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Tough Traveling with Fantasy Review Barn — Mentors

Posted on June 19, 2014 by

Nathan over at Fantasy Review Barn gave us a nice, easy one today, and I’m happy about it because I get to discuss how Cob ended up with three mentors — and ran away from all of them. (The short … Continue reading →

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Tough Traveling with Fantasy Review Barn — Immortals

Posted on May 29, 2014 by

Time for another travel-date with Fantasy Review Barn!  This time, the topic is Immortals. Immortals are fairly common in Fantasyland  There are three kinds: 1) Goddesses and Gods, who exist forever unless people stop believing in them. 2) Elves or … Continue reading →

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Tough Traveling with Fantasy Review Barn — Hidden Kingdoms

Posted on May 22, 2014 by

Time for another Tough Traveling with Fantasy Review Barn.  Unlike last week when I had absolutely nothing, this week I actually have a few examples to showcase! The topic for this round is Hidden Kingdoms: Usually reached through Caverns or … Continue reading →

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Tough Traveling with Fantasy Review Barn — Dark Lord

Posted on May 8, 2014 by

I know I’ve been quiet this week, but I was (mostly) occupied with finishing up the final chapter of the rough draft of book 3, The Living Throne.  I got the last bit done today, and though the path ahead … Continue reading →

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Tough Traveling with Fantasy Review Barn — City of Wizards

Posted on May 1, 2014 by

I think the only book in the FRB post for today that I’ve read is the Harry Potter series, though I do have Shadow and Bone on my list…somewhere down in the hundred-somethings, perhaps…  No reflection on the book’s perceived … Continue reading →

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Tough Traveling with Fantasy Review Barn — Guild of Assassins

Posted on April 24, 2014 by

Once again, Nathan at Fantasy Review Barn is going through some examples of a popular fantasy trope as featured in the lovely Tough Guide to Fantasyland.  Check out the link for his take, then down below I’ll talk about the … Continue reading →

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Tough Traveling with Fantasy Review Barn — Ancient Engineering Projects

Posted on April 16, 2014 by

I just noticed (like, five minutes ago) that my favorite review blog has started doing a take on Dianne Wynne Jones’ classic Tough Guide to Fantasyland.  I got a copy of the book quite a while ago, and it easily … Continue reading →

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The Psycher Gene

Posted on April 10, 2014 by

My last post was all about the pseudoscience of shapeshifting in the world of the War of Memory series.  I remembered shortly afterward, though, that another important talent is closely linked with the skinchanging gene — or rather, with having … Continue reading →

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Halion Shapeshifting and the Skinchanger Gene

Posted on April 3, 2014 by

There isn’t much science in book 1 — at least, not visibly.  As a former student of the hard sciences and a current interested dabbler, however, I can’t help but create scientific underpinnings for many of my magical and spiritual … Continue reading →

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Culture Composites: Riddian

Posted on March 21, 2014 by

Picking up on our slow loop through the Imperial Heartlands, in this installment we visit the Kingdom of Riddian.  It has been allowed to stay a kingdom because it submitted to the Emperor in the early years of the Imperial … Continue reading →

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