Tag: books

  • Review: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke

    This year, many of the contributors to my other blog, Speculative Chic, all set New Year’s Resolutions together. Some of them were to catch up on movies, others were to revisit an old favorite video game. Mine was to finally tackle the giant hardcover that had been anchoring my “to be read” pile since I…

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  • Author Interview with Brenda Cooper

    To celebrate the re-release of her first novel, The Silver Ship and the Sea, and promote the Kickstarter project for her connected short story collection, Stories of Fremont’s Children, author Brenda Cooper was kind enough to answer some questions I had about the world of these stories. ABOUT THE BOOK Prisoners of a war they barely remember,…

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    Love Across the Universe Blog Tour: What’s next?

    I’m pleased to host the authors of the new science fiction/romance anthology, Love Across the Universe, which came out on August 1. Now that their stories have been released into the wild, it’s time to find out what all of them are working on next! Elsa M. Carruthers: “All B+ut You” I have a few essays…

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  • Review: Heart of the Dragon (Supernatural #4) by Keith R.A. DeCandido

    I usually avoid reading other reviews of books before writing my own, but for some reason I scrolled down when getting the links for this book. While it looks like the majority of the ratings are positive, the top few reviews that showed up on Goodreads absolutely trashed this book, which is unfortunate. You might…

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  • Review: WILDFIRE (Hidden Legacy #3) by Ilona Andrews

    This was a thrilling conclusion to a major part of the Hidden Legacy story line. Nevada Baylor’s family and her interactions with them are my one of my favorite parts of this series, and it was exciting to see plot progression on that front. For some reason, I had it stuck in my head that…

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    Book excerpt: STEEL BLOOD Blog Tour Stop #14

    It’s been a whirlwind two weeks, but today is the last stop of the Steel Blood blog tour! If you missed any stops along the way, you can find the full roster at my Guest Blog page. For our final stop, author Weston Kindcade was kind enough to discuss his thoughts about Steel Empires Book 1:…

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    Book excerpt: STEEL BLOOD Blog Tour Stop #10

    Author Anna Zabo offered to host a short excerpt from Steel Blood on their blog for this stop of the blog tour! The scene takes place near the beginning of the novel, when Victory and Mikelos have arrived in the Qin Empire’s colonial city of Jiang Yi Yue. As a vampire, Victory was prepared to wait…

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  • Book Spotlight & Review: HOUNDS OF THE UNDERWORLD (Path of Ra #1) by Dan Rabarts & Lee Murray

    Today is release day for the newest Raw Dog Screaming Press authors: Dan Rabarts and Lee Murray! I read this book ages ago, and I’ve been so excited to share it with all of you. ABOUT THE BOOK On the verge of losing her laboratory, her savings, and all respect for herself, Pandora (Penny) Yee…

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  • Review: BONE KEY (Supernatural #3) by Keith R.A. DeCandido

    My quest to become a genuine Keith R.A. DeCandido fangirl continues today with his second Supernatural media tie-in novel. I enjoyed this one a lot more than his first, Nevermore, for a variety of reasons. 

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    Meet Penny and Matiu from HOUNDS OF THE UNDERWORLD!

    This Wednesday, a new novel from the writing team of Lee Murray and Dan Rabarts will be released from Raw Dog Screaming Press! They quickly embraced the spirit of family that I love about RDSP, and jumped on the idea when I suggested a bit of cross-promotion since our newest books are arriving a week…

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    STEEL BLOOD featured on The Skiffy and Fanty Show: A Book By Its Cover!

    In a surprise blog tour spot that I knew was coming, but had no idea of when, Steel Blood has been “reviewed” as part of a relaunched monthly feature at The Skiffy and Fanty Show: A Book By Its Cover! It’s a joke column that literally makes up a book review based on what the cover…

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    Sunday inspirational interview at the Tower of the Archmage: STEEL BLOOD Blog Tour Stop #7

    One of my life goals is to eventually see the Steel Empires series adapted into a table-top RPG. A lot of my history and passion for gaming has gone into this series, which the Tower of Archmage captures nicely in it’s Sunday Inspirational post, featuring an interview with me! A quick look: Let’s jump right…

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  • Review: DYSTOPIA BOY: THE UNAUTHORIZED FILES by Trevor D. Richardson

    Disclaimer: I consider myself friends with the author, and I received a harcopy version of this novel through a book trade with him. There’s so much talent packed into this novel that I’m honestly not sure where to begin. It’s a beast of a book that almost drags on too long, but at the end,…

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    Writing strong female characters with Rhonda Mason: STEEL BLOOD Blog Tour Stop #6

    I have kind of a love/hate relationship with the “strong female character” trope. Today, with author Rhonda Mason, I talk about the ways the main character of my series falls into this particular urban fantasy stereotype — and how I break the stereotype. A quick look: I’ve only been participating in programming at conventions for…

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    (Other) Excellent urban fantasy authors with Sara Dobie Bauer: STEEL BLOOD Blog Tour Stop #5

    There are honestly too many awesome urban fantasy writers in the genre to name right now, but fellow author Sara Dobie Bauer asked me to write about my top 5 favorite and most influential. Instead of a sneak peak at the text, I’ll just show you a picture of a bookshelf in my living room.…

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    The history of Limani with A.M. Justice: STEEL BLOOD Blog Tour Stop #4

    For the next stop on the Steel Blood blog tour, I couldn’t miss a visit with my internet doppelganger, author A.M. Justice! We share a love of world-building in our fantasy novels, so she asked me to write a bit about how the city of Limani came to be. A quick look: But while the…

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  • Spotlight Round-Up: STEEL BLOOD Blog Tour Stop #3.5

    As expected, someone left a toothbrush behind before we started the road trip (we’ll blame the gray cat currently purring in my lap, trying to look innocent). So, we had to swing back around to Speculative Chic for a book spotlight and short interview. Thanks so much to everyone who spread the word on social…

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    New Book Excerpt: STEEL BLOOD Blog Tour Stop #3

    Happy book birthday to the third book in the Steel Empires series! Steel Blood features the continuing adventures of Victory and Mikelos, who couldn’t quite manage to stay safe at home while their kids were off having adventures in Steel Magic. Today, the book is now officially available in hardcopy and ebook form from the following retailers:…

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    State of the Empires at Raw Dog Screaming Press: STEEL BLOOD Blog Tour Stop #2

    For day 2 of the Steel Blood blog tour, I visited the Raw Dog Screaming Press blog for the first annual State of the Empires! Here’s a short excerpt: In the past few months, since the official announcement of Steel Blood, people keep congratulating me on finishing my book trilogy. While many fantasy series do typically come…

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    My Favorite Things at Speculative Chic: STEEL BLOOD Blog Tour Stop #1

    On stop #1 of the Steel Blood blog tour, head over to my second home on the internet, Speculative Chic, to learn about some of my very favorite things. Here’s a sneak peak: Traditional space ships are cool and all, but there’s just something more magical and special about a strange blue box. Though I…

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