Synopsis "Young witches Safiya and Iseult have a habit of finding trouble. After clashing with a powerful Guildmaster and his ruthless Bloodwitch bodyguard, the friends are forced to flee their home. Safi must avoid capture at all costs as she's a rare Truthwitch, able to discern truth from lies. Many would kill for her magic, so… Continue reading Book Review: Truthwitch
Tag: Fantasy
Book Review: Gods of Jade and Shadow
Synopsis "The Jazz Age is in full swing, but Casiopea Tun is too busy cleaning the floors of her wealthy grandfather’s house to listen to any fast tunes. Nevertheless, she dreams of a life far from her dusty small town in southern Mexico. A life she can call her own. Yet this new life seems… Continue reading Book Review: Gods of Jade and Shadow
A Tribute to Ursula K. Le Guin
Yesterday, we lost a literary icon. Ursula K. Le Guin was one of the greatest pioneers in both science fiction and fantasy and also, undoubtedly, a literary icon. Her work specifically, and the work of Margaret Atwood (who is the only level comparison I can make) inspired me to read more, and to write more.… Continue reading A Tribute to Ursula K. Le Guin
Science Fiction Friday: The Birth-Mark
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Birth-Mark” has an Edgar Allan Poe “Tell-Tale Heart” feel to it, with themes of desire, love, fascination and obsession. In “The Birth-Mark”, Aylmer, a scientist, has become sickened and disturbed by a small birthmark shaped like a tiny hand on the face of his wife, Georgiana. He believes she is perfection, but… Continue reading Science Fiction Friday: The Birth-Mark
Science Fiction Friday: Rappaccini’s Daughter
Another installment in the soon-to-be plethora of science fiction short story pieces. If that did not entice you to the fullest, I don’t know what will. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Rappaccini’s Daughter” begins as Giovanni Gausconti arrives at the city of Padua, Italy and takes interested in a most beautiful and enchanting garden that lies just outside his… Continue reading Science Fiction Friday: Rappaccini’s Daughter
Science Fiction Friday: Nine Lives
Allow me to indulge in three of my favorite things in life: alliteration, science fiction, and short stories. “Nine Lives” by Ursula Le Guin. In Ursula Le Guin’s “Nine Lives” ten clones arrive at the Libra Exploratory Mission Base to assist the singleton humans Owen Pugh and Alvaro Guillen Martin in their scientific work. The… Continue reading Science Fiction Friday: Nine Lives
