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November 1, 2013
Book Review: Apocalyptic Montessa and Nuclear Lulu: A tale of Atomic Love, by Mercedes M. Yardley
Book Review: “Apocalyptic Montessa and Nuclear Lulu: A Tale of Atomic Love” by Mercedes M. Yardley Her mama always said she was special. His daddy called him a demon. But even monsters can fall in love. Montessa Tovar is walking home alone when she is abducted by Lu, a serial killer with unusual talents and […]
October 30, 2013
Book Review: The House of Hades, by Rick Riordan
Book Review: “The House of Hades” by Rick Riordan At the conclusion of The Mark of Athena, Annabeth and Percy tumble into a pit leading straight to the Underworld. The other five demigods have to put aside their grief and follow Percy’s instructions to find the mortal side of the Doors of Death. If they […]
October 28, 2013
Book Review: The Emperor’s Blades, by Brian Staveley
Book Review: “The Emperor’s Blades” by Brian Staveley Under the recommendation of Peter Ahlstron, assistant to Brandon Sanderson, I took an interest in The Emperor’s Blades. I figured a guy like him who makes a living working and reading for Brandon Sanderson probably had pretty good taste in epic fantasy. That hunch definitely paid off. […]
October 26, 2013
Author Interview: Brian Staveley (The Emperor’s Blades)
Author Interview: Brian Staveley (The Emperor’s Blades) Today’s interview is with Brian Staveley! His debut novel, The Emperor’s Blades (book one of the Chronicles of the Unhewn Throne), is scheduled to come out in March of 2014. I have the privilege of reading an advance copy and working with Brian on an anthology I created […]
October 23, 2013
Book Review: The Blood of Whisperers, by Devin Madson
Book Review: “The Blood of Whisperers” by Devin Madson The Blood of Whisperers” by Devin Madson is a fine example of why I love reading books by debut authors. It’s a risky thing to go into a book knowing so little about the title, but I read up on the indie publisher, Cloudburst Books, and […]
October 22, 2013
Author Interview: Janine K. Spendlove (War of the Seasons)
Today I have the privilege of sharing a conversation I had with Janine K. Spendlove. I first became aware of her work through a Kickstarter project that is currently going on for the third book in her War of the Seasons trilogy, The Hunter. What really appealed about her books to me is that they […]
October 16, 2013
Epic Battles in Fantasy: Anton Strout vs. Patrick Rothfuss
Walking The Razor’s Edge of Humor in Urban Fantasy by Anton Strout Some of you may know me as America’s Favorite Lower Mid-list Urban Fantasy Author ™. And some of you may not know me at all… but you might know me as the man epic fantasist Patrick Rothfuss tried to have killed via […]
October 14, 2013
Author Interview: Darker Sho (RUIN)
Author Interview: Darker Sho (RUIN) I’ve been Kickstarting an anthology called Neverland’s Library this month. While doing so, I’ve been finding some awesome projects that I’d love to share with you all! This particular one was highly interesting to me because I really dig the overall style, and I’d really like to get into […]
October 9, 2013
Book Review: The Republic of Thieves, by Scott Lynch
Book Review: “The Republic of Thieves” by Scott Lynch TheRepublic of Thieves is a tale of two halves. As a fan of Scott Lynch’s work, I went into this read with very lofty expectations. As a writer he has set the bar extremely, sometimes unfairly so. To me, this is a sub-par entry in the […]
October 7, 2013
How to get your book reviewed!
How to pitch your book to reviewers! The age old (or internet old) question of how to get reviews for your book has been one that authors have been asking since the dawn of time! Well, not really that long… but it’s something that I think just about every author should know, or would like […]
