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Forging a world: Shadow and Light

Posted on November 13, 2022 by Tomas

In today’s post, I will return to sharing the details behind the creation of my fictional universe. Today, it’ll be focused on how I employ the Shadow vs. Light theme and its background.

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Posted in Fantasy, Forging a character, Inspiration | Tagged Fantasy, Writing | 10 Comments

Book review: Rise of the Silvan

Posted on October 26, 2022 by Tomas

The fifth book in The Silvan series continues a sprawling fantasy story – and even the fall of one major enemy at the end of book four doesn’t make things much easier.

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Book review: Sea Dragon

Posted on July 13, 2022 by Tomas

The sixth book in Eileen Mueller’s Riders of Fire series stands out a bit – it’s not the sixth book in the traditional sense but a parallel book focusing on a secondary plot line.

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Book review: Dragon War

Posted on July 6, 2022 by Tomas

The fifth book in Eileen Mueller’s series sees the story head towards an action-packed conclusion.

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Book review: Dragon Strike

Posted on June 19, 2022 by Tomas

The fourth book of Eileen Mueller’s Riders of Fire series forces some characters to face their unpleasant past. And while the story goes on at a decent pace, there are still what I consider minor gaps.

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Book review: Dragon Rift

Posted on June 5, 2022 by Tomas

The third book in Eileen Mueller’s series shows more backstory, but also smaller plotholes and reveals one peculiar danger of writing.

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Book review: Dragon Hero

Posted on May 22, 2022 by Tomas

The second book of Eileen Mueller’s Riders of Fire series caught me by surprise in a couple of ways – and shows an interesting approach to series storytelling.

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Book review: Ezaara

Posted on May 15, 2022 by Tomas

My next read is a three-book bundle from Eileen Mueller’s Riders of Fire series. In this post, I’m reviewing the first book in the series.

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Book review: Seer of the Lost Sands

Posted on February 20, 2022 by Tomas

After a short break, I read book two of The Rogue Elf series by J.T. Williams. It mostly had the same pros and cons as the first book – and so my rating stays mostly similar.

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Book review: Half-bloods Rising

Posted on January 30, 2022 by Tomas

Back to fantasy! My next read was J.T. William’s book Half-Bloods Rising – the first book of The Rogue Elf series, though it’s a part of a larger story.

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