Author of Hunted, The Relics of War, The Caein Legacy, & The Mage War Chronicles
Book Review: Malice by John Gwynne Genre(s): Epic Fantasy Book Synopsis: The Banished Lands have a violent past where armies of men and giants clashed in battle. An uneasy peace reigns, but now signs of giants stir once more, the very stones weep blood and there are sightings of gigantic wyrms. Those who can still […]
The Worldbuilder Diaries: Weaponry I realize I’m skipping around in my list of planned topics a bit, but I wanted to discuss one of my favorite elements of worldbuilding this week: Weapons. For me, the choice of weapons is based on three things. The first is centered around the world, and the second around the […]
Book Review: Upon the Darkest Mountain by Rachel L. Tilley Genre(s): Fantasy / YA Book Synopsis: A curse lying over the land, seen by none but felt by all. An imposing mountain hidden in plain sight.The world is no longer as it once was. In place of prosperity, there’s famine and drought. Magic has all […]
A first glimpse of Wraith and the Revolution While I’m doing my best to really focus on The Caein Legacy for the rest of the summer and into autumn, I decided to share the opening lines to Wraith and the Revolution last weekend on my social media pages. Why did I decide to deviate from […]
Book Review: The King & Kishar by Timothy S. Currey Genre(s): Fantasy Book Synopsis: Every word King Adzi Akkatha writes on sacred stones is binding, and lasts for all eternity. But how can he rule when he has been cursed to forget everything? His city is in chaos. Hinatsi rebels clash with his soldiers, and […]
Book Review: The Spores of Wrath by William C. Tracy Genre(s): Science Fiction Book Synopsis: The fate of Lida looms. Agetha thought her fate was sealed, pushed to the edge of the colony to die. But with the revelation that the biomass is not only intelligent, but sentient, changes to colony are accelerating, threatening its […]
The Worldbuilder Diaries: Maps and Locations I do most of my location-based worldbuilding while I’m drafting a story. I don’t think I have ever drawn a map first; that’s always a much later step in my process. I start with a list of locations. As I mentioned in the first post of this series, Organization […]
Book Review: No Heart for a Thief by James Lloyd Dulin Genre(s): Epic Fantasy Book Synopsis: We are the stories we tell ourselves…even the lies. The Thief, a great spirit, and her descendants have abused their ability to steal magic for centuries. When Kaylo starts to hear the song of other people’s magic, he must […]
Book Review: Fallen Legacy by Wil Chan Genre(s): Epic Fantasy / Heroic Fantasy Book Synopsis: Love. Loss. Obsession.What difference can a day make? After their night together, life couldn’t be rosier for Elysia and Isabella. The next day, they finally reach the Astorian Palace – and safety. Little do they know, but Elysia will be […]
The Worldbuilder Diaries: Organizing Ideas and Concepts The Worldbuilder Diaries is a blog series intended to illustrate how I go about the process of worldbuilding for my fantasy and science-fiction novels. What works for me may not be ideal for another writer, but I will try to include alternatives for the processes outlined if they […]
