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March 2, 2012
Demon River Promotion – Free on Kindle from 2nd March to 4th March 2012
My fantasy short Demon River is now free for Kindle for three days, from 2nd March 2012 to 4th March 2012. Enjoy! Set in a fantasy world of dark magic, Benetus, the King's chancellor, fears the return of a rival he had thought banished from court. Benetus turns to the help of demons to rid [...]
March 1, 2012
Latest Fantasy Fiction News March 1, 2012
Capital reads: What are Edinburgh's best bookshops? – STV Local Capital reads: What are Edinburgh's best bookshops?STV LocalThe award for best name goes to Pulp Fiction on Bread Street which has shelves stuffed with genre fiction; an abundance of sci-fi, fantasy and graphic novels, as well as a place to sit down and sip a [...]
Big dig begins at Leigh medieval site – The Bolton News
Big dig begins at Leigh medieval siteThe Bolton NewsAn 1825 advert for sale of the land described the site as containing a farmhouse and outbuilding, and that year marked a new chapter in its history. A local cotton broker bought the land and built an ...
February 29, 2012
Latest Fantasy Fiction News February 29, 2012
Woody Allen, Antonio Banderas, Jessica Chastain, Jessica Lange Among Saturn … – TheaterMania.com TheaterMania.com Woody Allen, Antonio Banderas, Jessica Chastain, Jessica Lange Among Saturn …TheaterMania.comBy Andy Propst • Feb 29, 2012 • Los Angeles The nominations for the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films' 38th annual Saturn Awards have been announced, and include [...]
February 28, 2012
Latest Fantasy Fiction News February 28, 2012
Fiction thriller takes readers on living history journey into secret exploits … – PR NewsChannel (press release) Fiction thriller takes readers on living history journey into secret exploits …PR NewsChannel (press release)Despite being fiction, the novel displays actual historical events and people of 1942 alongside the possible emotive speculation of those affected by WWII who [...]
February 27, 2012
Latest Fantasy Fiction News February 27, 2012
Gweek 041: Under the Moons of Mars – Boing Boing Boing Boing Gweek 041: Under the Moons of MarsBoing BoingBy Mark Frauenfelder at 7:00 am Monday, Feb 27 Gweek is a weekly podcast where the editors and friends of Boing Boing talk about comic books, science fiction and fantasy, video games, board games, tools, gadgets, [...]
February 26, 2012
Latest Fantasy Fiction News February 26, 2012
Writer Tyler Stoddard Smith tackles the humor v. fantasy debate and gives … – CultureMap Austin Writer Tyler Stoddard Smith tackles the humor v. fantasy debate and gives …CultureMap AustinUnstuck's style emphasizes 'literary fiction with elements of the fantastic,' and I'm struck by how similar fantasy and humor are, on paper, Do you think fantasy [...]
February 25, 2012
Latest Fantasy Fiction News February 25, 2012
Five new reads in Science Fiction – Plain Dealer (blog) Plain Dealer (blog) Five new reads in Science FictionPlain Dealer (blog)By John R. Alden Imagining new realms and social orders are the yeast of science fiction and fantasy. The best examples, of course, elucidate our own world. Nathan Long's devilishly entertaining homage to Edgar Rice [...]
February 22, 2012
Medieval History – Georgetown University News
Medieval HistoryGeorgetown University NewsThe Georgetown Department of History faculty and classes seeks to have a global reach. The department is strong in US and European history, and in the rest of the world – with notable depth in Russia and East...
February 2, 2012
Forged in Blood – an epic fantasy short story Free on Kindle for five days
I have rewritten a story previously entitled Tale of Tiel and published it as an eBook for Kindle. To celebrate the publication I am making it free from five days (from 2nd to 6th February 2012). The story is called Forged in Blood and it's my attempt to provide part of the mythological background to [...]
