- Feb 6, 2020
- 1 min
New Release: Magic in the Mud Show
I'm thrilled to announce that my historical-fantasy novella "Magic in the Mud Show" (set in the Barnum & Bailey Circus of 1892) is in the...
- Dec 13, 2019
- 3 min
Book Review: World Without End, by Ken Follett
World Without End is a worthy follow-up to Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett’s epic tale of medieval cathedral building. World Without...
- Nov 11, 2019
- 2 min
Book Review: Kings of the Wyld, by Nicholas Eames
Nicholas Eames’ Kings of the Wyld is essentially a Blues Brothers version of Dungeons and Dragons (D&D). It’s pretty awesome. The story...
- Oct 26, 2019
- 2 min
Book Review: The Aeronaut's Windlass, by Jim Butcher
Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files are some of the fastest-paced books I’ve read. Set in modern-day Chicago, the intensity of these...
- Oct 21, 2019
- 3 min
Writing Tips: How to Hurtle Your Writer's Block
Here's the text of an article Janice Hardy was kind enough to let me post on her excellent Fiction University site. I’ve never really had...
- Oct 8, 2019
- 2 min
Book Review: The Golden Compass, by Philip Pullman
Would I have liked Philip Pullman’s The Golden Compass as a child? Probably. I certainly did as an adult. This young-adult, modern...
- Sep 14, 2019
- 2 min
Book Review: Under Heaven, by Guy Gavriel Kay
I liked Under Heaven, Guy Gavriel Kay’s take on 8th-century China, but it might be the first historical fantasy I’ve read that felt too...
- Aug 8, 2019
- 2 min
Podcast Review: Wolverine - The Long Night, by Marvel
One of the most interesting things about Marvel's narrative podcast Wolverine: The Long Night is that Wolverine is barely in it. The...
- Jul 15, 2019
- 8 min
New Release: The Black Resurrection
The Black Resurrection, the second book in my Red Wraith series, is out today on Amazon! Want a preview? The first chapter is below: Da...
- Jul 13, 2019
- 3 min
Book Review: The Three-Body Problem, by Cixin Liu
Cixin Liu’s The Three-Body Problem is the type of epic science-fiction novel that’s carried more by its science than its fiction. I don’t...
- May 12, 2019
- 1 min
Pre-order: The Black Resurrection
Writing update: The Black Resurrection, the second novel in my Red Wraith series, will be available July 15 on Amazon! It's a standalone...
- May 9, 2019
- 2 min
Book Review: Fool's Fate, by Robin Hobb
Fool’s Fate, the final book in Robin Hobb’s Tawny Man Trilogy, ends by being kinder to its protagonist than I expected. The preceding...
