The third book of ‘The Lost Prophecy’ series by D.K. Holmberg is leading to the first major showdown of the series while keeping the pace and revealing more pieces of the complex backstory.
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Book review: The threat of Madness
After finishing the Teralin Sword series (ending with Soldier Song I read a while ago), I finally got to this book. Despite coming after the Teralin series, the books were released in roughly the same timeframe (through 2017 except Teralin #6) – and I waited with this one until the chronologically first series was complete.
Continue readingBook reviews: Soldier song
A year after the fifth book, the finale of Teralin Sword series comes.
Continue readingFantasy: about swords on the back
Carrying a sword (or any other weapon) on the back is frequently seen in fantasy games and movies (and not limited to them). In this post, I’ll look into some parts of this.
Continue readingWriting: My history with the Princess cliché
Princesses are the subject of several clichés in children’s tales and eventually in fantasy. I’d say that “marry the princess and live happily ever after” is one of the biggest and oldest clichés. I have some history with it – and I’ll share some of it today.
Continue readingBook review: The Awakening of Dreams
My second new read of 2019 is the end to a trilogy of short fantasy books. It follows two books I’ve read and reviewed back in Summer 2017.
Book review: The Sigil blade
The last book I’ve read in 2018 is a re-read of the very first self-published book I’ve read, back in 2016. This was a mixed-feelings return, for reasons I’ll mention later.
Continue readingReading: my best of 2018
With 2018 nearing its end, I decided to look back at my reading in 2018 and highlight books that became memorable for me.
Writing: intimacy in fantasy
Not so long ago, I made a post about how I see intimacy and sex scenes as a reader of fantasy literature – and what factors I see as important in redards to including such a scene. This time, I’ll share my thoughts as a writer.
Warning: potentially sensitive content inside this post.
Continue readingForging a character: Archmage Ereanel
In the second episode of this series, I’m revealing the process of creating one of the main characters of my to-be fantasy story: Archmage Ereanel Owlbeak, the best friend of Kraasian Darkwood – the warrior I introduced in the first episode.
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