“The Challenge” is the first volume in the “Circle of Conspiracy” trilogy and the fourth book in Cas Peace’s sweeping “Artesans of Albia” cycle. Positioned in the middle of this epic, it does a good job of holding its unique place in the notable hierarchy, although it is not a stand-alone novel. This book…
Month: February 2015
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Video Trailer “Out of Mischief” on Indies Unlimited
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And now for something completely different: The video trailer for “Out of Mischief” is in the competition for “Video Trailer of the Month” at Indies Unlimited. Please take a look (It’s one minute long) and vote. Vote several times if you can get away with it. Cheaters always prosper 🙂 (Ignore that last bit. That…
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A Bad Review Needs a Good Attitude
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This is a re-post of an article published by Indies Unlimited on February 9, 2015 Okay, so you read this book, it didn’t suit you and you’re upset you paid good money for it. Do you sit down in the heat of the moment and fire off the first barbs that come to mind in…
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Review: “Winter Boy” by Sally Wiener Grotta
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“Winter Boy” is a fantasy about a land where women rule. By choosing their male assistants at a crucial age and mentoring their sexual maturing, these women, called Alleshas, have created a peaceful domain, which is now being threatened by a tribe of violent men who cannot be reasoned with. Rishana is a newly trained…
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Review: Demon Dance by Brian Freyermuth
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The first thing you notice about this novel is the narrator’s voice. There is a specific attitude for this sub-genre of novel: insouciant, irreverent, sarcastic in a self-deprecating way, like a rebellious teenager just beginning to realize how he sounds to everyone else. Freyermuth has it nailed, and it makes the hero, Nicolas, approachable and…