Author: Gordon Dahlquist
Pages: 768 (hardcover)
I’ve been meaning to review this for a long time - and having just finished its sequel, The Dark Volume, it seems like as good a time as any to finally get around to it.
Some interesting financial data, to begin with: according to this (and various other stories I’ve read) [...]
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The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters
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Damn
I just wrote a post about my annoyance over George R. R. Martin collaborating with another author on A Dance with Dragons, before realizing that it’s very probably an April Fool’s joke.
Let’s forget that ever happened, okay?
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Wordpress updated
I’ve been running on 2.5 for a while, but things are all updated to 2.7 now!
I had to put up a new style which I’m probably going to customize when I have time - although I actually do like the way it looks now.
Also, most of the images in posts were deleted, due mostly to [...]
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Writing Advice from Fantasy Authors
I searched the interviews of twelve successful fantasy authors to find their advice for aspiring authors, which I’ve compiled in this entry.
Silent in the Grave
Author: Deanna Raybourn
ISBN: 978-0778324102
Pages (hardcover): 512
A Victorian mystery set in London. The book opens with the death of protagonist Lady Julia Grey’s husband, though the majority of the action comes a year later when she realizes that he may have been murdered: she begins to investigate the matter with the help of possible Love Interest [...]
Away for a month
This is just to let Novelish readers know that I won’t have access to a computer for the next month or so. I’ll resume posting as soon as I get back.
I know I haven’t been particularly good with doing regular updates lately, but one thing I have been doing a lot is visiting Goodreads - [...]
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The Cry of the Icemark
Author: Stuart Hill
ISBN: 0-439-68626-1
Words: 136,500
Basically, in The Cry of the Icemark the thirteen-year-old princess Thirrin Freer Strong-in-the-Arm Lindenshield has to fight back the forces of the Polypontian Empire to defend her home. And there are a lot of different battles to be fought and potential allies to be courted, such as werewolves, the vampire king, [...]
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Eclipse
Author: Stephenie Meyer
ISBN: 978-0316160209
Pages (hardcover): 640
Breaking Dawn is due out on August 2nd, so it’s time to finish up my reviews of the series so far.
Let’s see. What I said about the writing style in my Twilight review is certainly true here as well. It did seem like there is a slightly increased usage [...]
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