Well, if you ever want a compendium of every type of magic creature that ever existed in literature, this book is it. Fairies, trolls, magicians, wizards, sorcerers, vampires, werewolves, magic swords, a dwarf, dragons, griffins, pegasi, mages with a whole range of psychic skills, demons, gods, and an army of ungodly creatures created especially for […]
“Champion’s Rising” by S. F. Claymore
Well, if you ever want a compendium of every type of magic creature that ever existed in literature, this book is it. Fairies, trolls, magicians, wizards, sorcerers, vampires, werewolves, magic swords, a dwarf, dragons, griffins, pegasi, mages with a whole range of psychic skills, demons, gods, and an army of ungodly creatures created especially for […]
“Grey Justice” by Ron Mumford
The concept of this story evolves from the politically incorrect cowboy attitude that is the direct cause of most of America’s problems at home and abroad. The country has set up so many security organizations and law-enforcement agencies that the left hand has no idea what the right foot is doing, because it’s busy tripping […]
“Purgatorium” by J. H. Carnathan
According to the information we are given in the blurb, the main character in this book is in a coma, and in eight hours (or maybe days; time is flexible) the doctors are going to pull the plug. This information is in the book somewhere, but everything else is up for grabs. As this unnamed […]
“The Spirit Mage,” The Blackwood Saga #2 by Layton Green
The Book 2 story starts exactly where Book 1 ends, always an iffy proposition for the writer, because he then has to explain everything in detail so we can return to the situation in the other book. Which Mr. Green proceeds to do, in far more detail than we have hope of remembering. For example, […]
“Liornabella” by a. e. outerbridge
Liornabella is YA writing based loosely on the Harry Potter style of fantasy, but with much less magic: an English-style boarding school, bullying upper classes, school teams with strange names, childish behaviour in older teenagers. All standard fare for youthful readers. One of the strengths of the story is a plot full of hints […]
“Aftan Whispers” by Phil Williams
“Aftan Whispers” takes place in a dystopian, post-apocalyptic society, where Tyler, a tradesman with a Pollyanna approach to human nature teams up with a Deni, cynical, self-destructive former slave to save…well…something: themselves, the world, who knows? Thus the success of the story revolves around the two characters, and the conflict is based on their different […]
“From Wrath to Ruin” by Justin Enos
“From Wrath to Ruin” is a gritty Sword-But-No-Sorcery Fantasy; the hero is not exactly fairytale prince. He’s a hired sword who does his job, no matter who ends up at the sharp end if his weapon. And a large number of people do. In fact, of all the main and supporting characters in the story, […]
The Meifod Claw” by John William Bowe
This novel is an interesting attempt to combine form with function. The writing style is intended to create in the reader’s mind the same experience the characters are going through. Since in this case the experience involves drugs, the results are interesting. The effects of drugs on the behaviour of characters can be hilarious, and […]
“Feathered” Swan Maiden 1 by Rachel Wollaston
Okay, try to follow me, here. Fantasy seems easy to write, because of the magic. Your characters can do almost anything you want them to, and the magic explains it. But it’s not that easy. Fantasy can be all sorts of other genres as well. Fantasy Romance, Fantasy Adventure, Fantasy Murder Mystery. And when you […]