April Puppy of the Month: Souldancer

April Puppy of the Month: Souldancer

It's my unalloyed pleasure to report that Jon Mollison, Nathan Housley, and the Frisky Pagan have chosen Dragon Award winner and CLFA Book of the Year Finalist Souldancer as April's Puppy of the Month book. Jon kicks off the festivities with a preamble drawn from his experience of reading my…
April 5, 20172 Comments
3 for 3 Amazon Review Day

3 for 3 Amazon Review Day

Today is 3/3, and Puppy of the Month Book Club contributor Jon Mollison has declared that it is also 3 for 3 Amazon review day. How do you participate in 3 for 3 Day? It's simple. Pick 3 books you've read but haven't reviewed yet. Write a 3 sentence review…
March 3, 20176 Comments
Reviewer Praise for the Soul Cycle

Reviewer Praise for the Soul Cycle

The Soul Cycle has been racking up more 5 star reviews on Amazon. Here are a couple that stood out. Adam Smith writes of Nethereal: Five stars. The most unique sci-fi story I have experienced in years This book does a lot of things right. I enjoyed it and I've already…
February 28, 20172 Comments
John Wick 2

John Wick 2

Last night I saw John Wick Chapter 2, the sequel to the best action movie I've seen in over a decade. Chapter 1 was a stylish tour de force. How does Chapter 2 measure up? Here's a hint: Keanu Reeves doing 3 gun training in preparation for JW2. He uses…
February 15, 20176 Comments
Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker

Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker

Star Wars fans know that George Lucas' magnum opus underwent several rounds of changes in the process of getting from script to screen--and more since, including acquiring the subtitle A New Hope, a special edition face lift, and countless digital tweaks. The official novelization of the original film, entitled Star…
February 3, 20177 Comments
Book Review: Ctrl Alt Revolt! by Nick Cole

Book Review: Ctrl Alt Revolt! by Nick Cole

This post is long overdue. Like absolutely everyone else, I was intrigued when Harper Collins abruptly cancelled Nick Cole's contract for Ctrl Alt Revolt! due to the manuscript giving a special snowflake editor badfeelz. Ten years ago, Nick would've been screwed. Getting his book to a wide audience back then would…
January 18, 20176 Comments
Nethereal Video Review

Nethereal Video Review

Reader JimFear138 has written a review of my breakoug SFF/horror novel Nethereal. The overall assessment is, as he admits, glowing. Which is another thing I feel needs to be brought up. This book outflanked me. Usually when I read a book, I try to guess where the author is going with…
January 13, 20172 Comments
Monster Hunter International by Larry Correia

Monster Hunter International by Larry Correia

Last month I reviewed Larry Correia's latest fantasy epic Son of the Black Sword. Before that I reviewed the first book in Larry's Grimnoire Chronicles, Hard Magic. You could say I've taken a tour through the first books in each of his landmark series. The most fascinating part of the…
January 10, 20175 Comments
More Amazon Reviewers Praise the Soul Cycle

More Amazon Reviewers Praise the Soul Cycle

Previously I'd observed an increase in sales and Amazon reviews of my books whenever CHORFs attack my fans. Thanks to my stalwart readers, the trend continues. Here is a sample of reviews that books in the Soul Cycle received over the weekend. First up, Souldancer get some love from the indomitable…
January 9, 20174 Comments
Amazon Reviewer Praise for The Secret Kings

Amazon Reviewer Praise for The Secret Kings

For SFF fans who want fun and who don't want message fic in their space opera, consider the beta reader and early buyer reviews of The Secret Kings, Book III in my award-winning Soul Cycle. A continuation of this beauty and horror of a story. Brian Niemeier has a great…
December 26, 2016