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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...

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Dragon 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...

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GnomeSaga: 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...

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Sword 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...

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At 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...

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Damoren 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...

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My 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...

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My 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...

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My 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...

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My 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...

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My 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...

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My 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...

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Exclusive 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...

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The 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...

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Contagious 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...

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The 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...

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Blood 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...

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The 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...

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Borderlands: 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...

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John 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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