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Maliha Anderson Mysteries (Volume 1) by Steve Turnbull

Turnbull displays a sympathetic touch for the issues faced by a mixed race woman in the British Raj without sacrificing the sense of wonder appropriate to narratives of steam punk worlds and gentle-person detectives. This collection contains the first three … Continue reading →

The Glue of Life

Having just recorded a podcast with Simon Cantan on collaboration, where the topic of trust features heavily, discovering this talk had a certain synchronicity. Aiding someone because you trust they would do it for you is a good basis for … Continue reading →

Running With Lit Matches

This week is Banned Books Week in the United States. Fortunately this is a challenge to the banning of books, not a gathering around the pyre to celebrate narrow-mindedness defended for another year. As a firm believer that experiencing more … Continue reading →

A New Kingdom by Thomas M. Watt

Unlike many authors narrating stories with a strong element of religion, Watt neither ignores other religions nor consigns them to falsehoods and evil magics. Instead he posits a world in which the benefits of any honest faith are the benefits … Continue reading →

Horror is the Removal of Masks

Chunk Wendig is currently running an awkward author photograph contest. As entrants are limited to a single photograph, I had to make some hard choices. However, as I make the rules here, I decided to share three of the photographs … Continue reading →

Not Overwhelmed by the Tribe

We are all equal. However, some people still experience considerable unfair discrimination. While it is easy to respond to this with an attempt to forcibly rebalance the world, this will only be counter-productive. Instead we must live the diversity we … Continue reading →

Fauxpocalypse – A Sale!

Originally posted on Paws4Thought:
This weekend only Fauxpocalypse will be is on sale for just 99 cents on Amazon US and 99p on Amazon UK. My story in Fauxpocalypse, Vodka and Watermelons, was inspired by my time in Israel…

Midrealm by Garrett Robinson and Z.C. Bolger

While this fantasy part-work is clearly written for a young adult audience, Robinson and Bolger have not fallen into the trap of focusing solely on the unfairness of being young. Collecting the first six episodes and season finale in the … Continue reading →

A Placid Island of Ignorance in the midst of Black Seas of Infinity

For the last couple of months I have been re-reading my Cthulhu Mythos collection. After I finished the works penned by Lovecraft, I moved onto Brian Lumley’s Mythos Omnibuses. I found myself mildly disappointed by them. In the manner of … Continue reading →

Feeding the Mind

Today is World Literacy Day. If you follow my blog, you already benefit from this powerful skill. And if you are anything like me, you are looking for works upon which to use it, so I thought I would share … Continue reading →