Author of Hunted, The Relics of War, The Caein Legacy, & The Mage War Chronicles
The Worldbuilder Diaries: Deities and Religions By this point in my writing life, I’ve concocted a decent array of gods and goddesses for some of my worlds, while others are conspicuously devoid of any deity at all. I have just as much fun developing worlds that have a bit of religion as I do those […]
Book Review: The Erkenblood by H. Ferry Genre(s): Fantasy / Epic Fantasy Book Synopsis: Born to destroy, raised to love, condemned to choose. For Panthea, every breath she draws in the Southern Kingdom is an act of repression. Her faith in her goddess keeps her from sin. Her guardian, Rassus, keeps her safe. And a […]
Dragon shifters and why I write them As many of you reading this probably are aware, I wrote a certain series featuring a dragon shifter main character (The Caein Legacy). It’s epic fantasy/sword and sorcery, my go-to genre to write. But as I’ve learned, it’s something of an anomaly (in more ways than one.) When […]
Book Review: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern Genre(s): Historical Fantasy / Speculative Fiction Book Synopsis: The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des Rêves, […]
Book Review: A Rose Among Thorns by Ash Fitzsimmons Genre(s): Cozy Fantasy / Urban Fantasy Book Synopsis: No one said anything about an attack vine. Rose Thorn should never be left unsupervised around plants. Potted things tend to die around her as if on principle. But when her great-aunt calls and asks Rose to watch […]
The Worldbuilder Diaries: Non-Human Peoples I have a pretty descent array of non-humans featured in my books, though not nearly as many as some authors. I tend to create my non-humans (mostly) from my imagination; I rarely use the typical fantasy races like elves or dwarves (and in the instances I have, those books aren’t […]
Book Review: Falling Into Oblivion by Aaron M. Payne Genre(s): Science Fiction / Cyberpunk Book Synopsis: MODIFICATIONS COME AT A PRICE. Detective Sol Harkones is tangled in the wires of a deadly conspiracy involving defective body modifications causing permanent brain damage. A suspect is known, but something more dangerous may be lurking in the shadows. […]
The Indie Author Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror New Release List: September 2024 I am restarting my new release spotlight here on the blog, and this is the first post in what I hope will be an on-going once-monthly feature. (I used to do a segment in my newsletter for this, but stopped midway through last year when I […]
Book Review: A Lion’s Pride by P.L. Stuart Genre(s): Epic Fantasy Book Synopsis: Wound a lion’s pride, and you will feel their claws. When Plas, defiant King of Ipithyia, insults Wely, proud King of Lynchun, Wely needs no further provocation for invading the realm of his long time enemy. As Wely’s lord of battle, Othrun […]
Book Review: The Empire of Damnation by T.M. Kohl Genre(s): Epic Fantasy Book Synopsis: The kingdom of Bhrea is on the brink of destruction. All that is left to defend Bhrea and the rest of the world is the small, haggard group that survived the failed attempt to retake the capital city Terrn from the […]
