Palmer Pickering

About Palmer Pickering

As a child, Palmer built extensive fantasy worlds in her head, rendering them in great detail. Perhaps her imagination was fed by all the books she devoured. Fantasy and science-fiction were her first loves and are the genres she has returned to. Because what is better than crafting make-believe worlds and sharing them with other people through language? She lives in the redwood forests of California with her cats and a little dog who thinks she's a wolf.

Review: Grand Conspiracy (Wars of Light and Shadow #5) by Janny Wurts

December 25, 2025 by Palmer Pickering Leave a Comment

Synopsis Where there is light, there must always be shadow… The fifth volume in Janny Wurts’s spectacular epic fantasy, now re-released with a striking new cover design along with the rest of the series. The wars began when two half-brothers, gifted of light and shadow, stood shoulder to shoulder to defeat the Mistwraith. Their foe […]

Review: The Prophet of Edan (The Edan Trilogy #2) by Philip Chase

December 17, 2025 by Palmer Pickering Leave a Comment

Synopsis Ruin follows in the wake of Torrlond’s victorious army and the beasts its priests enslave, leaving no corner of Eormenlond untouched by the inferno of its war. Kingdoms and tribes line up on opposing sides as the conflict rages, rekindling ancient hatreds and avenging old wrongs. As Dayraven struggles to contain the vast power […]