Naomi Mitchison

As previously noted, we have been republishing noted critic and reviewer Kev McVeigh’s ‘From the Attic’ columns over recent months, to give new readers the opportunity to encounter his sage observations on some very important and all-too-often overlooked authors . . . Imagine a world where a 1950s fantasy novel became first a cult classic […]

Imagine a world where a 1950s fantasy novel became first a cult classic and then a global bestseller setting trends for decades to come and spawning blockbuster movies. The year was 1952 and the novel was Travel Light by Naomi Mitchison.  As with many other epic fantasy writers, Mitchison rooted her work in classical myths, […]