This evening I finished Underground by Kat Richardson, the most recent in her Greywalker series, an urban fantay series about private investigator Harper Blaine whose two-minute death resulted in her being able to see the Grey, the foggy in-between world of magic, ghosts, and the paranormal. The books read more like straight up mysteries, like [...]
Underground by Kat Richardson
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The first person perspective in fantasy rant
When I was growing up and reading books, I encountered a lot of first person point of view. As a result, I started writing in first person when I was in middle school, thinking clearly that was the best perspective. It took several creative writing classes and a truck load of short stories (and, surprisingly [...]
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Princeps’ Fury by Jim Butcher
This morning I finished the fifth and latest installment in Butcher’s Codex Alera series, Princeps’ Fury. I have been a fan of them since picking them up from the library earlier this year. I now own 1 to 4 in paperback, all ready for me to read through again. Back to Princeps’ Fury: it was [...]
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The Seeker of Truth… in Primetime?
They are officially making a Sword of Truth television series — yes, bloggers, I am late with this news, so sue me — and I am surprised. Not shocked (I mean, it was bound to happen; the books are bestsellers) but surprised. “Legend of the Seeker.” Not so bad, looks like. Also, I mean, the [...]
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