A Fish Dinner in Memison
I’ve just finished reading A Fish Dinner in Memison•. This is the third book in the Worm Ouroboros series by E. R. Eddison•. It is as fascinating as the other two, and more related to Mistress of Mistresses than to The Worm Ouroboros.
Memison both begins and ends the trilogy. It stars the character we first met in The Worm Ouroboros (and who we forget after the first few chapters), and more clearly explains the connection between “our” world and the world of Zimiamvia.
If you enjoyed Mistress of Mistresses more than The Worm Ouroboros, you will definitely enjoy A Fish Dinner in Memison. Otherwise, I think you’ll still find it fascinating. This is a very different fantasy.
In response to Mistress of Mistresses: I have just finished reading “Mistress of Mistresses”, technically the second volume in E.R. Eddison’s Ouroboros trilogy. This is an incredible work. The further along I read, the more I needed to finish it. Eddison’s fantasy sweeps from strange to romantic, war to love, in a high-fantasy style that is both wordy and readable.
- E.R. Eddison
- An interesting overview of Eddison’s great works of fantasy.
- A Fish Dinner in Memison•: E. R. Eddison (paperback)
- A fascinating book that takes a philosophy of life and explains it, Stranger-like, as the end and beginning of a fantasy trillogy.
More E.R. Eddison
- Mistress of Mistresses
- I have just finished reading “Mistress of Mistresses”, technically the second volume in E.R. Eddison’s Ouroboros trilogy. This is an incredible work. The further along I read, the more I needed to finish it. Eddison’s fantasy sweeps from strange to romantic, war to love, in a high-fantasy style that is both wordy and readable.
- The Worm Ouroboros
- This book does everything wrong; under no circumstances would it be published today, except perhaps as a self-published venture, and then it would be used as an example of why self-publishing is wrong. And yet, it’s a wonderful novel.
More fantasy
- The Hobbit
- This enchanting version of Tolkien’s Hobbit is a fine movie, but a horrible DVD. Sound effects and dialogue have been removed for no apparent reason. I can’t see any reason to buy this unless you’d be just as happy watching it with the sound off.
- Pan’s Labyrinth
- Just a quick note about Pan’s Labyrinth: I just saw it today and loved it, really loved it. I strongly recommend this movie.
- A Princess of Mars
- When mysterious adventurer John Carter finds himself transported to the strange and alien tribes of Mars, he changes the history of that wild and decadent land forever.
- Mistress of Mistresses
- I have just finished reading “Mistress of Mistresses”, technically the second volume in E.R. Eddison’s Ouroboros trilogy. This is an incredible work. The further along I read, the more I needed to finish it. Eddison’s fantasy sweeps from strange to romantic, war to love, in a high-fantasy style that is both wordy and readable.
- The Worm Ouroboros
- This book does everything wrong; under no circumstances would it be published today, except perhaps as a self-published venture, and then it would be used as an example of why self-publishing is wrong. And yet, it’s a wonderful novel.
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