Josh Vogt (Author FORGE OF ASHES) says Leggo of My Ego! All About Playing Well with Other Worlds
Josh Vogt, author of FORGE OF ASHES, discusses writing in the Pathfinder Tales universe [...]
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Josh Vogt (Author of ENTER THE JANITOR) on Subsuming the Myths – Stealing for My Story
Josh Vogt, author of ENTER THE JANITOR, talks about subsuming myths and ideas in writing [...]
Wondrous Wit Smackdown! The Pleasure of Witty Repartee
What is it about witty banter that thrills our souls so? How is it that some stories may be weak on plot, on action, or lack a compelling setting, yet they can still rivet us [...]
Oh Ye of Little Faith – Stories of Belief
One god. Two gods. Red gods. Blue gods. Seems like gods are everywhere in fantasy stories (and some science fiction, yes). They tend to be a catch-all for the sources and [...]
Love Them Landscapes: The Unique Geography of Speculative Fiction
It’s almost a given these days, especially with fantasy books–you open up the front cover and an enormous map sprawls out before you, denoting various continents, [...]
Those Magnificent Minds: Enhanced Intellects on the Loose in SF
What would you do to make yourself smarter? Take a mix of illegal drugs, preferably injected straight into the cerebral cortex? Implant your skull with all sorts of black [...]
Fantasy has Gone to the Dogs: Protags with Pets
What is it about dogs that hold such a special place in our hearts? Is it their undying loyalty? Their unceasingly wagging tails? The feral gleam in their adorable puppy eyes [...]
Gandalf Get Your Gun – Targeting Military Fantasy
What defines military fantasy as a subgenre? Is it, as the post title suggests, a wizard wielding a fireball in one hand and a shotgun in the other, drawling “Do you [...]
It’s Dangerous to Go Alone! – Allies Who Make All the Difference
While there may be plenty of fantasy heroes who try the lone-wolf route during much of their adventures, it’s rare that they end up alone forever. Every hero, no matter [...]
‘Ware the Grim Reader – Stories That Enter the Realm of Death!
Ah, Death. The cuddly, soul-reaping anthropomorphic personification of mortality that is ever humanity’s companion. Not sure what we did to get our collective selves [...]
Oh, The Places You’ll Go…And Likely Die – Tales from the Pathfinder RP game
Fantasy novels based on a roleplaying game? You betcha. There’s no shortage of book series that suck money from devoted fans tie in to popular gaming franchises, such [...]
Paragons of Violence and Vice – Anti-Heroes Among Us
Pfft. Who gives two figs about noble and courageous heroes with their shiny armor and white horses and unwavering devotion to all that is pure and noble? (Also, where would [...]
Those are the Rules – Magic Systems Showdown!
Once upon a time, in fantasy stories far far away, magic was a mysterious force that affected the characters and world in mostly unknown ways. If a character ever wondered [...]
Rock ’em Sock ’em! – Stories with Robots
01010100 01101000 01100101 01110011 01100101 00100000 01100010 01101111 01101111 01101011 01110011 ….what? You can’t read binary? Shame on you. Fine. [...]
Some like it Bleak: Stories in Shades of Gray (Steven John’s THREE A.M. vs. Brian Evenson’s IMMOBILITY vs. Richard Kadrey’s SANDMAN SLIM
Ever read a book and the mental movie the words conjured was mostly in shadow? Where grit coats every surface and blood runs black instead of red? These are the stories that [...]
Duel of the Doorstoppers: Fantasy Books that Build More than Mental Muscle
When a novel is referred to as a “doorstopper,” it’s often both in humor and in warning. You might grin at the thought of an enormous fantasy epic being [...]
Today’s Special is Brainnnssss – Surviving the Hordes of Zombie Novels
Zombies seem to be the genre d’jour…ironic since zombie stories have inspired hordes of reading fans who endlessly prowl the shelves in search of the next big [...]
Put This in Your Pipe and Smoke It – A Sherlock Holmes Genre Anthology Smackdown
What is it about the power of deduction that so fascinates people? The ability to spot a bit of dirt on someone’s cuff and instantly deduce that their second [...]
When Heaven and Hell Collide: Angels & Demons Novel Smackdown!
Authors love to salt their work with existing religious elements. Angels and demons are two such elements that pop up in countless genre tales, from novels to comic books to [...]
Stroll Down these Dark Alleys: Urban Fantasy Crime-Fighter Novel Smackdown!
Science fiction, fantasy, and horror are rife with crime-fighting characters–and I’m not talking about comic book superheroes. Rather, consider more the many [...]
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