Dracula Untold review
Dracula is a historical figure who is, arguably, a lot more interesting than Count Dracula. While Dark Prince is not the sort of movie which is going to persuade you of this fact, the historical...
View ArticleDragon Age: The Stolen Throne review
The Dragon Age universe is one of my favorite D&D inspired fantasy settings. It has a direct developer link to Baldur's Gate, which means it's linked to Forgotten Realms, which means it's...
View ArticleGnomeSaga: Rough Magick review
Rough Magick is the first book in a trilogy called the GnomeSaga. This is intriguing to me because, as far as I know, gnomes are the least-liked race in fantasy. Existing somewhere underneath...
View ArticleSword Sisters review
What if Red Sonja wore clothes? This is an odd way to begin the review but it's what I thought about when I read this book. Red Sonja, for uncultured HEATHENS out there (or people who have just...
View ArticleAt Hell's Gates review
Charity and horror fiction. Three words which do not normally go together but, honestly, should. All profits from At Hell's Gates sales go to The Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund. This gesture is...
View ArticleDamoren review
So what if Harry Dresden was a foul-mouthed gunslinger? That's sort of what I think about Damoren. This is somewhat unfair to the author as the character of Matt Hollis isn't that similar to...
View ArticleMy Writing History and Permuted Press part 1
Part 2Part 3Part 4Part 5Part 6 Today, I dissolved my contract with Permuted Press. This was a hard decision because I had a contract for ten books with them. Seven books for Cthulhu Apocalypse and...
View ArticleMy Writing History and Permuted Press part 2
Part 1Part 3Part 4Part 5Part 6 The revelation Permuted Press was going to be sold didn't actually fill me with all that much dread. After all, Jacob Kier was an artiste and selling his company was...
View ArticleMy Writing History and Permuted Press part 3
Part 1Part 2Part 4Part 5Part 6 So, I was now an accepted author publishing with a reputable publisher. The guys who did the SAW movies versus, say, the guys who did Harry Potter but I've always been...
View ArticleMy Writing History and Permuted Press part 4
Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 5Part 6 The Kerfuffle is the big thing in the news with Permuted Press lately. There's the initial post from Gabrielle Faust (here), a follow-up post by Brian Keene (here), a...
View ArticleMy Writing History and Permuted Press part 5
Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4Part 6 The person hit worst by Permuted Press' decision was Gabrielle Faust who was formerly their marketing woman before she found herself let go due to wanting someone in...
View ArticleMy Writing History and Permuted Press part 6
Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4Part 5 Permuted Press responded to the allegations against it fairly well. As mentioned, they agreed to let anyone out of their contracts with "no harm, no foul" who hadn't...
View ArticleExclusive Interview with Seth Skorkowsky!
Hey folks, We have a real special treat for you today and that is an interview with Seth Skorkowsky, author of the Valducan series! He's been gracious enough to sit here down with the United Federation...
View ArticleThe Walking Dead Season 2: Episode 4: Amid the Ruins review
I got spoiled for Amid the Ruins by the internet. It was my own damn fault, really, and the spoilers were so bad that I decided to put off playing the game for three whole months. I'm over my...
View ArticleContagious Chaos review
Contagious Chaos is the third volume of the Contagium series, which is the chronicles of a young woman (Orissa "Rissa" Penwell) as she struggles to survive a zombie-outbreak. Rissa' situation is...
View ArticleThe Etiquette of Giving a Bad Review
Recently, I was talking with some Facebook associates about the subject of bad reviews. I'd given a slightly-lower-than-expected review of a book and they were surprised by that, asking about what...
View ArticleBlood Deep review
The Blackthorn novels are my favorite Paranormal Romance series. Period. I think it's because they straddle the line between genres so well. They're predominately romance with lots and...
View ArticleThe Walking Dead: Season 2: Episode 5: No Going Back review
Wow. That was a trip. No Going Back is, easily, the best of the Season 2's episodes. I also think it's got some of the most troublesome plot twists. A lot of the drama is forced and requires...
View ArticleBorderlands: The Pre-Sequel review
Having purchased this yesterday, I'm not going to be giving a comprehensive review. Rather, I'll be discussing the first five or six hours of the game and whether or not I think it's worth...
View ArticleJohn Golden: Freelance Debugger review
I like urban fantasy which doesn't take itself too seriously. One of the greatest fantasy novels of all time, The Hobbit, is a ridiculous story from start to finish. Which, of course, you might...
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