A.J. Calvin

Author of The Relics of War, The Caein Legacy, & Wraith and the Revolution

Character Relationships in Hunted and The Mage War Chronicles

Character Relationships in Hunted and The Mage War Chronicles Continuing with my February theme, this is the last post I have revolving around character relationships. I’m lumping Hunted and The Mage War Chronicles together because Hunted is a standalone, and The Mage War Chronicles is still in-progress (I have the first 2 books written, but […]

Character Relationships in The Caein Legacy

Character Relationships in The Caein Legacy Continuing with the theme of romance and relationships from last week’s blog, this week I’m focusing on my other epic fantasy series, The Caein Legacy. I’ve mentioned this series from time to time on this blog, and occasionally on social media, but I haven’t gone into great detail about […]

Book Review: The Heartbeat of a Million Dreams by Halo Scot

Book Review: The Heartbeat of a Million Dreams by Halo Scot Genre(s): Science fiction, science fantasy Content warning: There are some scenes of violence/gore. Slade Hawk is hunted for what she is, what she represents, but she isn’t sure what that is. Forced to live on the streets and run for her life at every […]

Book Review: Archaic Deception: The Guardian of Emblems by Joe Dayvie

Book Review: Archaic Deception: The Guardian of Emblems by Joe Dayvie Genre(s): Fantasy Humans and quorians have a long and troubled history. Each species blames the other for terrible events from the distant past. As a result, the quorians have secreted themselves away, living in seclusion where they believe they are safe from the outside […]

Character Relationships in The Relics of War

Character Relationships in The Relics of War In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, I’ve planned several blogs this month to focus on the relationships (and on occasion romance) featured in my books. This week, I’m focused on The Relics of War series and its characters. Most of these pairings don’t form until book two, so […]

Book Review: Love, Loss and Honor by Herbert Wiens

Book Review: Love, Loss and Honor by Herbert Wiens Genre(s): Historical fiction, women’s fiction Content warning: There is are some violent scenes in this book that depict torture and rape. Karen is a career-driven college student seeking to become a medical doctor. During her first year of college, she hooks up with three different boyfriends—one […]

Thank you for a great book launch!

Thank you for a great book launch! January 11 saw the release of The Moon’s Eye, book 1 in The Relics of War trilogy. Between the support I’ve received from my blog readers, my newsletter subscribers, and the larger writing community, this was a much more successful launch for me than that of Hunted in […]

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