Secrets of Appendix N

Secrets of Appendix N

Appendix N: The Literary History of Dungeons & Dragons by Jeffro Johnson isn't just a best seller. It's the spark that's ignited a new literary movement celebrating the pulp SFF tradition. Jeffro recently joined the Geek Gab crew for a lively discussion of his masterpiece, including a few intriguing details that the…
January 31, 2017
Live and Let Bite

Live and Let Bite

2016 Dragon Award nominee Declan Finn announces the launch of the third book in his Love at First Bite series: Live and Let Bite. Merlin “Merle” Kraft has been fighting the darkness for months. He left San Francisco in the capable hands of Marco Catalano and his anti-vampire team to…
January 30, 2017
Down to Sheol by M.T. White

Down to Sheol by M.T. White

I'm pleased to announce the release of Down to Sheol, a new crime thriller novel by author M.T. White. A crime thriller set in the rural Texas--a world with the tools, toys and weapons of the modern but governed by the codes of honor and revenge of the old. Jack…
January 27, 2017
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
Jeffro Johnson Presents Appendix N

Jeffro Johnson Presents Appendix N

Three-time Hugo Award finalist Jeffro Johnson of the Castalia House blog announces the release of his highly anticipated opus, Appendix N: A Literary History of Dungeons & Dragons. Appendix N takes its name from the suggested reading list included in the original Dungeon Master's Guide by D&D creator Gary Gygax. Jeffro…
January 16, 2017
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
Forbidden Thoughts

Forbidden Thoughts

You are not supposed to read this book.  You are not supposed to think about reading this book.  In fact, just plain thinking at all is unacceptable.  You have been warned.... Introducing Forbidden Thoughts, the landmark anthology of wondrous, thrilling, and terrifying stories by authors who've been expelled from polite…
January 4, 20177 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
Vox Day Book Aims for Martin; Hits Closer to Tolkien

Vox Day Book Aims for Martin; Hits Closer to Tolkien

Multiple Higo-nominated editor Vox Day intimates that he wrote his latest book with the aim of improving on George R. R. Martin. If early reviews are to be believed, A Sea of Skulls not only surpassed Martin's recent work, it landed somewhere closer to Tolkien territory. Quoth Vox: When I began writing…
December 21, 20166 Comments