The Lies of Locke Lamora review
The Lies of Locke Lamora is a book I actually read awhile ago but which I'm only getting around to reviewing. Mostly, because I'm going to read it for a second time. The first of the...
View ArticleEsoterrorism set for release in July!
Good news, everyone! Yesterday, I formally signed my contract for Esoterrorism with Ragnarok Publications and my first book in the Red Room series is set for publication in July of 2015....
View ArticleRed Seas under Red Skies review
The Lies of Locke Lamora was a breath of fresh air on the fantasy scene. It was dark, edgy, and imaginative with a unique hero. In the sea of high fantasy based on Middle Earth or Westeros, it was...
View ArticleThe HMS Swift Adventures review
Historical fantasy is something of a niche niche's market. There's some very good examples of the genre such as the Outlander series or Ring of Fire. It's rare you get to see anything which goes...
View ArticleThe Republic of Thieves review
The third volume of the Gentleman Bastard series threatens to change the entire course of the series. It is a book which contains a shocking revelation about Locke Lamora's past which, potentially,...
View ArticleSecrets of a D-List Supervillain review
I'm a big fan of the D-List Supervillain series. It's one of my top three Capepunk series along with Wearing the Cape and Ex-Heroes. The premise, for those unfamiliar with the books, are the...
View ArticleBuster Voodoo review
Buster Voodoo is a horror novel. I say this, at the beginning, because there should be no confusion about what sort of novel this is. A lot of novels put the word "horror" in front of themselves...
View ArticleThe Dresden Files: Blood Rites
Hands down, my favorite of The Dresden Files. Period. Blood Rites is the book where I realized there was something truly magical about this series. It was weird, funny, serious, moving, and...
View ArticleChanging the name of my fantasy novel
The original Death Knight doing what he does best. *FUNNY STORY ABOUT WRITING FANTASY* I'm about 70,000 words into my fantasy novel and in the final stretch and it only occurred to me yesterday: Should...
View ArticleTinkermage review
Tinkermage is the sequel to the 2014 Rough Magic and the second of the GnomeSaga books by Kenny Soward. The premise of the series is it follows the adventures of the most overlooked race in fantasy...
View ArticleExclusive Interview with Jim Bernheimer!
Hey folks,We have a special treat for you today, here on the United Federation of Charles, with author Jim Bernheimer. The author of The D-List Supervillain series, Dead Eye, and Spirals of Destiny, he...
View ArticleSnowpiercer review
I'm a big fan of post-apocalyptic movies. The fact I have an extensive section of my blog dedicated to reviewing PA fiction should tell you such. However, there's a simple fact the majority of...
View ArticleThe Dresden Files: Dead Beat review
Dead Beat is the first of The Dresden Files novels I chose to pick up. To any of you who don't believe covers can make the difference in purchasing a novel or not, know that I bought the book...
View ArticleThe Walking Dead Vol. 4: Heart's Desire review
The Walking Dead is a series I'm greatly fond of but I am forced to take in small doses. I am a great fan of bleakness and uncompromising narrative, but I have to spread out my appreciation of...
View ArticlePress Release: Genesse's The Golden Cord receives cinematic treatment
The Fantasy Adventure Gets a Book Trailer Worthy of Its Epic Scope South Jordan, Utah, January 19, 2015—The standard for book trailers has just been set to a new level.Epic fantasy author Paul Genesse...
View ArticleBad Mojo review
Bad Mojo by Shane Berryhill is an urban fantasy novel which exists halfway between The Southern Vampire Mysteries and the kind of violent adult content HBO should have gone for with True Blood. It...
View ArticleAn exclusive interview with Lincoln Crisler
Hey folks,We've got a special treat for you! An interview with Skinjumper author Lincoln Crisler! Check out our review here!Rose Bennett, a young, recently-widowed mother, comes face to face with a...
View ArticleThe Eye of the World review
Because I don't have enough lengthy series to review, I'm going to take a crack at reading and reviewing Robert Jordan's unfinished (by him) magnum opus. I last tried to read these books when I was...
View ArticleJohn Wick review
I didn't go into this movie expecting much. I love Keanu Reeves, I do, but it's kind of a long-standing relationship where I'm aware of the man's many faults even as I enjoy his work. He loves much...
View ArticleThat Hoodoo, Voodoo That You Do review
Ritualism is an important part of the occult. We've all seen genre movies or television shows where robes cultists are going to summon the whatever or offer a human sacrifice to something or other....
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