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The Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe My rating: 5 of 5 stars In the fantasy genre, coming of age…

A criticism of an early version of my first novel was that it was not grounded enough, too “out there,” too interested…

Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card My rating: 5 of 5 stars Lots of people have jumped on the Orson…

Although it might seem a bit strange at first, I take inspiration for my novels equally from Slavic mythology, sacred literature and…

Arsenic with Austen: A Mystery by Katherine Bolger Hyde My rating: 4 of 5 stars Arsenic with Austen is the first mystery…

Something a little lighter this week. I generally like to have a vivid mental picture of events and places and people before…