My next read was a bit unusual pick – a book series promising a short, light-hearted fantasy. Which delivered on its promise. Due to the books being short, I’m merging the individual reviews of the first three books into a single post.
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Building a World: Eltoria & royal palace
You might remember my ‘Forging a character’ posts from a while ago. And while I’ve (almost) exhausted the stories behind creating characters… there are stories left to tell about creating the world.
Continue readingBook review: The Soulweb
After a long hiatus from pleasure reading caused my a sequence of beta-swaps, I came back to it with a book that promised a fast-paced fantasy adventure. And it fulfilled its promise, though not without (minor) issues.
Continue readingInspiration: from SF and technology to fantasy
In this post, I’ll look into some cases when Sci-Fi inspired my writing, despite the fact I’m writing fantasy.
Continue readingEat a deer, save the woods
Today, I’ll make an unusual post – a bit of ecology and a look at the struggling natural balance in the present time, as well as a look into the past and how it can be used in fiction.
Continue readingGender and combat roles in history and fiction
Today, I’ll have a look at the difference when it comes to participation in combat by gender – starting with some look into history and bilogy and then how fiction can change some of the aspects, as well as one of the major tropes.
Continue readingWildlife in fantasy
Today, I’ll share a bit different point of view on wildlife in fantasy and the differences compared to our life.
Continue readingFantasy: anatomy of dragonfire
Dragons and their ability to breathe fire upon their foes are a common occurence in fantasy. Today, I’ll look at the various ways this can be approached with their strengths and weaknesses.
Continue readingFiction: Best gear against zombies?
In this post, I’ll take a bit different direction than usual: while related to fantasy and possibly Sci-Fi, I’ll try a realistic look at what gear would be useful in case of zombie apocalypse.
Continue readingFantasy: high elf technology
The high elves have, compared to the forest-dwelling variants, approach to what would be a major luxury – due to their magical skills. In this post, I’ll share my thoughts about how to achieve much with magic instead of present-day technology.
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