Book recommendations, thoughts on fantasy and science fiction, and other nerdy content.
- 5 reasons high fantasy readers will love Sharon Shinn’s The Twelve Houses series
- 8 of the best magic systems in high fantasy
- Top books for readers who love The Lord of the Rings
- I wrote a draft of book three
- 5 reasons you should binge Malazan
- Four defining eras in the history of epic fantasy
- The top 12 best wizards in fantasy books
- The Earthsea Cycle: On par with any fantasy series
- The top 5 reasons readers love Brandon Sanderson’s Wind and Truth
- Interview: Author Joe Bouchelle IV talks about The Shineden
- Upon completing Glyph and Glaive
- 6 SFF trilogies where the middle book shines brightest
- Interview: Tori Tecken talks about The Blood Stones
- Influential epics: The Elfstones of Shannara by Terry Brooks
- Malazan isn’t as difficult as people say: A mid-read perspective on the series’ learning curve
- Murtagh brings Inheritance sequel energy in the best way
- Craft of Writing: How Naomi Novik Uses Straightforward Exposition to Guide Readers
- Craft of writing: How Brent Weeks uses third person limited point of view (POV)
- The reader journey: How people choose what books to buy and read
- Interview: Illustrator, author, and map artist Corey Egbert
- 10 underrated works of epic fantasy
- Why readers love Patrick Rothfuss: Digging into the data
- My personal favorite works of fantasy and science fiction
- Top-tier epic fantasy written by women
- One year since Candle and Claw hit shelves
- Actual data on why people love The Lord of the Rings
- 9 unmistakable epic fantasy artists
- There are many paths to tread (Part II): 6 different publishing paths for indie fantasy authors
- There are many paths to tread (Part I): 5 unique publishing journeys of fantasy authors
- Epic comparisons and reading recommendations: Finding the right high fantasy to read next
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