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Author Archives: Fantasy Focus
Chuggie and the Desecration of Stagwater by Brent Michael Kelley: Review by E.G. Stone
In some stories within the fantasy genre—including all the grimdark, horror, epic, adventure, and otherwise—there are beings that are as old as the world. Usually these beings are gods, or monsters. In Brent Kelley’s work, Chuggie and the Desecration of … Continue reading
Devouring Dark by Alan Baxter: a Review by E.G. Stone
One of the most looming things in the lives of all living is death. Many see death as a darkness that will inevitably come and destroy them. Poetry, plays, novels, treatises, art and more have all been created about the … Continue reading
Wizardom: Eye of Obscurance by Jeffrey L. Kohanek: a Review by E.G. Stone
Have you ever seen a Rube Goldberg machine, where ordinary objects are taken and put together in such a way that a single act of motion is perpetuated throughout a sequence? They’re fun, fascinating, and are really hard to watch … Continue reading
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The Atomic Sea by Jack Conner: a Review by E.G. Stone
Imagine a world at war. It isn’t terribly hard to do. Imagine, then, that this war is not going particularly well for anybody except the advancing armies. The opposing sides would do almost anything to stop the advance, but there … Continue reading
Jacq of Spades by Patricia Loofbourrow: a Review by E.G. Stone
While fantasy, science fiction, and their subgenres are no stranger to mystery, it is a fairly rare occurrence to see them combined with noir. So when Patty Loofbourrow told me that her steampunk book, Jacq of Spades was also a … Continue reading
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Sword of Ruyn by RG Long: a Review by E.G. Stone
There is something impossible to describe about the older epic fantasy novels, like Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings, or The Sword of Shannara, or other books of the same era. Modern fantasy books can be equally epic in scale, but … Continue reading
Soulship: First Orbit by Nathan Thompson: a Review by E.G. Stone
Cultivation genre is a sub-set of the speculative fiction umbrella that has only recently started gaining in traction. It arose in China, from the Xanxia tradition, which has many elements of the Qigong technique philosophy about energy. In general, cultivation … Continue reading
The Dark Yule by R.M. Callahan: a Review by E.G. Stone
Have you ever wondered about cats? Why they sleep for so many hours at a time? What it is they do at night? Why they stare at things that aren’t there? Sometimes it seems that just about everything cats do … Continue reading
The Wolf We Feed by P.A. Sheppard: a Review by E.G. Stone
The story goes that there are two wolves living inside us. One is good, encouraging us to do honourable things and work for a better future. The other is bad, encouraging us to work for the selfish urges and our … Continue reading
Silent Pantheon by Eric Nierstedt: a Review by E.G. Stone
Terry Pratchett and Niel Gaiman have undoubtedly changed the way people look at fantasy novels. They have added the element of the irreverent and the humorous while still very much taking the genre seriously. (Most of the time.) As such, … Continue reading