- Mar 14, 2018
- 3 min
Book Review: The Dark Tower, by Stephen King
And so at last we come to The Dark Tower, the final book in Stephen King’s series of the same name (the long tale he’s said is his Lord...
- Feb 24, 2018
- 4 min
New Release: The Battle Dancer
The Battle Dancer is out! It's a quick read—only 14,000 words or so. The first scene is below. Enjoy! ---- As recently as six months...
- Jan 26, 2018
- 2 min
Book Review: Now I Rise, by Kiersten White
Kiersten White’s Now I Rise is an example of a sequel that wouldn’t work on its own, but as part of a series, makes for a strong second...
- Jan 17, 2018
- 1 min
Pre-order: The Battle Dancer
My novella The Battle Dancer is available for pre-order! It's a bit of an odd bird—I built it from some of the 70,000 or so words I cut...
- Dec 3, 2017
- 2 min
Book Review: The Master Magician, by Charlie Holmberg
Charlie Holmberg’s Paper Magician series has a lot going for it. The magic system is great: magicians have to bond to a specific manmade...
- Nov 6, 2017
- 2 min
Book Review: Song of Susannah, by Stephen King
Song of Susannah is my favorite of Stephen King’s Dark Tower books so far. There are several reasons. For one thing, King picks up right...
- Oct 20, 2017
- 3 min
Book Review: The Last Kingdom, by Bernard Cornwell
I’m always fascinated when an author I like switches point of view. And Bernard Cornwell does it admirably in The Last Kingdom, the first...
- Oct 1, 2017
- 2 min
Book Review: Anansi Boys, by Neil Gaiman
Although Neil Gaiman’s Anansi Boys is set in the same world as his American Gods and shares a common (minor) character, that’s about as...
- Sep 8, 2017
- 2 min
Book Review: I Am Not a Serial Killer, by Dan Wells
At first, the protagonist in Dan Wells’ I Am Not a Serial Killer feels like a young-adult version of Dexter (Jeff Lindsay’s surprisingly...
- Aug 12, 2017
- 2 min
Book Review: Redshirts, by John Scalzi
John Scalzi’s Redshirts starts as a Star Trek parody and ends as something deeper. His protagonists are five new crew members of the...
- Jul 28, 2017
- 2 min
Book Review: Wolves of the Calla, by Stephen King
At this point, I have a good idea what I’m getting into when I pick up one of Stephen King’s Dark Tower novels. The story will wander. It...
- Jun 18, 2017
- 2 min
Book Review: Wool - Omnibus Edition, by Hugh Howey
Self-publishing still gets a bad rap. Sometimes it’s justified: with a lower barrier to entry, platforms like Kindle Direct Publishing...
