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January 2026 hiking summary
The first month of 2026 was quite a success for my hiking, despite starting the year with the wrong foot forward. Let’s have a look. As I said in the monthly summary, I had to give up my plans for a New Year’s walk because I was nauseous the day before and ended up being…
Book review: The Synod’s Curse
The second book of Findel’s Embrace series continues where Voiceless Sister left off, but with quite some differences and much more backstory. A significant chunk of the book is made up of flashbacks to the origin of the current elves – the three brothers Findel, Isecan, and Vah. Being on the run from their ruined…
1/2026 Summary
The first month of 2026 is over, so it’s time for me to reflect on what I was up to. I was planning, as many years, to go on a “welcome the new year” hike right on the first day. But my plans were ruined the day before – I had major digestive issues to…
Fantasy: Gods and demigods
Today, I’ll return to a topic I visited before – my thoughts about gods and godlike creatures in fantasy stories. I have shared my thoughts on this topic quite some time ago – back in 2019. Writing a story with godlike characters brings many challenges, most of them related to their status as something more.…
Book review: The Voiceless Sister
My first read of 2026 was a book that, I’ll admit from the start, has quite a slow pace. But, despite that, I managed to be interested all the way. The book has two plotlines, which seem completely separate at first. The first plotline focuses on Tirlav, a young elf who’s the third son in…
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