Hi All! First a reminder that today is the LAST day to get a bunch of free fantasy books, stories, and previews (including mine) in the Fantasy Books for Fantasy Lovers Giveaway (link here): And, after weeks of agonizing labor, I astonished myself by producing the (beautiful, if I do say so myself) paperback version […]
Read more "Free Books, and the Paperback of The Breathing Sea I!"Kushiel’s Dart Jacqueline Carey During my MA program at an august and prestigious institution, there were two authors I read that made a profound impact on me. Only one of them was assigned for course work. The other I stumbled upon by accident in the local branch of the NYC public library, where I would […]
Read more "“Kushiel’s Dart” by Jacqueline Carey"It’s a frigid Boxing Day here, so it seems like a great time to give away The Midnight Land! Book I is FREE December 26-28 on Kindle! Get it here. And Part II is only 99c! Get it here. And you can pick up a free preview of The Breathing Sea, along with lots of […]
Read more "Boxing Day Deals!"Want some free fantasy? Come swing by the Fantasy Books for Fantasy Lovers Group Giveaway on Instafreebie! You can access the entire giveaway of 70 books and previews here Or go straight to the free preview of The Breathing Sea here Happy reading!
Read more "Fantasy Books for Fantasy Lovers Giveaway"Tired of reading about macho men? Looking for some speculative fiction that’s a bit different? Maybe something a bit more…feminine (dare we even say: feminist?). Do we have the special offers and new releases for you! First of all, The Breathing Sea I is free December 2-3 on Kindle: myBook.to/tbsi And The Breathing Sea II is […]
Read more "So Many Deals and New Releases!"For Kicks Dick Francis In “For Kicks” Francis continues to demonstrate the mastery of the horse-thriller genre he established in “Nerve.” Even more so than “Nerve,” “For Kicks” is slightly bizarre, unrealistic wish fulfillment, but that in no way diminishes its charm–in fact, it is one of the key factors in its charm. Who doesn’t […]
Read more "“For Kicks” by Dick Francis"The Ghosts of Galway Ken Bruen “A failed suicide is a sad, sad *****” So begins “The Ghosts of Galway,” dropping the reader right into the action, as Jack Taylor, former Garda member and failed suicide, ends up, not kinder or wiser, but as a security guard, which he calls “Suicide by boredom.” Only things […]
Read more "“The Ghosts of Galway” by Ken Bruen"Brave Deeds David Abrams “We double-time across Baghdad on our twelve feet, a mutant dozen-legged beetle dashing from rock to rock, confident in its shell but always careful of the soft belly underneath.” One of the bravest of the brave deeds in “Brave Deeds” may be the daring decision to narrate the book in the […]
Read more "“Brave Deeds” by David Abrams"The Breathing Sea I is in the Literary category of The 50 Best Indie Books of 2017! Votes are deeply appreciated and can be cast here. And while you’re at it, why not mosey on over to the Science Fiction section and cast a vote for my pal Christina’s “A Space Girl From Earth”? Or […]
Read more "“The Breathing Sea I” is up for an award! Votes are appreciated!"Virtual FantasyCon 2017! That’s right, Virtual FantasyCon 2017 is here! The Reader’s Corner Page is here My personal Facebook “booth” is here–come by for some pictures of exotic animals, like Akhal-Tekes! Now, we could admire pictures of beautiful horses all day and feel perfectly satisfied, but to make things even better, I’m making all four […]
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E. P. Clark: Author, Book Reviewer, and All-Around Literary Handiwoman 