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Author: Dorian Hart

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Dorian Hart

Dorian Hart

Dorian Hart grew up in Narnia, Prydain, Middle Earth, etc. as much as he did in the Philly suburbs. He somehow leveraged a creative writing degree from Wesleyan U. into a 20-year career as a video game designer (Ultima Underworld 2, System Shock, Terra Nova, System Shock 2, Thief, Freedom Force vs. the Third Reich, BioShock, Card Hunter). He became a novelist and stay-at-home dad several years ago, and has written and self-published the first two books (The Ventifact Colossus and The Crosser's Maze) of an eventual five-book epic fantasy series. Dorian wrote the interactive SF adventure "Choice of the Star Captain" for Choice of Games. While he suspects he's far less witty and talented than the other members of the Hive, he would probably beat them all at ping-pong.

  • BlogCover Reveals
    By Dorian Hart
    February 12, 2021
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    THE INFINITE TOWER by Dorian Hart (COVER REVEAL)

    My name is Dorian Hart, and I am extremely grateful  to The Fantasy Hive for allowing me to unveil the cover for my upcoming book, The ...
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    By Dorian Hart
    May 4, 2020
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    SIXTEEN WAYS TO DEFEND A WALLED CITY by K. J. Parker (Book Review)

    Sometimes I adore an audio book, and it’s hard for me to tell how much of my enjoyment stems from the narration, and how much from ...
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  • The Chasing Graves Trilogy by Ben Galley
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    By Dorian Hart
    July 30, 2019
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    The CHASING GRAVES Trilogy by Ben Galley (Series Review)

    I was quite impressed with Galley’s standalone fantasy The Heart of Stone, so I had high expectations for the Chasing Graves trilogy.  I’m happy to say that ...
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  • Book ReviewsFantasyGrimdarkSelf-Publishing
    By Dorian Hart
    January 25, 2019
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    Kings of Paradise by Richard Nell (Book Review)

    Warning: this review may contain spoilers! Oh, goodness, this book. I’m going to say a few things about it, but lest this get lost in the ...
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  • Book ReviewsFantasyHeroic
    By Dorian Hart
    September 21, 2018
    1777
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    Aching God by Mike Shel

    Just to get this out of the way: I loved this book! Aching God is an exciting and atmospheric fantasy tale with strong tabletop RPG roots—which makes ...
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  • Paternus: Wrath of Gods (Feature)
    Book ReviewsFantasySelf-PublishingUrban
    By Dorian Hart
    June 18, 2018
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    Paternus: Wrath of Gods by Dyrk Ashton

    (Note: this review is of a pre-edited ARC of the book; there may be small differences between the book I reviewed and the final published work.) ...
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  • SPFBO
    BlogSelf-PublishingSPFBO
    By Dorian Hart
    June 15, 2018
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    The Double-Edged Sword of the SPFBO

    This is a success story. It was with high hopes that I entered my fantasy novel, The Ventifact Colossus, into Mark Lawrence’s 2017 Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off.  ...
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  • The Scar (Feature)
    Book ReviewsFantasySteampunk
    By Dorian Hart
    January 25, 2018
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    The Scar by China Miéville

    Some years ago I had the pleasure of reading China Mieville’s Perdido Street Station, a bizarre steampunkish secondary-world fantasy featuring the most terrifying beasties I have ...
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  • Swordspoint (Feature)
    Book ReviewsFantasy
    By Dorian Hart
    January 18, 2018
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    Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner

    I’m a bit conflicted by Ellen Kushner’s Swordspoint. Having pondered it for a few days after finishing it, I’m putting it in the “liked it but ...
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  • Bone Clocks (Feature)
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    By Dorian Hart
    January 11, 2018
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    The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell

    David Mitchell is a wonderful storyteller, a man considered one of the greats among living authors. I had previously read Cloud Atlas and regard it as ...
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