Scroll to the bottom for GIVEAWAY details. About the Book Night Owls book store is the one spot on campus open late enough to help out even the most practiced slacker. The employees’ penchant for fighting the evil creatures of the night is just a perk Valerie McTeague’s business model is simple: provide the students …
Mar 11
Guest Post | Choosing A Favorite Historical Period – Miles Cameron
Miles Cameron is an author who has made some waves with his impressive debut book, The Red Knight. I, personally, really enjoyed the book, and I absolutely loved his twist on history. Soon, Cameron is releasing the highly anticipated second book in his Traitor Son Cycle, called The Fell Sword. I love historical fantasy, and …
Mar 10
Email… and why it matters.
Dear authors & others who contact me (and other reviewers) for reviews: Please be aware that, though we are not genre professionals (most of us running these websites out of love, passion, and an insane hobby that consumes much of our time), your email, and how you word it, matters. No, I’m not a …
Mar 07
Books I’m Eyeing
Books I’m Eyeing is going to change a little bit. Instead of just books I’m eyeing, I’ll also touch on the books I’m working on this week. As with all things, my full reviews of these books will drop as soon as I finish them, or closer to publication date. You’ll also get to see …
Mar 05
Who Fears Death – Nnedi Okorafor
About the Book An award-winning literary author presents her first foray into supernatural fantasy with a novel of post- apocalyptic Africa. In a far future, post-nuclear-holocaust Africa, genocide plagues one region. The aggressors, the Nuru, have decided to follow the Great Book and exterminate the Okeke. But when the only surviving member of a slain …
Mar 03
The Barrow – Mark Smylie
About the Book Action, horror, politics, and sensuality combine in this stand-alone fantasy novel with series potential. Set in the world of the Eisner-nominated Artesia comic books. To find the Sword, unearth the Barrow. To unearth the Barrow, follow the Map. When a small crew of scoundrels, would-be heroes, deviants, and ruffians discover a map …
Mar 01
Purity – Sarah Chorn
Wow, this is… well, awkward. Here’s the thing. I wrote this stupid short story last year. It’s made it to the second reading and decision round for more magazines and publishers than I care to admit to, but never beyond that. So, let me say right away, I have absolutely no misunderstandings about the quality …
Feb 28
Books I’m Eyeing
Wow, this week has been… well, busy… in a good way. Usually when I have news, it’s bad news. Cancer, back problems, cancer again, back problems again… You get the drill. This week it is all good. You see, my husband was offered his dream job with an absolutely amazing company. He just finished signing …
Feb 26
A Different Kingdom – Paul Kearney
About the Book A different kingdom of wolves, woods and stranger, darker, creatures lies in wait for Michael Fay in the woods at the bottom of his family’s farm. Michael Fay is a normal boy, living with his grandparents on their family farm in rural Ireland. In the woods there are wolves; and other things, dangerous …
Feb 25
First Thoughts: Various Books
I don’t think I have ever done this before, but I have a few irons (read: books) in the proverbial fire right now, and I’m quite excited about quite all of them (this is really turning out to be an amazing year for books). I figured I’d tell you my first thoughts to whet your …
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