Ursula K. Le Guin was the muse, mentor, and mother I never met, but her inspiration will never leave me.
Month: January 2018
What’s the Matter with Mary Sue?
Another Facebook meme, another blog post about female protagonists.
Victoria of Ourtown, aka Vic the Blade (of A Wizard’s Forge, by A.M. Justice)
Thanks to Assaph Mehr for including Vic in his Protagonist Speaks series on his blog.
Dear readers, tonight we are republishing an article from the premiere newspaper in Latha, on the fantasy planet Knownearth.
After Vic, a former scholar turned soldier, nearly killed her erstwhile captor, the newspaper issued a scathing article condemning her actions.
The newspaper has followed this up with an interview with Vic, to hear her side of the story. We publish this second interview in full. Read on to learn of Vic’s adventures, and what drove her from being a shy scholar to become a warrior and pick up the fight against Relm.
Last week, this paper published the news that Captain Victoria of Ourtown—aka Vic the Blade—had tried and failed to assassinate Lornk Korng, the Lord of Relm. The Monarchy and Prime Minister’s office have protested that the Heralds’ coverage of the incident was biased. As members of the Lathan free press, we stand by our story, but invited the…
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2018: Year of Change
I went a little mad in 2017, but I'm going to get better.
My Most Anticipated Books of 2018
Gosh, what an honor to be included on the Critiquing Chemist’s “Most Anticipated Books of 2018” list. This may be just the kick in the pants I need to finish A Wizard’s Sacrifice. Check out this list for all the other great books coming up in 2018.
Happy New Year Friends! With 2017 having drawn to an end it is time to look forward to what 2018 has in store for avid book lovers! Similar to last year, I’ve comprised a list of the top books in 2018 that I’m looking forward to being released. While at least one book on the following list might be classified as wishful thinking, i.e., Winds of Winter, whereas optimistically I couldn’t help but group it in with the rest. I’m hopeful that I will be able to get a few advanced review copies of these prior to their release date! I already was lucky enough to receive and read an advanced review copy of Iron Gold. You can read my spoiler free review here. Here’s to hopefully receiving a few more ARCs.
Let me know what you think of the titles on my lineup? Have I…
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