The Shelf Life of Secret History During Interesting Times, by Tom Doyle

My American Craftsmen trilogy is a saga of magician-soldiers and psychic spies. It has a backstory in which Poe and Continue reading →

Review of ‘All Those Explosions Were Someone Else’s Fault’ by James Alan Gardner

All Those Explosions Were Someone Else’s Fault is the latest novel from Canadian science-fiction author, educator and tech writer James Continue reading →

Review of ‘Beauty’ by Robin McKinley

Beauty was the debut novel of now far-more-prolific American author Robin McKinley, and is a re-telling of the classic story Continue reading →

Review of ‘The Core’ by Peter V. Brett

NOTE THIS REVIEW IS SPOILER FREE FOR PLOT ELEMENTS OF ‘THE CORE’ BUT MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS FOR EARLIER BOOKS IN Continue reading →

Review of Kodama: The Tree Spirits by Daniel Solis

Kodama: The Tree Spirits is a 2016 game designed by Daniel Solis and published by Indie Boards and Cards and Continue reading →

Review of ‘West of Loathing’ by Asymmetric

West of Loathing is a comedy western fantasy science fiction role-playing game featuring turn-based combat, open world gameplay, and a Continue reading →

Review of ‘War and Craft’ by Tom Doyle

War and Craft is the third book in the American Craft trilogy by American author Tom Doyle, and definitely lives Continue reading →

Review of ‘Fool’s Assassin’ by Robin Hobb

Fool’s Assassin is the first book of The Fitz and the Fool trilogy by American author Robin Hobb, and the Continue reading →

Writing Fiction in a Time of Genuine Crisis, by Patrick S. Tomlinson

A funny thing happened to me one year ago today. A random tweet throwing shade at the typical right-wing response Continue reading →

Interview with Tanya Huff

Alongside my review of Tanya Huff’s latest novel A Peace Divided, I was given the chance to submit some interview Continue reading →

Review of ‘Children of the Divide’ by Patrick S. Tomlinson

Children of the Divide is the third installment of the Children of a Dead Earth series by American author, comedian, Continue reading →

Review of ‘A Peace Divided’ by Tanya Huff

A Peace Divided is the second novel in the Peacekeeper series by Canadian author Tanya Huff, and the seventh novel Continue reading →

Review of ‘Flesh and Fire’ by Laura Anne Gilman

Flesh and Fire is the first novel in the Vineart War trilogy from author and editor Laura Anne Gilman, and Continue reading →

Review of ‘Maestro’ and ‘Hero’ by R.A Salvatore

So it’s been a while since I’ve published a review. I sort of promised myself when I branched out on Continue reading →

2016 Reading List

2016 Reading List, by this point I’d transitioned to Strange Currencies, and was still running the store full time. I Continue reading →

Film Review of “Ender’s Game” (No Spoilers)

An introductory note: The purpose of this review is to serve solely as a review of the film Ender’s Game, Continue reading →

Review of ‘The Book of the Crowman’ by Joseph D’Lacey

The Book of the Crowman is the continuation of the post-apocalyptic series The Black Dawn by British author Joseph D’Lacey, Continue reading →

Review of ‘The Copper Promise’ by Jen Williams

The Copper Promise is the first novel in The Copper Cat trilogy by British author Jen Williams. Originally published as Continue reading →

Review of ‘A Night Without Stars’ by Peter F Hamilton

A Night Without Stars is the latest from space-opera expert and best-selling British science fiction author Peter F Hamilton. The Continue reading →

Review of ‘Fall of Light’ by Steven Erikson

Fall of Light is the second novel in the Kharkanas Trilogy by Canadian fantasy author Steven Erikson, the sequel to Continue reading →