About the book Vianne di Rocancheil is a lady waiting at the Court of Arquitaine, where she studies her books, watches for intrigue, and shepherds her foolhardy Princesse through the glittering whirl. Court is a sometimes-unpleasant waltz, especially for the unwary, but Vianne treads its measured steps well. Unfortunately, the dance has changed. Treachery is…

I’ve been very busy recently. Work has been keeping me going; so has my kid. On top of that, it’s hotter than holy blazing hell and our swamp cooler only brings the house down to a balmy (not) 90 degrees during the day (trust me, our present to each other this winter holiday season is…

About the book Someone is killing Britain’s warlocks. Twenty-two years after the Second World War, a precarious balance of power maintains the peace between Great Britain and the USSR. For decades, the warlocks have been all that stand between the British Empire and the Soviet Union– a vast domain stretching from the Pacific Ocean to…

We don’t get many author events in Utah. I mean, why would we? It’s Utah, for crying out loud. Besides a few speculative fiction authors who live here (Brandon Sanderson, L.E. Modesitt Jr., Dan Wells [until Wednesday] and a few others) there really isn’t much that happens here. A few authors pass by occasionally. It…

I ran across AE Marling when he left a comment on this guest post. I thanked him for his comment and he pointed out that his book, Brood of Bones, has a very uniquely disabled protagonist. I decided to give it a shot and I’m glad I did. Marling is a fantastic writer. You will get a…

About the book In a world rebuilding after global mechanized war, chaos and ethnic tensions rule. City-states like Blightcross prosper under dictatorships built upon oil production. Refugees flock to the city-state to find work in the massive oil refineries. The black blood of Blightcross is replacing vihs-draaf, the magic of the Ehzeri people, but magic…

About the book An original new fantasy in which The Indian  Rebellion of 1857  takes place in a very different England—one where  magic rules, and the only hope for the future lies in the story of King Arthur. It is 1852 and the Indian empire of Rajthana has ruled Europe for more than  100 years….

About the book Darujhistan, city of dreams, city of blue flames, is peaceful at last; its citizens free to return to politicking, bickering, trading and, above all, enjoying the good things in life. Yet there are those who will not allow the past to remain buried. A scholar digging in the plains stumbles across an…

About the book In a world that is in constant shifting, where mountains can change to plainsand then to lakes, Talyn is the Hunter for the Caisah, and a wreck of a once-proud person. She has lost her people, the Vaerli, and her soul working for the man who destroyed her people. All unknowing, she…

Happy Monday! As you may or may not know, I have a huge, very expensive hobby: photography. I’ve had a few people recently ask if I have a portfolio. Well, I didn’t, until today. I started up a photoblog where I will post my photography and etc related to that hobby. There’s only one lonely…