Quietus by Vivian Schilling
Quietus is an engaging tale of love, death and survival. Vivian Schilling has crafted a well-paced supernatural thriller in her second novel. The…
Year: 2002
Interview with David Brin
This Interview has been provided by Orbit, and is printed with their permission. Was there one basic idea or theme you wanted to explore…
Lucid Writing Advice V by Antavius S. Flagg
Five ways to find your style of writing best for you The blunt voice The articulate voice The first person The third person The…
Lucid Writing Advice VII by Antavius S. Flagg
5 ways to know if you have passive voice and fix it Objects are acted upon Limited Dialogue Look for Was A feeling of…
Science Fantasy by Ian Irvine
A SHADOW ON THE GLASS is a “science-fantasy” novel. When creating this book, did you think in terms of combining Science Fiction and Fantasy?…
Interview with a Dragon by Holly Lisle
One accepts the invitation of a monster cautiously, and with a backup plan if possible. I have no backup plan. The rrôn faces me,…
Isle of Battle, The by Sean Russell
The Isle of Battle is an excellent continuation of Sean Russell’s saga, The Swans’ War, begun in The One Kingdom. Sean Russell has avoided…
The Reclamation Project by Ruth Marie Davis
The body of Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature is moving; the old face is cracking and changing shape. With each new idea put to…
Daughter of the Dark by Louise Cusack
In Daughter of the Dark, Louise Cusack picks up the tale of Katarene, and more importantly, her child Glimmer in this continuing tale in…
Author’s note Hidden Empire by Kevin J. Anderson
Hidden Empire is the first book in a multi-volume science fiction epic, The Saga of Seven Suns, filled with alien races, court intrigues, romance…
Lucid Writing Advice IV by Antavius S. Flagg
The five ways of creating a fantasy world Create a good idea of your fantasy world Naming characters, places, and religions. Knowing when not…
TALION: REVENANT by Michael A. Stackpole
Michael Stackpole’s Talion: Revenant is the first novel he wrote, but that is hard to tell once you read the book. This is a…
The Writer’s Guide to Fantasy Literature by Philip A. Martin
The Writer’s Guide to Fantasy Literature is an interesting book. Gathered between the covers is a rather diverse set of interviews and essays by…
Interview with Sara Douglass
Sara Douglass is one of the hottest new names in Fantasy. Well that is only true in the United States. She has been published…
Dragon Lords by C. Dunbar
Man, what a ride! That is the only way to describe the experience of reading Dragon Lords, by C. Dunbar. According to the publisher,…
Midnight Predator by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
Vampires are so overdone. They used to be the terror of night, that ghoulish creature that fed on human blood, frightening and horrendous in…
STARMAN by Sara Douglass (Axis/Wayfarer Redemption #3)
Sara Douglass’ fantasy began appearing in the United States in March 2001, but she has received the Aurealis (the Australian Fantasy) award and she…
Dune versus Dune by Byron Merritt
I enjoyed talking with my grandfather on many occasions prior to his death and, not surprisingly, our conversations often strayed into the realm of…
The Backburner Book by Karin Lowachee
Nobody was more surprised than the author that WARCHILD came out the way it did. I was working on a fantasy novel when a…
On Fantasy by Alma A. Hromic
Most fiction is about a battle between Good and Evil. The Evil may be a sadistic schoolteacher or Adolf Hitler, but this is still…
