Mein Gott, a post! Boy, I haven’t posted in a damn long time. Somewhere over the past month and a half I seem to have lost my drive. I still love to read, just not at the voracious (not as voracious as many of you) pace that I had before. Maybe I started too hard or…
Conor O’Malley is a thirteen-year-old boy living in modern England. Conor is haunted on a nightly basis by a terrible nightmare in which he wakes up bathed in sweat, shaking with fear. A night comes where he has a different nightmare, and a yew tree in his yard comes alive, calling his name. Conor is…
The Brothers of the Sixth Order are the swords of the realm. They kick ass and smite unbelievers. Vaelin Al Sorna was left at the doorstep of the Order when he was just a boy of ten, as his father rode off into the mist. Vaelin will spend the next many years training in the…
The 2013 Gemmell Awards are finally over. I think the Gemmells are a more accurate than other awards like the Hugos because it seems like the fans and readers actually have an impact. Everyone gets to vote in each category. Nobody has to pay to vote. Then again, many people have pointed out that authors…
Speculative fiction is a term given to genres of fiction that explore the more imaginative side of story creation such as science fiction, horror, and fantasy. In addition to these well-known genres, speculative fiction also encompasses more obscure brands of fiction such as alternate history fiction, supernatural, dystopian, and post-apocalyptic fiction. In my opinion, speculative…
