The Dark Tower by Stephen King My rating: 5 of 5 stars Read for the 12 Awards in 12 Months Challenge, the Apocalypse Now! Reading Challenge, the High Fantasy Reading Challenge, and the Read the Sequel Reading Challenge. This novel won the Derleth Award in 2005. The conclusion of the Dark Tower series is probably […]
Read More Book Review: The Dark Tower by Stephen KingBy Morgan Daimler It’s generally assumed in Western culture today that elves, and more widely many types of fairies, have pointed ears and the image has become so ingrained in popular culture as to be a trope. Yet why do we picture elves and fairies with pointed ears, when most descriptions from European folklore^ emphasize […]
Read More Why Do Elves Have Pointed Ears?Song of Susannah by Stephen King My rating: 3 of 5 stars Read for the Second Best Reading Challenge, the Apocalypse Now! Reading Challenge, the High Fantasy Reading Challenge, and the Read the Sequel Reading Challenge. This novel was nominated for the Locus Award. I’d almost forgotten all of this one in my re-read. This […]
Read More Book Review: Song of Suzannah by Stephen KingReleasing my book trailer for the final installment of the Wyrd West Chronicles for the first year! This turned out to be a long one: unedited, it’s 45,000 words! Wyrd West publication will resume in 2019. This year, I’ll still be producing the print collection, and I’ll still be putting out the audiobook (or perhaps […]
Read More Book Trailer: The Widow’s Gambit (Wyrd West Chronicles #6)By Doris Elin Salazar If you’ve ever wondered what kind of weather Jon Snow faces as he fights against White Walkers in the hit television fantasy series “Game of Thrones,” the conditions are about the same as they are in Fairbanks, Alaska, according to a new climate simulation of the fictitious realm. Plus, dragons scorching up Westeros […]
Read More ‘Game of Thrones’ Climate Simulator Explains Crazy Weather of WesterosWolves of the Calla by Stephen King My rating: 5 of 5 stars Read for the I Just Have to Read More of That Author Reading Challenge, the Second Best Reading Challenge, the Apocalypse Now! Reading Challenge, the High Fantasy Reading Challenge, and the Read the Sequel Reading Challenge. This book was nominated for the […]
Read More Book Review: Wolves of the Calla by Stephen KingThe Wind Through the Keyhole by Stephen King My rating: 5 of 5 stars Read for the Apocalypse Now! Reading Challenge, the High Fantasy Reading Challenge, and the Read the Sequel Reading Challenge. Stephen King describes this as “Dark Tower 4.5,” so this is the sequence I chose to read it in for my re-read. […]
Read More Book Review: The Wind Through the Keyhole by Stephen KingJust a gentle reminder that the next installment in the Wyrd West Chronicles, The Reaping, is coming out tomorrow. You might be interested to know this one is not a novelette, but a full-length novella! Today is your last chance to pre-order and your last chance to take advantage of my Wyrd West sale! You […]
Read More New Release in the Wyrd West Chronicles!Wizard and Glass by Stephen King My rating: 5 of 5 stars Read for the Second Best Reading Challenge, the Apocalypse Now! Reading Challenge, the Author! Author! Reading Challenge, the High Fantasy Reading Challenge, the Need to Reread Challenge,, and the Read the Sequel Challenge. This novel was nominated for the Locus Award, which qualifies […]
Read More Book Review: Wizard and Glass by Stephen KingBy Randy Ellefson Depending on your ability, creating names for people, places, and beings in fantasy books can either be fun or a pain. I’ve been doing this for three decades and will provide some tricks and thoughts to help. KISS KISS doesn’t really stand for “keep it simple, stupid”, but it’s a good principle […]
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