I snagged an ARC of the first book in a younger YA series called Darkbeast, by Morgan Keyes. It’s a solid addition to the roster of good YA out there; fast-paced with plenty of adventure. From the back of the book: In Keara’s world, every child has a darkbeast—a creature Read more…
I like a ripping yarn. In fact, I love a ripping yarn. This is what Heroic Fantasy Quarterly aims to provide. HFQ is, like Black Gate, dedicated to the old-fashioned sword-and-sorcery, epic, Conanesque-but-not-a-pastiche, fantasy. There aren’t many magazines that offer this kind of fantasy. I love fantasy in the real Read more…
Sometimes I feel like I should start every blog post the way Jim Anchower does: (“Ola, amigos, it’s been a while since I rapped at ya…”) True fact: my former cow-orker had a photo of Jim Anchower in a picture frame on his desk; the very same picture frame that Read more…