Of Sand and Malice Made
Of Sand and Malice MadeA Shattered Sands NovelBy Bradley P. Beaulieu Çeda is the youngest pit fighter in the history of Sharakhai. She’s made her name in the arena as the fearsome White Wolf. None but her closest friends and allies know her true identity. But this all changes when she crosses the path of […]
Short Stories
The other day I was approached by Chris Rosser, amazing author of ‘The Weaver’s Boy’, Book One in the Lords of Skeinhold, about the possibility of contributing a short story to an anthology project* he was considering. *N.B. This is all hypothetical with a very specific theme, don’t go bombarding Chris with your short stories! […]
Review: The Long Way Down
The Long Way DownDaniel Faust Book 1By Craig Schaefer Nobody knows the seedy underbelly of Las Vegas like Daniel Faust, a sorcerer for hire and ex-gangster who uses black magic and bullets to solve his clients’ problems. When an old man comes seeking vengeance for his murdered granddaughter, what looks like a simple job quickly […]
First Drafting
As I wait for the final beta-readers to get back to me before I send the manuscript off to Bothersome Words, I have begun work on book two. And wow, am I rusty! I completed the first draft of The Blood of the Spear back in 2010. If you are wondering what in the world […]
The first, and last, novel by Robert Jordan
A week or so ago TOR made the announcement that they are going be publishing the first – and last? – novel by Robert Jordan. The story goes that back in ’79, Tom Doherty bought the book when he was publisher for Ace, but for whatever reason it was never published. That it is ‘a […]
WIP Origin
In 1985 I discovered Dragons of Autumn Twilight in the school library, I didn’t know anything about Dragonlance or DnD at the time, I had never heard of Tolkien or Feist or Eddings or Brooks. I saw this book, and it was a story about dragons and magic! I had to read it. Up until […]
Review: The First of Shadows
The First of ShadowsThe Riven Realm Book OneBy Deck Matthews How do you kill a shadow? As a raging storm descends on the Blasted Coast, the crippled young rigger, Caleb Rusk, meets a stranger on the road. Little does he know that the encounter will pull him into a conflict that threatens everything he holds […]
Review: The Melding Thief
The Melding Thief The Varkas Chronicles – Short Tales 2 By Deck Matthews Kelven Strall thought he’d left the life of thievery behind him. Now he’s dying. The black lung ravages his body, and with two young daughters to think of, he makes one last theft. Pursued by the hunters of the Stone Seat, he […]
Review: In the Tower of the Witching Tree
In the Tower of the Witching TreeVarkas Chronicles – Short tales Book 1By Deck Matthews Shade is a master of the confidence game. But when her latest play falls apart, forcing her to flee from the local guards, Shade finds herself climbing through a window at the top of a mysterious tower. What she finds […]
2019 – The State of Play
Welcome to another year! I was looking over old emails today and noted that I sent my WIP – The Blood of the Spear – out to its first beta-readers back in 2013… time goes by so quickly. Last year, after extensive re-writes I sent the 7th draft out to another round of beta-readers. I […]
