Author of Hunted, The Relics of War, The Caein Legacy, & The Mage War Chronicles
A Mid-Year Reading Update Anyone who follows my blog knows I read a lot. The past 2 years, I’ve done an end-of-year recap on my reading, but this year, I’m adding a mid-year post too. Things that happened since my 2022 reading recap post: I joined the team at Escapist Book Co as a book […]
Book Review: Light My Pyre by Kat Kinney Genre(s): Urban Fantasy / Fantasy Mystery / Paranormal Book Synopsis: EVERWOOD FALLS… a small supernatural community tucked up in the Colorado Rockies where witches, werewolves and vampires can live without fear of discovery, and those with curses they can’t control are sent to keep the existence of […]
Book Review: Talia: Heir to the Fairy Realm by Joel C. Flanagan-Grannemann Genre(s): Fantasy Book Synopsis: Talia — the young, Iridescent-winged Heir to the Fairy Realm — and the Heir to the Human Realm — Prince Bastile — embark on a secret love affair that has wide-ranging consequences for both their worlds. Certain elements within […]
The Magi of Guardian Book 2 in The Caein Legacy is very much Alexander’s story, as told from Andrew’s perspective as his guardian. Alex has found his way to the Southlands and is embarking on his pilgrimage to become a mage. A number of new characters are introduced in Guardian, and many of them are […]
Book Review: The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal Genre(s): Science Fiction Book Synopsis: On a cold spring night in 1952, a huge meteorite fell to earth and obliterated much of the east coast of the United States, including Washington D.C. The ensuing climate cataclysm will soon render the earth inhospitable for humanity, as the […]
Inside The Ballad of Alchemy and Steel This post was requested by a reader who wanted to know more about the writing process for my “sort of” prequel to The Relics of War trilogy. I wasn’t initially planning to write any other stories beyond the trilogy, but when I was in the middle of rewriting […]
Book Review: Cynosura 99 by Sam Weiss Genre(s): Science Fiction / Supernatural Horror This book has since been retitled and is now The Afterlife Experiment. Book Synopsis: “The night the moon bleeds is the night the world will end. There’s death in the moon. And the moon is you.” Atra Hart has spent the last […]
Book Review: The Second Stone by L.L. Stephens Genre(s): Epic Fantasy Book Synopsis: Long live the king… if only they can find him. The Kheld King, Stefan Stauberg-Randolph, is dead. He leaves behind a land in chaos. His brother Handurin is rightful heir to once-mighty Essera… only Handurin is missing. Safely ensconced in another reality, […]
A new project First off, some exciting (for me) news: I finished writing book 5 in The Mage War Chronicles and I decided on a title. It’ll be called Catalyst of the Storm. I don’t have a page on my website for Catalyst yet, but I have updated the series’ main page to include the […]
The Present A.I. Conundrum There has been a lot of chatter the last few months about artificial intelligence and its role in creative enterprises. Many people in the field (artists, authors, musicians, photographers, voice actors, etc.) are really starting to become nervous as more and more AI-generated content is released into the wild. And I’m […]
