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Being an historical fantasy (as opposed to a fantasy in an imagined world), ‘The Sword of Albion’ is very different to ‘Lord of Silence’. Having said that though, ‘The Sword of Albion’ is very much Mark Chadbourn doing what he does best. I’m hoping for more books in this setting as well… What use is
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The Sorcerer’s House by Gene Wolfe “The Sorcerer’s House” was super-fun; now “pure fun” and Gene Wolfe is something that is usually incongruous since his books like the awesome three Sun series are dark and demanding, but this one is just a zany novel end to end. A holder of 2 PhD’s – for reasons
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Nyphron Rising: The Riyria Revelations (Volume 3) by Michael J. Sullivan With the third book in the Riyria Revelations series, Nyphron Rising, Michael J. Sullivan has done it again. He has managed to write a story with a momentum that keeps the pages turning and the heart racing, keeping you itching to know what happens
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The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, Book 1 (The Inheritance Trilogy) by N.K. Jemisin Firstly, our main character Yeine is by all counts not spectacularly beautiful or vastly talented in magic or anything we’d have become used to in the normal fantasy fare. She’s small, has brown skin and dark hair, cut short to her scalp. Her
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The Extra by Michael Shea Did someone say giant mechanical spiders?! That’s really all it took to sell me on The Extra. I’m given to understand Michael Shea has written other books in the past; more than ten, including, I see, a World Fantasy Award-winner by the name of Nift the Lean. That’s all very
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Writing a creative, fiction novel requires writers have to create ideas from nonexistent events, so the task of writing fiction is one of the most difficult aspects of writing. Creating ideas for a fiction novel from scratch is not easy and this makes many authors shy away from writing fiction. Nevertheless, writing fiction cannot be likened to rocket science.
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There are literally thousands of persons out there who want to write a book or novel but do not know where or how to start. Then, even if they are to complete the book or novel, how do they get it published. This article covers some simple steps to follow to successfully to write and publish your book or novel.
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The 13th Hour: A Thriller by Richard Doetsch In Byram Hills, New York, the police arrest Nick Quinn for murdering his wife Julia. The case seems air tight against Nick as Julia called 911 implying Nick was hurting her just before she was shot in the head. The murder weapon has his prints and his
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In order for readers to spend their money on a novel, they must have the desire to spend time (plus their money) in the world that you the author have created. To encourage readers to want to do this, you should provide information that helps them enter into your world. One way to do this is to provide the first chapters for free on your website so that prospective readers can get a good feel for the story and characters.
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Secrets of the Sands (Children of the Desert) by Leona Wisoker Leona Wisoker’s novel follows two storylines closely to its end, shifting alternatively from one to another with each chapter and having in its center three characters, Cafad Scratha and Idisio, who share the same storyline since their destinies are weaved together from the early
