Uncanny and Transcendent Fiction
Introduction Dum and Dee, brother and sister, mutant and human, survivors of three tragedies; the murder of their father, the death of their mother and the fall of Elysium, the haven for those who society had rejected. Now they are in the care of the Mutant Affairs Council, but the only man who can really […]
Read More Book Review: When the Silence Ends by Jade KerrionWarning,: contains spoilers if you have yet to read Among Thieves (shame on you!) Drothe ventures away from Idrecca to reconcile his friendship with Bronze Degan and to runaway from being a Gray Prince. Drothe, is a Nose who managed to elevate himself amongst the Kin to the position of Gray Prince. In the process he […]
Read More Review: Douglas Hulick’s Sworn in SteelSawyer Jackson discovers that the world is a tapestry version of the matrix and that he is the One, destined to defeat a dark Lord. Sawyer has been raised by his grandparents and kept away from others. Aside from one traumatic experience during his childhood, he has lived an otherwise mundane life. But one day […]
Read More Review: Sawyer Jackson and the Long LandOriginally posted on Read to Write Stories:
What Burns Away, the debut novel by Melissa Falcon Field, has been called “thrilling” and “perceptive” by Tin House executive editor Michelle Wildgren. In life, people tend to work together. At weddings, when the crazy uncle is drinking too much and telling offensive jokes, the rest of the family…
A Viking girl raised among Native Americans must overcome her desire to have a family of her own in order to fulfill her destiny. Greeta has known all her life that she is different. Her pale skin, blue eyes and blonde hair sets her apart from her darker skinned people, the Shining Star Nation. Then […]
Read More Book Review: Resa Nelson’s DragonflyA mutant with telekinesis fit only for carnival tricks joins forces with a mercenary to keep a chemical weapon out of the hands of a shady genetics company and a South American cartel. Sophia Rios is a first year nursing student, who makes ends meet by working as a bar maid. She is also a […]
Read More Preview: Jade Kerrion’s Carnival TricksOriginally posted on James Cormier:
Mark Lawrence, renowned author of the excellent The Broken Empire series, starting with Prince of Thorns, has rounded up ten of the most popular fantasy book bloggers on the web and convinced them to participate in a review contest featuring exclusively self-published fantasy fiction. You can read the details of the contest here,…
A long lost princess turned assassin returns to her kingdom to protect her sister. The Amaskan Order is an ancient and secretive society of assassins, trained from childhood to serve justice to those who are beyond the law. Master Adelei is the Order’s best assassin, but she is plagued my memories of a stolen childhood […]
Read More Book Review: Raven Oak’s Amaskan BloodHumanity has fled Earth on slaved super-ships known as Eden, unable to die, unable to flourish, ruled over by a benevolent AI. Into this strange half-life comes Harbinger, a man out of time and out of place. Arc and the Human Council rule on Echelon, where life is idyllic and carefree. Any who disagree with […]
Read More Book Review: Mark of the Harbinger, Chris McCarthyOriginally posted on Creative Writing with the Crimson League:
One of the toughest things about writing fiction is getting stuck. We get stuck SO OFTEN as authors…. One of the keys to success is simply finding ways to overcome the doubt about our stories and our abilities that getting stuck thrusts upon us. Me, I’ve…
