John R. Fultz's Blog, page 75
January 16, 2012
Shout-Out from Library Journal
"A richly detailed background history filled with the legends of many cultures lends depth to a stand-out fantasy series from an author with an exceptional talent for characterization and world building."
–The Library Journal on SEVEN PRINCES
Full review at:
Hangin' with the Black Lotus
"This is fantasy of the Dunsany, Smith and Vance school, where breathless wonders spill off the page in spendthrift profusion. I can imagine a reader familiar only with the more prosaic, predictable and 'realistic' approaches to fantasy finding this novel to be the equivalent of a powerful dose of Black Lotus—dizzying, spellbinding, maybe even hallucinatory."
–John Hocking on SEVEN PRINCES
NOTE: The Black Lotus is a powerful psychogenic plant with mystical properties found in the dark jungles of Stygia, according to Robert E. Howard's legendary CONAN tales.
January 14, 2012
Now It's Dark
"Fantasy for those who like it dark." — The Bookbag on SEVEN PRINCES
Complete review: http://www.thebookbag.co.uk/reviews/index.php?title=Seven_Princes:_Books_of_the_Shaper:_Volume_1_by_John_R_Fultz
January 12, 2012
"The Yin and Yang of Fiction"
"The Yin and Yang of Fiction" is my latest essay, a guest blog at Falcata Times:
http://falcatatimes.blogspot.com/2012/01/guest-blog-ying-and-yang-of-fiction.html
Everything that exists in our universe possesses a dual nature…
