Moiraine Damodred by Dan Dos Santos I don't remember the exact age I first read the Eye of the World, though I must have been pre-teen. I remember my dad having bought the first three - they just came out in Bulgarian for the very first time. I was going to the villa with my... Continue Reading →
The entirety of this review is published over at booknest.eu. Below is an exerpt of it because...well, #everythingiscontent, and this is mine. Entering a new fictional world that might take up dozens or even hundreds of hours of your time is no small thing; those first few hours are decisive as they can either mesmerize... Continue Reading →
This is an outtake from my booknest.eu review of Ben Galley's Heart of Stone. Click here for the full post. Ben Galley’s The Heart of Stone matters. It shows that chains can be broken, that stories have a profound effect on how we humans perceive the world and what actions we take, and it has something to... Continue Reading →
Hullo and welcome to this tiny review, in which I will bitch and moan about Fool Moon for a wee bit! Why? Because #EverythingIsContent ! I listened to James Masters's reading of the first Harry Dresden novel almost two years ago -- my Goodreads shelf tells me I read it on June 29, 2017 --... Continue Reading →
I've had some trouble putting my thoughts in order where Senlin Ascends, the first book in Josiah Bancroft's Books of Babel series of four, is concerned. This book is an excellent read, the kind whose characters live with you well after you've put it down for good. Perhaps Senlin Ascends is one of those rare... Continue Reading →
Ah, 80's era fantasy. An era much beloved by many and fairly disliked by some. To me, it's a by-gone age with some great books that hold up really well, and some that...well, don't. Either way, I've been going out of my way to explore this decade's worth of fantasy trends, and--surprise, surprise-- sword'n'sorcery is... Continue Reading →
Look at this cover! A three-eyed cat! A woman who looks like the Lady! A man that has to be Croaker! A pair of kids, one demonic, the other -- sort of nice, if you're into that sort, and whatnot. It's dark, it's stylish, it's of great quality! Do the job! Get paid! Survive! I'm... Continue Reading →
I took a big chunk of time of last October and November to re-read most of Steven Brust's excellent Vlad Taltos novels. I loved the first few novels as a child when I had read them in Bulgarian. I must've been between nine-ten, maybe eleven when I first held Jhereg in my hands. It was a... Continue Reading →
Welcome back to my summary of 'The Anatomy of Story' by John Truby. Today we'll take a look at Chapter 3, which deals with the steps of story structure. Let's get to it! When we talk about the structure of a story, we talk about how a story develops over time. A story has a... Continue Reading →
Whenever I read Neil Gaiman's short-form fiction -- his poetry and short stories -- I feel as if I'm inhaling some alchemical substance, an aroma whose very essence is imagination, refined by years of study and hard work. Fragile Things is one of several short story collections which might very well be my favorite (althought that's arguable). ... Continue Reading →
