[Do you have an idea for a future Mind Meld? Let us know!] This week we asked our participants to talk about Words they first encountered in genre Q: What interesting, [...]
Atlantic Ocean-hopping Mazarkis Williams is the author of the Silk Road Fantasy Tower and Knife trilogy (The Emperor’s Knife, Knife Sworn, and the new novel, The Tower [...]
[Do you have an idea for a future Mind Meld? Let us know!] We asked this week’s panelists… Q: What are some of the most overdone tropes and stereotypes in SF/F? [...]
UPDATED to include a response from Delia Sherman [Do you have an idea for a future Mind Meld? Let us know!] Very often, in secondary world fantasy novels, the default [...]
SUMMARY: A solid first effort, with a great amount of potential. Looking forward to more. SYNOPSIS: Silk Road fantasy. Sarmin’s life has been confined to a tiny room, [...]
[Do you have an idea for a future Mind Meld? Let us know!] Usually when ask genre authors about the influences on their work we are expecting, and usually get, responses that [...]
SYNOPSIS: In the Cerani Empire, a royal assassin, an imprisoned prince and his future bride stand athwart a plot that threatens the Empire’s throne and beyond. MY [...]