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June 12, 2021
Exile’s Gambit: Chapter Eleven
The princess could find no grief for Henija; not after what she had done. Her nurse, her most trusted companion aside from Nuwan, even more than her husband, had allowed the usurper to kill her first son yet in the womb. Before her father’s murder, the boy Jayatna would have grown to be the usurper’s … Continue reading "Exile’s Gambit: Chapter Eleven"
June 5, 2021
Exile’s Gambit: Chapter Ten
Nineteen strange, tall ships were hard to conceal, especially near a port as busy as Tuslu, and that was why Keranta suspected that this plan to anchor them off to the northeast of Kalo Laku and land only a few smaller rowboats opposite the port was Lubik’s idea. Not Adanul’s, certainly. Had it been Adanul’s, … Continue reading "Exile’s Gambit: Chapter Ten"
May 29, 2021
The Queen’s Symphony: Chapter Five
Bluebirds flitted about the outstretched boughs of oaks planted in the days of some King Durent or another, sounding out their love calls to the sun that hung at its zenith in a sky of white, windblown clouds. Lydus wanted nothing right now more than to shoot them. Had he fired a musket before? Well, … Continue reading "The Queen’s Symphony: Chapter Five"
March 3, 2021
February 15, 2021
Review: The Burning God by RF Kuang
See my reviews for the previous books The Poppy War and The Dragon Republic. HERE BE SPOILERS Well here we are at the end of The Poppy War trilogy. In case you missed my very positive reviews for the first two books, I’ll summarize by saying that they’re really good and you should go read… Continue reading Review: The Burning God by RF Kuang
September 20, 2020
Chapter Nineteen: The Lovers, or Transience
It is not permanence that gives a thing its value, but precarity. – Words of the Emperor in Qepperdan, Matthieu Sartonné, as narrated to his page, Jarun Hichame Had it been the first, second, or even fifth time that Father Girome had happened upon Matthieu and Deema locked in each other’s embrace in some patch … Continue reading "Chapter Nineteen: The Lovers, or Transience"
Chapter 19: The Lovers, or Transience
It is not permanence that gives a thing its value, but precarity. – Words of the Emperor in Qepperdan, Matthieu Sartonné, as narrated to his page, Jarun Hichame Had it been the first, second, or even fifth time that Father Girome had happened upon Matthieu and Deema locked in each other’s embrace in some patch… Continue reading Chapter 19: The Lovers, or Transience
August 8, 2020
An(other) increasingly inconveniently named trilogy
I made a biggish decision today that, in retrospect, is actually quite big but wasn’t entirely made today. After putting a lot of thought into my outline for the overall Default King series (inclusive of Kaschar’s Quarter, The Work of Souls, and On Eagle’s Wings) and wracking my brain trying to figure out how to…
Inheritance of Ash: Chapter One
Jashtan dreamed he was flying. At least, he thought he was dreaming. Clouds wheeled about him as he left behind the entire city of Matarvan in its vastness. The Mountain of Mountains, center of the city and the universe itself, glowed beneath the setting sun, jutting out above hovels and palaces like a jagged piece… Continue reading Inheritance of Ash: Chapter One
July 19, 2020
Review: The Dragon Republic by RF Kuang
HERE BE SPOILERS So just to rewind a bit, I really liked The Poppy War. A lot. And have recommended it to just about everyone who asks for recommendations. With that out of the way, I also really liked The Dragon Republic. A lot. Here are some of the things I liked about it. But… Continue reading Review: The Dragon Republic by RF Kuang
