Debut Review – Master of None by Sonya Bateman

Master of None by Sonya Bateman Pocket Books

Read the First Chapter (pdf)

Regular readers know that I don’t usually read urban fantasies. However, this urban fantasy I couldn’t put down.

Gavyn Donatti is a professional thief who knows that some men are dangerous to work for. But still, he agrees — or [...]

One More Week of Light Posting

There will be one more week of light posting before I resume my regular Sunday to Thursday schedule. I will divulge the reasons for this after next week.

But I do want to congratulate frequent commenter and awesome blogger Carolyn Crane — of The Thrillionth Page — for the publication of her novel, Mind [...]

Interview with Sonya Bateman!

Sonya Bateman is the author of the very fun urban fantasy, Master of None, which comes out next week. I thought I’d try out a conversational email interview on her, and she agreed to be experimented upon.  We had lots of fun with this. Enjoy!

I thought I’d start this conversational interview with a [...]

Winner of Spellwright Giveaway, Plus Stuff

The winner of the Spellwright giveaway is Julio! Thanks to everyone for entering, and thanks to Tor for sponsoring this giveaway.

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I have been reading a very LONG book called Angelology by Danielle Trussoni. This is my first foray into Dan Brown-style supernatural thrillers. Except, it isn’t really a thriller, because [...]

Congratulations, Interesting Post, and One Other Thing

First, I’d like to offer a rather delayed congratulations to Deborah Blake, frequent commenter and occasional reviewer here, for signing with an agent! We have a lot of aspiring authors hanging out here, and it’s wonderful to see when they hit a milestone like this. It makes the rest of us think, yes, we [...]

Elder Scrolls Matchup: Morrowind vs. Oblivion

Elder Scrolls Morrowind and Oblivion Bethesda Softworks

I’ve been a fan of the Elder Scrolls computer game series since the days of Daggarfall. I love the single-player role playing game because it seems like in multiplayer games, you’re limited to games like Diablo, which to me seem nothing but hack and [...]

Recent General Fiction Debuts

If You Follow Me: A Novel by Malena Watrous Harper Perennial Trade Paperback – $14.99/$16.99 Can. General Fiction

Hoping to outpace her grief in the wake of her father’s suicide, Marina, a recent college graduate, has come to the small, rural Japanese town of Shika to teach English for a year. But in Japan, [...]

Debut Review – Soulless by Gail Carriger

Soulless By Gail Carriger (website) Orbit Mass market paperback, $7.99

Reviewed by Raven

Soulless was a fun novel. Mix Victorian England with vampires and werewolves and a coy sense of humor, and this book is the result. I think I can safely recommend it for fans of urban fantasy and Jane Austen (I [...]

Giveaway – Spellwright by Blake Charlton!

Tor has offered to give away a copy of Spellwright by Blake Charlton, which Superwench reviewed (and loved!) below. To enter, either:

leave a comment (making sure you enter your accurate email address), or send me an email to tia dot nevitt at gmail dot com. If you email [...]

Debut Review: The River Kings’ Road

The River Kings’ Road by Liane Merciel Gallery Books Hardcover – $26

I was excited to hear about Liane Merciel’s The River Kings’ Road because it has been a while since I’ve seen any debut epic fantasies by women.

The River Kings’ Road centers around a handful of characters. Brys is a mercenary, [...]

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