Work on my reputation. Mercenaries are, by far and large, despised for their tendency to, er, switch sides at the slightest bit of trouble. But there's good money to be earned when you're known for loyalty, 'specially when you've got the employer to appreciate it. Never leave a job unfinished and a commision incomplete. Staunchness is... Continue Reading →
The Unintentionally Helpful Villain #13: A Horrible Truth
Diary Entry #0197 Seventeen-score men died unto that faithful night whence I chose to lead the disgruntled women--wives, grandmothers and daughters, one and all--against the brutal injustice of the patriarchy. The next morning they all wept and came to regret their actions. Their tears should've touched me...but only filled me with great distaste for all... Continue Reading →
Book Recommendation: The Time of The Dark
Some time ago, I wrote about an appreciation thread on reddit; it was about author Barbara Hambly and her many works, which include but are not limited to vampiric noir, dark fantasy, world-jumping fun with wizards and much more! The Time of the Dark was the first amongst these recommendations, and the favourite of the... Continue Reading →
Fantasy Quote of the Day, 28/08/2017
Today's quote is all about the past! We all have our pasts. I suspect we keep them nebulous not because we are hiding from our yesterdays but because we think we will cut more romantic figures if we roll our eyes and dispense delicate hints about beautiful women forever beyond our reaches. Those men whose... Continue Reading →
Book Recommendation: The Gunslinger
I saw "The Dark Tower" movie today, and it left me with...mixed feelings. Matthew Mchonaghy makes every scene he's in so much fun, but the adaptation makes everything so much...less. The ideas shown within the movie are a fraction of what The Dark Tower is about. But this is about the book, not the movie.... Continue Reading →
The Unintentionally Helpful Villain, Volume #12: Social Upheaval
Diary Entry #0190 Mine powers of tracking have proven useless in the quest to discover where Amara, mine treacherous, body-snatching former wife, has ran off to. I will not give up, however. She cannot hide for long. Diary Entry #0191 I came across an apple merchant today. Apples, he told me, blessed by the gauntleted hand of the... Continue Reading →
Ten Things I would do if I were a Scarred, Self-Proclaimed King
This is a continuation of the Dazzlingly Hot Prince in a Fantasy Realm! post. After the good fortunes that came to shine upon our Dazzlingly Hot new King, his successful spree came to a screeching halt, when a Dark Lord entered the lands. A short skirmish ensured, during which Lerik--the new King-- thought the battle his; that... Continue Reading →
The Unintentionally Helpful Villain, Vol. 09 – Volunteers
Diary Entry #0170 Mine power sizzles and crackles with a terrible itch to be used. But I mustn't allow myself any distraction for the chase grows ever closer and more heated. Strange, this heat; unnatural, even. Almost does it remind me of...but no, it cannot be. Great challenges did we overcome since the foul princeling's... Continue Reading →
Thursday Recommendation: Half a King
Joe Abercrombie is a master of subverting expectations. I have yet to touch Abercrombie's most well-known work, the First Law trilogy, although I have only heard good -- Nay, great -- things about it. Now that I've read the first book in the Shattered Sea trilogy, I am more than looking forward to that experience.... Continue Reading →
The Grimoire Reliquary 