Jonathan Thornton, Author at Reactor

Jonathan Thornton, Author at Reactor

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Jonathan Thornton

Jonathan Thornton has written for the websites The Fantasy Hive, Fantasy Faction, and Gingernuts of Horror. He works with mosquitoes and is working on a PhD on the portrayal of insects in speculative fiction.

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Detail from the cover of A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand

Books

Elizabeth Hand

The Power of Old Gods and Aging Punks: Elizabeth Hand’s Revelatory Fiction

By Jonathan Thornton

February 13, 2025

From the cover art of Poor Things by Alasdair Gray

Books

Alasdair Gray

Alasdair Gray’s Speculative Brilliance, From Lanark and Poor Things to His Short Stories

By Jonathan Thornton

September 9, 2024

Detail from "The Beguiling of Merlin" by Edward Burne-Jones (c. 1872-77), used on the cover of Possession by A.S. Byatt

Books

A.S. Byatt

Myth, Fantasy, and Lives Shaped by Stories in the Work of A.S. Byatt

By Jonathan Thornton

May 15, 2024

Detail from the cover of Solitaire by Kelley Eskridge

Books

Kelley Eskridge

Dangerous, Hopeful Futures: Celebrating the Visionary Stories of Kelley Eskridge

By Jonathan Thornton

November 27, 2023

Books

Finding Magic in the Unexpected: The Fictional Worlds of Emma Bull

By Jonathan Thornton

September 27, 2023

Blog

Kelly Link

Kelly Link Bends the Rules of Fiction Like No One Else

By Jonathan Thornton

July 27, 2023

Books

Tove Jansson

Love, Art, and the Unexpected: The Novels and Short Stories of Tove Jansson

By Jonathan Thornton

May 18, 2023

Books

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Magic, Memory, and Power: The Storytelling Brilliance of Isabel Allende

By Jonathan Thornton

April 12, 2023

Detail from the cover of Jagannath by Karin Tidbeck

Books

Karin Tidbeck

Where to Start With the Wondrously Strange Stories of Karin Tidbeck

By Jonathan Thornton

January 25, 2023

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"It is shocking to find how many people do not believe they can learn, and how many more believe learning to be difficult.”

Frank Herbert, Dune

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