Category: fantasy
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Science Fiction & Fantasy I’ve Read Lately
Somewhere between my third alien invasion and second time-traveling romance, it hit me: I’d been devouring science fiction all year without stopping to process the journey. So, I decided to excavate my reading pile and see what patterns emerged from the wreckage. Here are my thoughts on some recent speculative fiction reading I’ve done: A…
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Friday’s Findings: Should You Add a Prologue?
Five years ago, I did a series called Writing Style Outcasts. It’s been a while since I’ve talked about one of these misfits of grammar. I’ve discovered the question is not why shouldn’t I use them but is when to use them. I’d like to add prologues to these misfits of the writing craft. A…
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Should You Bundle Your Books?
For the past few months, I had been playing with the idea of bundling the books in my Consortium series I’ve written so far. I had already bought a pre-made cover from bookcoverzone.com, so I thought ‘what the heck.’ It’s gone more smoothly than I thought possible. One thing I’ve done is put the book…
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Fridays Findings: My Top Five Reads This Year
Wow. I’ve read so many great books this year. It was hard willowing my top five list down, but here they are. I’ve reprinted my original reviews here. In no particular order, I present my top five favorite reads for 2024: Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin literary fiction, friendship fiction Most of us…
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Science Fiction & Fantasy I’ve Read Lately
I’ve been traveling in time with my speculative fiction reading lately. While the first two reviews below are recently released science fiction novels, the third review goes back a few years. Then I got brave. I read a fantasy from a few decades ago. Here’s what I thought: Cascade Failure by L. M. Sagas Science…
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Scare Me Up: Horror Books for This Halloween Season
Last night I did this goofy thing in the spirit of Halloween. I turned off all the lights and listened to an audio version of Edgar Allen Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher. It’s less than an hour long and super creepy. I recommend you do the same thing with a short and…
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Science Fiction & Fantasy I’ve Read Lately
With all the crazy stuff happening in the world, I love a little escape time. In other words, I read a lot of sci-fi and fantasy this past summer. Here are my thoughts: The First Law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie Dark fantasy; #1 The Blade Itself; #2 Before They Are Hanged; #3 The Last Argument…
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Science Fiction & Fantasy I’ve Read Lately
Wow, I’ve read some great fantasy lately, and I want to share my thoughts with you. The first two reviews are of recently released novels (there may be spoilers ahead, but I’m trying to avoid them): A Whisper in the Walls by Scott Reintgen Waxways #2; Fantasy Ren Monroe’s ultimate goal is to avenge her…
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Science Fiction & Fantasy I’ve Read Lately
Stars and Bones by Gareth L. Powell If you haven’t tried Gareth L. Powell, I highly recommend his novels. This is a good one to start with. Stars and Bones is a mix of science fiction, space opera and horror — lots of creepy aliens doing some pretty nasty deeds. Eryn, the protagonist, goes looking…
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