Jane ties together lovely, lyrical fantasy and hard-boiled memoir to say something about love, loyalty, and the damage we do to ourselves when we don’t live up to our ideals.
Author: amjusticewrites
I’m a Brooklyn-based author, lover of science and wit, sporadic scuba diver, and once and future tango dancer. My characters live only in my head, but they’re real, and I put them through hell.
Why I’m Marching in DC
Saturday's March will be the first steps in a new paradigm of resistance to the current Administration as a means of restoring the principle, and hopefully the practice, of equal footing for all.
A Deep Dive into A Wizard’s Forge
Jane LaForge posed deeply incisive questions that uncovered some things I, as the author of A Wizard's Forge, didn't know about it.
Goodnight 2018
Despite what you might think reading this bit of horror flash fiction, I'm an optimist and believe, short of a world-swallowing shadow, we'll be OK in the end.
Featured #SciFan Author:
Science fantasy is a genre that blends science fiction and fantasy, just like A Wizard's Forge. And today I'm a featured author on SciFan.org.
Spoiler Alert! The Unpublished Epilogue to A Wizard’s Forge
I read all my reviews. I cringe at the bad ones (I've received some doozies!) and rejoice in the good ones. I also occasionally respond to issues reviewers bring up, such as questions about the worldbuilding in Knownearth or about Vic's difficulties overcoming past trauma. Today I'm responding to another frequently mentioned topic: the so-called cliffhanger ending of … Continue reading Spoiler Alert! The Unpublished Epilogue to A Wizard’s Forge
The Wisdom of Opposites: a Review of The Left Hand of Darkness, by Ursula K. LeGuin
The Left Hand of Darkness is a compelling masterpiece that, nearly 50 years after it was written, remains highly relevant, all the more so after the election.
A Wizard’s Forge Review
Wow! Thanks Meagan Ashley for this lovely review of A Wizard's Forge..
Review: A Wizard’s Forge by A.M. Justice (no spoilers)
Thank you Joana Duarte for this wonderful review of A Wizard’s Forge, and giving me another review to add to my favorite reviews page on my website.
A Wizard’s Forge by A.M. Justice
Published by Wise Ink Creative Publishing
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult, Fiction
Pages: 326
Format: Ebook
My Rating: 
Scholar. Slave. Warrior. Wizard.
On a planet far from Earth, descendants of marooned space travelers fight a decades-long war. Shy scholar Victoria knows nothing of this conflict until pirates kidnap and sell her to the sadistic tyrant behind it. He keeps her naked and locked in a tower, subjecting her to months of psychological torture. After seizing an opportunity to escape, Vic joins the fight against her former captor and begins walking a bloody path toward revenge.
As the Blade, Vic gains glory raiding her enemy’s forces, but the ordeal in his tower haunts her. Bitter memories keep her from returning the love of the kindhearted Prince Ashel, whose family has fended off the tyrant’s invading army for a generation. When enemy soldiers capture Ashel, Vic embarks on…
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Knownearth vs Earth: Another Look at the World of A Wizard’s Forge
People seem to have a lot of questions about the world where A Wizard's Forge takes place, so I've been hitting this topic a lot lately. A few weeks ago, I traced Vic's path through her world, and last week I wrote a post on AutumnWriting about Knownearth's native inhabitants (humans are the aliens on that planet). Lots of … Continue reading Knownearth vs Earth: Another Look at the World of A Wizard’s Forge
AM Justice 