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April 29, 2021
Interview with Evangeline Rain
Evangeline Rain Fantasy/Sci-Fi Focus (FSF): Hi Evangeline! How’s it going? How has this crazy year been treating you? Evangeline Rain (ER): Hi Michael! I think everyone around the world has been very affected and it’s crazy indeed! I hope the crazy tones down soon. FSF: I fully agree. It handy effected us much due to […]
What Weird Ancient Artifact Escaped the London Blitz? Pagan’s Ark by Matt Eaton
Kate says… President Roosevelt’s envoy views a huge and ancient sarcophagus that may deliver ancient technologies to protect America from more than the Nazis. This story involves The Church (as a Catholic would say) and international conflict in a way that reminds me of Dan Brown’s DaVinci Code. It’s a short read so not nearly […]
Voice of War by Zack Argyle [SPFBO]
Add to GoodReads While preparing for the birth of his first child, Chrys Valerian is tasked with uncovering the group responsible for a series of missing threadweavers–those able to see and manipulate threadlight. With each failure, the dark voice in his head grows louder, begging to be released. A young girl from a secret city […]
April 28, 2021
Shadow of a Dead God by Patrick Samphire [SPFBO]
Add to GoodReads It was only supposed to be one little job – a simple curse-breaking for Mennik Thorn to pay back a favor to his oldest friend. But then it all blew up in his face. Now he’s been framed for a murder he didn’t commit. So how is a second-rate mage, broke, traumatized, […]
Building a Fantasy Army Part 8: Weapons and Tactics
‘Dis be the final part of the series. ‘Ere we go! Weapons and Tactics Weapons and armour In antiquity and early Middle Ages, main weapon was spear. Both infantry and cavalry used spears to stab enemies. One exception was Macedonian Phalanx, which is one of (if not the) earliest pike formations in history. Byzantine Kataphraktoi […]
Can’t-Wait Wednesday: The Veiled Throne by Ken Liu
Can’t-Wait Wednesday, aka Waiting on Wednesday, is a weekly meme originating from Jill at Breaking the Spine and now hosted by Wishful Endings. If you’re interested in participating, stop by Wishful Endings to link up your posts. Princess Théra, once known as Empress Üna of Dara, entrusted the throne to her younger brother in order to journey to Ukyu-Gondé […]
April 27, 2021
Women in SF&F Month: H. M. Long
Today’s guest is H. M. Long! Her recently released Viking-inspired epic fantasy debut novel, Hall of Smoke, follows a warrior-priestess who is trying to set things right after having failed her goddess—and discovers there’s far more to her world and its deities than she’d been taught. A standalone sequel, Temple of No God, is scheduled for […]
Interview with Peter McLean (PRIEST OF GALLOWS)
Peter McLean was born near London in 1972, the son of a bank manager and an English teacher. He went to school in the shadow of Norwich Cathedral where he spent most of his time making up stories. He has since grown up a bit, if not a lot, and spent 25 years working in […]
Quick Review – Silver Sky – J.D. Allen
“I realised that J.D. Allen was a talented author thanks to reading They’re Coming To Get You, Barbara! but finishing Silver Sky has proven that he is on another level altogether – there are horror authors I have been reading for years that have not managed to pack into entire novels the disquieting, haunting horror […]
Top Ten Tuesday: Animals from Books
Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, featuring a different top 10 theme each week. This week’s topic is Animals from Books. I did a TTT post this past November about great pets in fiction, so I may have some overlap here. My top 10 animals from books: S.T. (crow) […]
