Yearly Archives: 2019
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Using History in Fantasy (Guest Post by Toby Frost)
I’m not sure that truth is stranger than fiction, but it’s a lot less neat, and it often throws up unusual ideas that can inspire fantasy ... -
SPFBO 5: First 4 Eliminations – And Semi-Finalist Announcement!
The fifth Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off (SPFBO) is already well underway! Check out our introduction here, read all about the contest’s origins here, and keep track of ... -
Author Spotlight: EDWARD COX
Edward Cox is the ‘Gemmell Award’ nominated author of The Relic Guild trilogy (THE RELIC GUILD, THE CATHEDRAL OF KNOWN THINGS and THE WATCHER OF DEAD ... -
ORMESHADOW by Priya Sharma (Book Review)
I’ve heard wonderful things about Priya Sharma, but this is the first time I’ve read any of her work. Ormeshadow is the story of Gideon Belman ... -
BLOOD OF AN EXILE by Brian Naslund (Book Review)
“You can have black deeds and mistakes in your past without being rotten down to the core. You can keep moving through this world, even if ... -
IN NUMINA by Assaph Mehr (Book Review)
“Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Felix, sometimes known as Felix the Fox.” Take the subgenre of Roman whodunnits, add a dash of Scooby ... -
WE ARE THE DEAD by Mike Shackle (Book Review)
The Good: A pull-no-punches account of the realities of war, complete with a cast of humans (key point: not heroes) whose efforts will likely fail, but ... -
7 Simple Rules for Writing Realistic Combat: GUEST POST by J. P. Harker
Even when reading books in the fantasy genre, few things take me out of a story like a lack of realism. The magic can be fantastical ... -
Author Spotlight: MICAH YONGO
Joining us for today’s Author Spotlight is Micah Yongo! Micah Yongo is a UK-based journalist, writer and videographer. When he’s not writing articles he can be ... -
PALE KINGS by Micah Yongo (Book Review)
In Pale Kings, Micah Yongo picks up from the cliffhanger ending to Lost Gods with Neythan and his miscellaneous collection of friends heading south in search ...
