Marissa Meyer’s “Heartless” is one of several YA novels that have come out in recent years exploring the backstory of the Queen of Hearts from “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” and how she came to be the way she is when Alice encounters her. In this Read More …
A Forgotten Realms book taking place in Hlondeth, a port city ruled by the serpentine Yuan-ti, Venom’s Taste follows the story of a human ropemaker named Arvin. Under the thumb of the thieves guild and forced to use his talents to make magical rope for Read More …
The first of this month’s reviews is an indie YA novel, “The Council” by Kayla Krantz. The first in a trilogy, “The Council” introduces us to a world of witches separated into five covens and the character of Lilith Lace, a crippled teenager born to Read More …
“Lord of Runes” is a novel set in the Pathfinder universe. For those who are unaware, Pathfinder is a new RPG system that has come onto the scene in recent years as an alternative to Dungeons and Dragons. This being my first exposure to the Read More …
As we await final technical details to be worked out so that I can set an official release date (this will most likely be after all the fuss over the eclipse is done), I’d like to start getting everyone pumped about Roc Rider. To that Read More …
Exciting news everyone. I have chosen the cover for “Chronicles of the Roc Rider”. Pretty eye-catching, yes? I think it represents the tone of the book well too. Still having some things tweaked to get it ready but I think it’s quite grand. Let me Read More …
This past weekend I completed my edits for “Chronicles of the Roc Rider” and passed the manuscript on to a second set of eyes to catch stuff that slipped past me. While that’s happening I’m working my way through things such as cover art, book Read More …
Video is king this month in the Get Nerdy on Thirty, four out of ten items are video for July! Also see some great top 10 lists, an interesting new theory from Stephen Hawking, some exciting announcements for fans of Doctor Who, Stargate and StarCraft, Read More …
“Dream a Little Dream” is a translated title, originally written in German and then translated to English for its UK and US releases. I’ve always enjoyed reading translated titles. “100 Years of Solitude”. “The Last Dragon”. Something about seeing the way these books use language, Read More …
Amani is back in this exciting follow-up to “Rebel of the Sands”. You may remember my liking the first book quite a lot in my review of it, and luckily for all of us the second book doesn’t disappoint. Firstly, although this should be obvious, Read More …
