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Book review: The threat of Madness

Posted on February 7, 2019 by Tomas

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.

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Book reviews: Soldier song

Posted on January 29, 2019 by Tomas

A year after the fifth book, the finale of Teralin Sword series comes.

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Fantasy: about swords on the back

Posted on January 27, 2019 by Tomas

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.

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Writing: My history with the Princess cliché

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Tomas

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.

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Book review: The Awakening of Dreams

Posted on January 16, 2019 by Tomas

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.

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Forging a character: Princess Nadyenne

Posted on January 4, 2019 by Tomas

I am continuing my presentation of the characters. This time, I am introducing one of the youngest characters age-wise but one of the oldest when it comes to her first appearance: Princess Nadyenne Crystelan.

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Book review: The Sigil blade

Posted on December 30, 2018 by Tomas

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.

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Reading: my best of 2018

Posted on December 28, 2018 by Tomas

With 2018 nearing its end, I decided to look back at my reading in 2018 and highlight books that became memorable for me.

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Writing: intimacy in fantasy

Posted on December 18, 2018 by Tomas

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.

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Forging a character: Archmage Ereanel

Posted on December 11, 2018 by Tomas

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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