Tremendous Trifles

The following quote from G.K. Chesterton comes courtesy of essayist extraordinaire Tom Simon: ‘“Can you not see,” I said, “that fairy tales in their essence are quite solid and straightforward; but that this everlasting fiction about modern life is in its nature essentially incredible? Folk-lore means that the soul is…
July 25, 2017
Appendix N vs The Great Books

Appendix N vs The Great Books

Just for fun, I've decided to post excerpts from the plot synopses of three books from the BBC's list of the 100 Greatest British Novels and three books from Appendix N. I made my selections at random by rolling d%. Now, if you'll indulge my decidedly un-scientific methods, let's begin…
July 20, 201715 Comments
Black Tide Rising TV

Black Tide Rising TV

TV producers Miker Lermon and Richard Rosenthal recently joined Daddy Warpig and myself to discuss their upcoming adaptation of Black Tide Rising by John Ringo. How can writers get their novels adapted for TV? Does Hollywood still have a monopoly on movie and television production? What sets Ringo's work apart…
July 12, 2017
Praise for Hymn of the Pearl

Praise for Hymn of the Pearl

Author and publisher Russell Newquist reviews my new novella, They Hymn of the Pearl: Last Friday, an unexpected gift appeared in my e-mail inbox: Brian Niemeier’s new novella, Hymn of the Pearl. Full disclosure: in case you didn’t guess from the previous sentence, I received a free copy of this…
July 6, 2017
The Hymn of the Pearl Is Here!

The Hymn of the Pearl Is Here!

It's my sincere pleasure to announce the launch of my first standalone novella, The Hymn of the Pearl. Campbell Award finalist and Dragon Award winner Brian Niemeier reveals a haunting new world of high fantasy in his first standalone novella The Hymn of the Pearl. Vestiges of the Saronican Empire…
July 1, 20178 Comments
Hymn of the Pearl Preview

Hymn of the Pearl Preview

I'm pleased to present you with an excerpt from my upcoming fantasy novella, The Hymn of the Pearl.             Cteira would have kept her composure under threat of death. Advocate lore spoke of far worse fates. Grapt knew more than most about such exotic torments,…
June 23, 20179 Comments
City of Corpses

City of Corpses

City of Corpses, the latest fantasy title from multiple Hugo nominee and Dragon Award winner John C. Wright, is now available. Yumiko Moth has discovered her name, but she still does not know who, or what, she is. What she has learned is that her mother is dead, her master…
June 22, 20175 Comments
More Praise for Nethereal

More Praise for Nethereal

Daytime Renegade offers a thorough and thoughtful review of my first novel, Nethereal. Take the good parts of Dune and Star Wars, mix them together with a heaping dollop of Dante, a dash of high fantasy, and a whole lot of horror, and you’re beginning to almost approach Brian Niemeier‘s…
June 9, 20175 Comments
Wrongthink Sci-Fi Giveaway

Wrongthink Sci-Fi Giveaway

Robert Kroese and a few of my other wrong-thinking author friends have put together a massive giveaway of the most celebrated SFF novels to deviate from the big New York publishing Narrative. The Wrongthink Sci-Fi Giveaway is about showcasing authors who have been marginalized by the gatekeepers of the sci-fi…
April 19, 20176 Comments
Souldancer: The Teens

Souldancer: The Teens

Jon Mollison picks up from Nathan Housely to give his impression of Souldancer chapters 13-19. A warning to anyone who hasn't read the book, Jon's review CONTAINS SPOILERS. During the teen portions of Souldancer our Guildsman betrays the trio to a creepy pranadrinker, but meets his comeuppance when they survive thanks…
April 12, 20172 Comments