Dune by Frank Herbert
Tiffany Tackett
There is a special place in my heart for Dune, and I am sure there always will be one. The first time I picked up the book, I was just…
The King of Elfland’s Daughter by Lord Dunsany
Nyki Blatchley
The King of Elfland’s Daughter tells of how Alveric, son of the Lord of Erl, armed with a magic sword given to him by the witch Ziroonderel, ventures into the…
Story Structure – Part 12: The End: Wrapping Up Your Stories
Amy Rose Davis
You can read the rest of the Story Structure series here: Part 1 – Story Structure: Beginnings Part 2 – Revisiting the Three-Act Structure Part 3 – In the Beginning……
Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch
Mike Shackle
“The spirit of riot and rebellion has awakened in the city and it’s falling to me to bring order out of the chaos – or die trying.” – Police Constable…
Fantasy Book Club – November 2011: Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch
Overlord
Hello Fantasy Fans! This month we will be reading Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch (titled Midnight Riot in the US). My name is Peter Grant and until January I…
Get Ready For The Kitschies
Pornokitsch
This year marks the third year of The Kitschies. After two years of paddling around in the shallows, we’ve taken the plunge into deeper waters. For 2011, we’ve added more…
The Measure of the Magic by Terry Brooks
Elloise Hopkins
Editor’s Note: This review contains some spoilers for the first book. If you haven’t finished the first book in the series, read with caution. The Measure of the Magic is…
Dead Inside: Do Not Enter: Notes from the Zombie Apocalypse by Lost Zombies
Kit
This book was an impulse buy for me. I actually picked it up the Monday after it was published at a comic shop in downtown Seattle. Oddly enough, the shop…
Finding The Spark
Sandra Norval
I’m taking a breather from my climb up Mount Publication. I couldn’t resist because I arrived at a lovely little village and someone invited me to a party. “You’ll love…
An Unholy Love: Me and My Ellipses
I recently re-read my novel Ravenmarked, and I had a rather eye-opening realization: I have an unholy love of ellipses. It’s always kind of scary to read things you wrote…
NY Comic Con 2011 Review
Jennie Ivins
So over the weekend, this happened: Where could I have possibly gone to see Mr. T, the Queen of Hearts, and Link hanging out as a group? New York Comic…
Written In Blood: A Look At Violence In Fantasy
Jesse Flohrs
The biggest fantasy series right now, and easily the biggest since J.R.R Tolkien first uttered “Hobbit,” is George R.R. Martin’ s A Song of Ice and Fire. From the Wall…