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  • Beowulf Redux!

    We probably all know the role the heroic Anglo-Saxon tale Beowulf has played in creating modern fantasy. To recap: a poem from the late tenth century, written in Anglo-Saxon (aka Old English–not, as some think, that older type of English… Continue reading

  • Iain Banks and Lockerbie

    In the news this year: the U.S. obtained custody of Libyan terrorist Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi, who participated in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988. The bombing killed 270 people, including all… Continue reading

  • Holiday fantasy reading!

    Add to your stack of books for holiday reading of all sorts, for all readers, by checking out this sale at Smashwords: My books are all on Smashwords now, so I’m excited. And here’s another promo for fantasy books exclusively… Continue reading

  • November book hoard!

    Try these new fantasy collections: https://books.bookfunnel.com/fantasy-adventure-sale/7zw84f0s52 https://books.bookfunnel.com/bestofindiefantasy/4whhv9wf3p Continue reading

  • October reads to try during Spooky Season

    Grab these quick–they only last ’til Halloween! https://books.bookfunnel.com/fiercefantasy-oct/mv8w3uy6zt https://books.bookfunnel.com/into-the-dreaming/32arvu6psh Continue reading

  • Two of my books featured on the LitNuts web site!

    LitNuts is a web site for book lovers. Two of mine, the fantasy novel Blackbird Rising, book I of the Harbingers series, and The Entwining Protocols, an SF novel, are among their recent featured books. Take a look, and stay… Continue reading

  • My fantasy novel BLACKBIRD RISING featured in MN READS/WRITES

    Thrilled that BLACKBIRD RISING, the first book in my Harbingers fantasy series, is available now in the BiblioBoard Library mobile and web collection through IndieMinnesota. Find it HERE. Your public library: one of the best sources for books. One of… Continue reading

  • Danger! Danger! Bards at the Crossroads

    Several of my own fantasy novels (Blackbird Rising, Halcyon, A Gyrfalcon for a King, The Call of the Shrike) are tales of bards with magical powers. Fantasy literature is full of bards! The most famous bard in recent fantasy has… Continue reading

  • Free fantasy for July

    Check out these for new fantasy reads! https://books.bookfunnel.com/summerfantasyescapes/19p3uqoqjl Continue reading

  • On cruelty to your characters and Joe Abercrombie

    First off, I love Joe Abercrombie’s novels. They are brilliant, and very well-written. But with the latest, The Wisdom of Crowds, the last book in his A Little Madness series, he has gone too far, even for me. Even though… Continue reading