Friday Conversation | Ep 125: Page Chewing Forum Hangout

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Weekly Pulls – Pick of the Week | Episode 51

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The Great Ordeal Chapters 12-13: Deciphering the Mysterious Coffer

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Spotlight Chewing with H.L. Tinsley & DB Rook | Episode 2

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Friday Conversation | Ep 124: Michael Castleman – The Challenges Faced by Authors in the Book Publishing Industry

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Discussing House of the Dragon Season 2 Episode 5: Regent

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ADVENTURES AT ICFA- DEPARTURE

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The Great Ordeal Chapters 7 – 11: Madness, Prophecy, and Determinism

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Raw Spirit by Iain Banks - the search for the perfect dram. A white whisky distillery building sits in the picturesque Scottish countryside under a blue sky.

Raw Spirit by Iain Banks

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Friday Conversation | Ep 123: Neil Laird – From TV Producer to Novelist – A Journey Through Time Travel, History, and Storytelling

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The Great Ordeal Chapters 4 – 7: The Symbolism of the Head on the Pole

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Discussing House of the Dragon S2 Episode 4: The Red Dragon And The Gold

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Friday Conversation | Ep 122: June Reading Round-Up: Exploring Themes in Fantasy Literature

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Valhalla Steel by Sean Crow

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Exploring Cormac McCarthy’s Child of God: Themes, Style, and Southern Stereotypes

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Friday Conversation | Ep 121: David Weill’s Journey from Medicine to Writing

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Spotlight Chewing with H.L. Tinsley & Alex S. Bradshaw | Episode 1

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Age of the Dryad by Jacob Sannox. A mysterious shadowy figure emerges from the dark forest, bathed in blue light, carrying a sword and shield.

Age of the Dryad by Jacob Sannox

In Age of the Dryad we return to the fantasy world of Jacob Sannox’s Dark Oak Chronicles….

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The White-Luck Warrior Chapters 12 & 13: Exploring the Historical Timeline Manipulation and Ulterior Motives

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The novel Use of Weapons by Iain M Banks, which features the black silhouette of a battleship. In front of the ship is a white chain and a black revolver lies on the floor in front of the chair. The book is pictured on a shelf, next to Iain M Banks other sci-fi novels.

Use of Weapons by Iain M Banks

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Friday Conversation | Ep 118: w/ Cera Lopez Lee & Layla Goushey – The Power of Cultural Lenses in Storytelling

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Weekly Pulls – Pick of the Week | Episode 44

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A Court of Broken Knives by Anna Smith Spark

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Friday Conversation | Ep 117: Kirsten Weiss – Creating an Interactive Reading Experience

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ADVENTURES AT ICFA-PART 4, DAY 4

Art by Lauren Brown

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Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey

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Exploring CROSSED

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Friday Conversation | Ep 116: J.V. Hilliard – The Importance of Realism in Fantasy Novels

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Steve’s Pick of the Week: Doom #1

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Weekly Pulls – Pick of the Week | Episode 42

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Obsidian: Awakening by Sienna Frost 

Obsidian Awakening is one of those books that feel easy to read, but when you look back…

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Friday Conversation | Ep 115: Elka Ray – Crafting a Mysterious Story

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Unraveling Westeros: Exploring Theories and Speculations in A Song of Ice and Fire

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My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones 

My Heart is a Chainsaw is a love letter to slasher movies. It reads like a slasher…

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Friday Conversation | Ep 114: Judith Starkston – Magic and History: A Journey into Historical Fantasy

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The novel Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie. A small red spacecraft flies over the surface of a much larger green spaceship.

Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie

“Anger was an old companion of mine by now.” Ancillary Sword is the sequel to the all-conquering…

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Weekly Pulls – Pick of the Week | Episode 40

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Steve’s Pick of the Week: Bear Pirate Viking Queen #1

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ADVENTURES AT ICFA- PART 3, DAY 3

Day 3: You may have noticed in my last post that I had an extremely eventful day…

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Dissecting Blood Meridian: Themes of Violence, Humanity, and History

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Seraphina’s Lament by Sarah Chorn

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The Seven Prophecies Return

Greetings game fans! Well, it’s been a while. I may have been absent from the blog for a few…

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Steve’s Pick of the Week: The Infernals #3

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The Winter Road by Adrian Selby

I had high expectations for this book, it’s been one I’ve been looking forward to for a…

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ADVENTURES AT ICFA- PART TWO, STILL DAY TWO

PART 2 I lied. Not because I meant to. I was just mistaken about the timeline. There…

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Friday Conversation | Ep 112: Rhonda Parker-Taylor & Bob Gonzales – Exploring the Writer’s Journey: Publishing, Writing, and Beyond

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A Lion's Pride by PL Stuart, The Drowned Kingdom Saga, Book #4 The cover features a golden heraldic lion on a blue background.

A Lion’s Pride by PL Stuart

“being a king is a cruel honour.” I’ll start by saying that reviewing this book without spoilers…

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Escape Reality by Kayla Frost

Escape Reality is a science fiction novel written by Kayla Frost and was published in November of…

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Edge of the Breach by Halo Scot

Before I started Edge of the Breach, I heard about how dark and brutal it is.  That…

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Unraveling ‘Irreversible’: A Deep Dive into Cinema’s Darkest Depths

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Weekly Pulls – Pick of the Week | Episode 38

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Steve’s Pick of the Week: Little Black Book #2

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ADVENTURES AT ICFA- PART ONE, THE FIRST TWO DAYS

Journey to Another World

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Gunmetal Gods by Zamil Akhtar

On rare occasions I start a book and immediately feel like the book was written for me. …

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Friday Conversation | Ep 110 w/ Mike Trigg: The Potential Dangers and Benefits of AI AI as a Tool for Authors and Readers

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The Devil in Derbyshire: Weird Tales of Argana Zeit Volume 2 by Owain Oakwood. A strange, demonic creature looms over a village in the Peak District late at night. The lights oare on in some windows, a path winding its way up a green hill, whilst most of the village nestles under the shadow of a stone viaduct. Argana Zeit, a young blonde woman, looks up at the strange figure with fear, her dog Max giving her a comforting look.

The Devil in Derbyshire

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Weekly Pulls – Pick of the Week | Episode 37

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