- Nov 30, 2015
- 2 min
Book Review: The Name of the Wind, by Patrick Rothfuss
Initially, Patrick Rothfuss’s fantasy novel The Name of the Wind drifts along at the pace of a gentle breeze. But it races like a tempest...
- Nov 13, 2015
- 2 min
Book Review: Mistborn, by Brandon Sanderson
Imagine what Middle Earth would look like if Sauron won. That’s basically the premise for Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn: The Final Empire....
- Nov 12, 2015
- 2 min
Book Review: Agincourt, by Bernard Cornwell
Recently, my dad asked if the first Bernard Cornwell novel he lent me in high school (Sharpe’s Eagle) set me on the path to majoring in...
- Oct 27, 2015
- 2 min
Book Review: The Mists of Avalon, by Marion Zimmer Bradley
I’ve always been a sucker for King Arthur. In between my Robin Hood phases as a kid, I went through reams of stories about Camelot. And...
- Oct 22, 2015
- 2 min
Book Review: The Eyes of the Dragon, by Stephen King
The Eyes of the Dragon isn’t your usual Stephen King novel. For one thing, it’s squarely in the young adult genre (aside from an early...
- Oct 11, 2015
- 1 min
Book Review: The Girl on the Train, by Paula Hawkins
None of the women featured in Paula Hawkins’ thriller The Girl on the Train are particularly likable. Rachel, the main character, is a...
- Oct 4, 2015
- 3 min
Book Review: Cloud Atlas, by David Mitchell
David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas is insane. Insanely well-written, insanely intricate, and yes, just plain insane. Much of this craziness...
- Sep 18, 2015
- 2 min
Book Review: The Martian, by Andy Weir
If I told you Andy Weir’s The Martian is packed with lists, math, and chemistry, but no aliens, you’d probably pass, right? But that...
- Sep 8, 2015
- 1 min
Author Interview: Virtual Release Party for The Red Wraith
The Red Wraith is out! Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing helped me celebrate by hosting a virtual release party on Facebook....
- Sep 8, 2015
- 1 min
Book Trailer: The Red Wraith
Here's the book trailer for The Red Wraith, featuring me rambling about the history behind the fantasy while tilting my head at odd...
- Aug 24, 2015
- 3 min
Book Review: The Stand, by Stephen King
In Stephen King’s foreword to the revised version of The Stand, his 1,200-page apocalyptic tale about the impact of an accidentally...
- Aug 18, 2015
- 3 min
Author Interview: House with a Blue Door
(Excerpted from an interview I did with AReCafe.) What inspired the story behind House with a Blue Door? The year and a half I spent...
