Hello, my fellow bookworms! Read an Ebook Week is here! This exciting event from March 5-11, 2023 encourages readers to download books, either at a discount or even free at Smashwords! Included are my books, The Gathering Storm; … { Read More }
What is noblebright fantasy? I say opposite of grimdark. It does not deny the darkness or pretend it does not exist. Such tales can contain plenty of it, but like the realization that comes to Sam as he sees the … { Read More }
Welcome back to Fantasy Friday! And do I have a treat for you! Caught between twin brothers, one courting demons and sorcery, the other the ruler of an empire protected by magic, Ana bears a ring of unknown powers, her … { Read More }
Welcome back (at last!) to Fantasy Friday! I have a great one for you! The thrilling conclusion to The Traveller’s Path – a historical fantasy trilogy set in Dark Ages England! A young man’s shadowed destiny leads him to the past… where … { Read More }
Welcome back to Fantasy Friday! Today I am recommending a delightfully written and illustrated children’s book from Celtic mythology by Siobhán Parkinson and Olwyn Whelan respectively. Why I love this book: These eight short stories are sure to enliven the … { Read More }
Welcome back to Fantasy Friday! And welcome back to the worlds of J. D. L. Rosell. Last time I reviewed A Fable of Blood and Omen in the Snow. I have finished the other short excerpts and am glad to … { Read More }
Welcome back to Fantasy Friday! J. D. L. Rosell is a prolific fantasy writer who I am just beginning to get into. I read A Fable of Blood and An Omen in the Snow, but not yet the other two, all of which you … { Read More }
Have you entered the storm yet? No? Maybe this trailer will make you want to drop everything and buy it! Only the strongest will survive the onslaught. Are you one of them? Battle with mighty heroes of old, as they … { Read More }
Welcome back to Fantasy Friday! Today we swerve a bit into a non-fiction book about one of the grandmasters of fantasy. J. R. R. Tolkien, the beloved author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, brings to his … { Read More }
I am featuring my epic tale, The Gathering Storm, in another giveaway! If you have already read it and loved it, I hope, first, you will leave a review and tell me about it! Second, tell you friends about it … { Read More }
Welcome back to Fantasy Friday! A murdered empress. A missing emperor. Mairynne Evangale called them Mother, Father. The country mourns while rumors of unrest stir. The sorcery castes struggle for power and the casteless riot in the streets. Conflict … { Read More }
Welcome back to Fantasy Friday! In a time of dragons, jarls and kings, immortal tales are told of bravery and valour… And on the Isle of Vrania, where seafaring and raiding are a way of life, no songs are sung … { Read More }
Welcome back to Fantasy Friday! “You, Catwin, no longer exist. You no longer have a fate of your own, a will of your own, or indeed a soul of your own. You will go where Miriel goes, you will watch … { Read More }
Welcome back to Fantasy Friday! “Reading Books can get you killed.” In the land of Oration, magic is cast by reading aloud words of power from Spoken Books. Only a select few, the Speakers, are born with the ability to … { Read More }
This sword was forged in the War of Darkness long ago. A mortal wielded it then to battle a terrible, immortal enemy. A mortal wields it again in the next book of The Storm Chronicles as the great adversary gains … { Read More }
Just a little tease of what those in The Gathering Storm and the subsequent books in The Storm Chronicles series are up against. This foe will be explored in much greater detail in the prequel, but you will have to … { Read More }
Welcome back to Fantasy Friday with a treat – a double review! A young man’s shadowed destiny leads him to the past…and could change our world forever. On Halloween eve, a frightening encounter with mysterious creatures transports twenty-year old Thomas … { Read More }
Welcome to Fantasy Friday, a weekly review of books I absolutely loved and hope you will too! A courageous noblewoman. A mysterious horseman. A war that may destroy them both… As the king’s niece, Shalyrie can’t wait to explore her … { Read More }
Enjoy this trailer for The Gathering Storm! If you haven’t already picked up your copy and this trailer makes you really want to, my book is part of an epic fantasy group promo showcasing many different authors that runs July 15-August … { Read More }
Finally!! For those who like me wish to hold a book in their hands rather than a screen, I am excited to announce the hard copy version of The Gathering Storm is out at last! The first book in my … { Read More }
There are many Arthurian elements in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, but what is at the heart of it all is Reepicheep’s quest to reach Aslan’s country, an even better place than the Avalon Arthur travels to. Geoffrey of … { Read More }
C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien varied greatly in their conceptions of the secondary worlds they fashioned. Lewis focused on the creative power of God to call into existence an entire world out of nothing. Tolkien chose to … { Read More }
Welcome to my site, Gazzolo Creative! After Beren avenges his father’s murder and spends years as an outlaw, he climbs the Mountains of Terror and sees the land of Doriath from far away. “There it was put into his heart … { Read More }
Lloyd Alexander uses many figures from Welsh mythology to give voice to some of the greatest characters in The Chronicles of Prydain series. Some are merely names he fleshed out to have lives in Prydain they did not have at … { Read More }
