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Make Yourself at Home – 4 books about moving into the solar system
Guest Post: Worldbuilding in The Rush’s Edge by Ginger Smith
Author Chat – J.T. Greathouse
Author Chat – J.T. Greathouse
Join David as he chats with author J.T. Greathouse about his debut novel, The Hand of the Sun King (Pact & Pattern #1), from Gollancz.
Review: The Book of the Baku by R. L. Boyle
The Book of the Baku follows Sean, a teenager who has been through something so traumatic that he is mute. We follow his story both in the present day and in the past as he tries to stop what is happening to him and his Grandad. While dialogue is minimal in the book (after all Sean is mute for most of it) there’s still this real feeling of connection. From the moment Sean picks up The Book of the Baku his whole world starts to turn upside down and slowly things get creepier and creepier. The relationship between Sean and his Grandad goes through several different stages and while they may only have met each other I found myself really rooting for them both.
Guest Post: Trying to Make Engaging Characters by Thomas Howard Riley
SPFBO Guest Post: Tip-Toeing Around the Castle by Randall P. Girdner
Review: These Violent Delights (These Violent Delights #1) by Chloe Gong
You will probably know within a few chapters whether this book for you. Recently, I have had a talk with some other bloggers on our preferences, and how our love for either character centric or plot centric books can completely dictate what popular fantasies books we like. I am at heart, a character driven reader but I think I can honestly say that These Violent Delights is as plot driven as it is character driven; a perfect blend! I’m already itching to read the sequel in this duology, which will be out in November. I’m also utterly terrified, as I’m sure we are all wondering just how closely Gong is going to follow Shakespeare’s storylines.
Writing Neurodivergent Characters as a Neurotypical Writer — Neurodivergence in Fiction
Review: The Pariah (The Covenant of Steel #1) by Anthony Ryan
The Pariah is the first in Anthony Ryan’s new epic – in every darn sense of the word – start to the Covenant of Steel series.
Review: The Emperor’s Blades (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne #1) by Brian Staveley
The Emperor’s Blades is a fantastic start to the Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne series and one which I devoured in just a few days. The book centers on three siblings in line for the emperor’s throne and are each spread across the continent learning and training for their future roles in the empire.