Author of Hunted, The Relics of War, The Caein Legacy, & The Mage War Chronicles
Book Review: Ruin by John Gwynne Genre(s): Epic Fantasy Book Synopsis: The Banished Lands are consumed by war. Calculating Queen Rhin has conquered the west and high king Nathair holds the cauldron, most powerful of the Seven Treasures. At his back stand the scheming Calidus and a warband of Kadoshim, dread demons of the Otherworld. […]
The Case for Cozy I’ve been a long-time reader of all things sci-fi/fantasy, but it wasn’t until recently (within the last three years or so), that I started to see “cozy” as a subgenre. And I’ll admit, I was a little skeptical at first. I love a good battle scene, whether it features traditional weapons, […]
Book Review: The Mystery of the Pale King by Sam Flynn Genre(s): Dark Fantasy / Horror Book Synopsis: “Tonight, my friends, the performance is real. To you, my most faithful, I dedicate this, the final production of ‘The Mystery of the Pale King.’” As an orphan growing up in a distant border province, Faron took […]
It Was Not Normal I’ve decided to open up about my health ordeal. I’d say it’s “recent,” but that really isn’t the case. Only the surgery piece was recent. Warning: I’m going to address some health topics specific to females that may make some readers uncomfortable. If the prospect bothers you, feel free to skip […]
Book Review: Valour by John Gwynne Genre(s): Epic Fantasy Book Synopsis: The Banished Lands are torn by war as the army of the High King Nathair sweeps the realm challenging all who oppose his holy crusade. Allied with the manipulative Queen Rhin of Cambren, there are few who can stand against them. Meanwhile, the young […]
Comparing Styles I don’t usually spend much time trying to compare my writing to other authors’ (which is probably why I’m terrible at coming up with comparable titles when asked to, but that’s a matter for another post.) No, today I’m actually considering stylistic similarities between my writing and another’s. This all started last year […]
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 […]
