Author of Hunted, The Relics of War, The Caein Legacy, & The Mage War Chronicles
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 […]
The Worldbuilder Diaries: Creatures Now that I’ve covered all of what I consider the “basic” elements of worldbuilding—the building blocks like maps, characters, and organization—I can finally move on to some of the more interesting topics. But this series had to start somewhere, right? Creatures vs. Characters First off, I’d like to discuss what I […]
Narratess Indie Book Sale & Kobo Box Set Sale: This Weekend Only! Narratess Indie Book Sale: August 24-26, 2024 It’s that time again! The biannual Narratess Indie Book sale is happening this weekend, August 24 – 26, 2024. There will be tons of great indie fantasy/sci-fi/horror books to browse from, and every one of them will be […]
Book Review: Age of Arrogance by Timothy Wolff Genre(s): Epic Fantasy Book Synopsis: A Royal wedding looms, and the realm will be altered forever. Serenna Morgan struggles with the plan to assassinate the Emperor of Terrangus. For a Guardian to even consider such things would be madness, but Arrogance continues to grow his army of […]
