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Fantasy: Gods and demigods

Posted on January 25, 2026 by Tomas

Today, I’ll return to a topic I visited before – my thoughts about gods and godlike creatures in fantasy stories.

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Forging a world: what the reader doesn’t see

Posted on January 11, 2026 by Tomas

In today’s post, I’ll look at an aspect of worldbuilding the reader doesn’t see – because it doesn’t come to light: abandoned ideas and backstory that don’t make it into the final cut.

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Book review: Return of the Shirán

Posted on November 9, 2025 by Tomas

My last read is wrapping up the Elven Worlds trilogy, but also makes it clear that there are more stories to follow.

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Book review: Order of Shirán

Posted on October 5, 2025 by Tomas

After two years, I’m returning to the world started by The Silvan series by R. K. Lander. This time, she takes us on a bit different journey, but it’s clear that she knows well how to write to spark emotions in the reader.

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Book review: The Immortal Rider

Posted on July 9, 2025 by Tomas

The third book of the Sparks trilogy promises a conclusion to this action-packed story, and works out quite well.

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Book review: The Rider’s Quest

Posted on July 6, 2025 by Tomas

The second book in the Sparks series keeps the spirit, while adding more backstory and twists. Which works great!

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Book review: The Sky Riders

Posted on June 15, 2025 by Tomas

After temporarily shelving the series I was reading recently, I went for something different. A dragon rider story with a female-only order.

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Book review: Unbound (Songs of Chaos #2)

Posted on June 12, 2025 by Tomas

The first book in this series caught my attention with the level of detail and quite an unusual spin on the magic system. The second book continues the story well…

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Men vs. romance – writer’s view

Posted on May 25, 2025 by Tomas

In the past posts of this series, I shared my thoughts about male views on romance. Today, I’ll share what my goals were when writing romantic elements in my story and what points of the past posts these elements fulfill.

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Book review: Ascendant (Songs of Chaos #1)

Posted on May 18, 2025 by Tomas

After having mixed feelings about the previous series I was reading, I decided to pick something else. A book that promises an interesting twist on dragon rider fantasy.

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