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by Travis First, special thanks to Johnny for the Hog s Head Interview with Michael Ward.  Even I didn t know that was coming until it was posted!   Second, after you ve digested that interview, here are some links for a little weekend reading.   Andrew Peterson s reflections on Prince Caspian, the book. Greydanus s review of Prince Caspian is up. More from Greydanus, who interviewed the film s makers about their choices of what to include and leave out Chattaway s review at Christianity Today Jeffrey Overstreet: How Prince Caspian Botches the Meaning of the Book La Shawn Barber reviews Finding Purpose in Narnia - a Journey with Prince Caspian I saw it last night; I ll make just a few initial comments, and eagerly anticipate Johnny s review: Disney is attempting to compete in the Harry Potter / Lord of the Rings film world, which is why they make some of the choices they make.  As I ve argued with the Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings films, I don t mind some plot changes and additions for a film adaptation. I think choices like the castle-raiding worked.  The scene with the witch was particularly good and intense. Nevertheless, I agree with other reviews I ve read: the spirit of the book is largely lost, and Aslan is really, really tame.  Really tame.  Like, he could be my pet kitty. Review in a nutshell: Prince Caspian, the film, works as a fun summer movie; but Prince Caspian, the book, is not the kind of story that fits the summer movie genre, and therefore the movie fails to capture the best parts of the book.

Lovecraft/Tolkien/Potter/Lots-of-other-fascinating-subjects scholar and somtimes Hog s Head commenter Amy H. Sturgis has some updates that will be of interest for Hog s Head readers: Hi friends! As you may know, I ve begun narrating contemporary science fiction stories for the UK audio science fiction magazine StarShipSofa (http://www.starshipsofa.com). (You can hear my narration of Elizabeth Bear s And the Deep Blue Sea at http://www.starshipsofa.com/podcast/StarShipSofa_Elizabeth_Bear_And_The_Deep_Blue_Sea.mp3 and other narrations will go up soon.) As of today, I ve also begun contributing an audio article for StarShipSofa s Aural Delights Wednesday program, in which I give my commentary about a science fiction topic. These will run once a month. My first is available on today s show at http://www.starshipsofa.com/podcast/Terry_Bisson_Bears_Discover_Fire_mp3.mp3 and it begins approximately 10 minutes into the podcast. If you listen, I hope you enjoy! Have a great day! Amy

Added:  Poster for Half-Blood Prince (not a very clear picture, as it s not been actually released yet) Last Harry Potter Film Split into 67 Parts (Spoof) Brief but poignant observation from John Granger about the story of Rowling s contemplated suicide. Get more familiar with Andrew Peterson s music from these YouTube clips. Completely not-Potter and non-literature related, but if you re a sports fan, the Prayers for Blowouts blog ran an interview with me yesterday. And if you haven t checked it out yet, our own Dave Jones is running his own blog now: Nowhere on the Ohio River.

I m really looking forward to the moment when my schedule lightens up, the book is finished, and I can sit down and enjoy On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness again.  Thanks to all for letting me take a short break from Potter to talk about AP s book and introduce you to his music.  Just a quick round-up of posts and a reminder to get a submission in for the book giveaway (it s a free book, folks send those messages!): Hog s Head PubCast #47: On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness Order On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness My written review of the book Andrew Peterson’s website The Rabbit Room Win a FREE Copy of the book! I ll be taking a break from blogging here for Good Friday and Holy Saturday, return with a post on Easter Sunday, and we ll be back to normal after that.

Official Andrew Peterson Website Official Andrew Peterson Myspace Order “On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness” HERE Read An Excerpt HERE Author Bio HERE I ve got about a hundred pages to go, and I intend to spend the remainder of the evening trying to finish it up. I plan to do a review and a podcast on the show by the end of the week. Keep your eyes open for the post detailing the free giveaway, soon to come.

If it weren t for singer-songwriter Andrew Peterson, I might not be running this website. I m not joking. Several years ago, when I was regularly contributing to the discussion boards at his website, I came upon a lengthy discussion of the Harry Potter books in which Andrew recommended John Granger s initial book, The Hidden Key to Harry Potter. I was a fan of the HP series before picking up Granger s book, but that book made me obsessed enough to go ahead and devote crazy amounts of time to the series. So, thanks to Andrew Peterson, we re all here participating in this great discussion. Which is why I m glad to announce that Andrew has joined the world of fantasy literature with his forthcoming book, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness, which you can pre-order. The pre-ordered copies will be autographed, and it s only $9.95. Andrew is a brilliantly creative songwriter, and I m certain that brilliance will translate into this book. I ve been selected to review the book during the Blog Tour, a week-long blitz of bloggers reviews (March 17-22). I ll post my review then, but I d recommend grabbing the book on pre-order, so you can get the autographed copy. Its official release date is March 18.

Tolkien and Rowling on death; Gandalf, Aragorn, Frodo death/resurrection; news and commentary You can subscribe to the Hog’s Head PubCast through iTunes, and VOTE for The Hog s Head for the month of February at Podcast Alley. Pub Menu Portus 2008! HP Progs LOTR Orcs and Hobbits Take Studio to Court The Catholic Imagination of J.R.R. Tolkien Quoth the Maven