de Julio Noriega Bernuy. Igualmente, ha publicado poemas en revistas, blogs y webs literarias.
En Novela, ha publicado: Inka Kutimunña (1998), Las Amazonas, Poder y Gloria (2006), El Crepúsculo en la Noche de los Tiempos (2008), Samay Pata (2012), Hananpacha (2014) y Operación Ruphay Kutimun: La liberación de Prometeo (2023)
Ha escrito crítica literaria, reseñas y ensayos en la revista norteamericana Amazing Stories. Ha publicado sus trabajos en diferentes blogs, revistas y webs.
Es docente universitario en la Universidad Mayor de San Simón, Past Presidente de PENBOLIVIA y PEN Cochabamba, y Presidente de PENQUECHUA. Ha sido Coordinador de la Asociación de Escritores de Ciencia Ficción y Narrativa Fantástica – SUPERNOVA.
Es Psicólogo, formado en la Universidad de Brasilia, con Maestría en Dirección y Administración de Empresas, Terapeuta Gestalt y Docente Universitario.
En el campo espiritual es autodidacta, y ha investigado obras de esoterismo, espiritualidad, misticismo, biografías de personajes espirituales y otras que enriquecen sus obras. Ha incursionado también en las áreas de la Exobiología y la Exopsicología, habiendo presentado trabajos en diferentes congresos. Ha publicado un libro con dos ensayos de Ideas sobre conciencia humana y conciencia alienígena (2021).
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