“Did he practice the occult?” That was a forbidden practice, not a fad, but a lord who would ask Liko to mesmerize him might well be lunatic enough to turn to the so-called dark forces for assistance. “He hadn’t the mind for any kind of science,” Liko said contemptuously. “Not even the dubious ones.” “Conjury’s …
An eerie blue light flickered along the ridgetops. Sometimes it flashed brightly, bleaching exposed granite into something as stark and lifeless as a full moon. The ribbon of waterfall cascading down the cliffs at the eastern end of the valley caught the light and threw it back so that the mountain seemed to be splitting. …
Last Saturday I had the pleasure of recording a video interview with Tom and Veronica of Sword and Laser, live in the studio. I got to emerge from the airlock next to the dragon with smoke steaming down on me, and we had a nice conversation that will be posted later. They interviewed 12 people …
“You’re welcome to try to convince them. They might dance with you. You’re lively enough. It’s damn boring having to listen to women prattle about nothing.” “I’m aware of that,” she said. “But what do you expect them to talk about if they can’t go to university or take part in commerce or politics? It’s …
I have fallen way behind on blogging (holidays, family around, writing to do, cat emergency, perhaps a natural disinclination) so I’m going to try to resuscitate this with a List of Lists: Most Anticipated SFF for 2014. The Sleeps with Monsters and Bibliosanctum lists are women writers only; The Qwillery is specifically debut authors. Most …