Aug 4, 2014 | On Books, Past Notes, Reviews
Stephanie’s Book Review: “I must learn to be as the bear in a cage with the stick that pokes it always, through the bars. The bear acts as if the stick is made of air, and takes no notice of it, even when it is sharpened and draws blood. I must do the...
Jul 28, 2014 | Horror, Past Notes
The Necromancer’s Bones is a subtly slow-burning fantasy novel that is set in a unique and creative world. Instead of the same-old medieval English worlds we’re familiar with (from Game of Thrones to Name of the Wind to Tolkien), Fredericks gives us a...
Jul 28, 2014 | Horror, On Writing, Past Notes
BRIDE OF THE RAT GOD is a marvelous historical novel (with an element of fantasy to it) that belies its kitschy title. The title makes the story, of course, because it is, in fact, about a silent film star who gets caught in a sorcerous web of complications involving...
Jul 27, 2014 | On Books, Past Notes, Reviews
Great review from Sandy Nawrot of “You’ve Gotta Read This” –> “On audio I finished “Sinful Folk” by Ned Hayes, compliments of the author and TLC Book Tours. I said this on Facebook, and I’ll say it here…this is...