This novel by Glen Cook was written in 1984, and from what I hear it was an influential fantasy book in that era, particularly as it uniquely combined a cast of low-fantasy anti-hero mercenaries with a high-fantasy world of magic and apocalypses. I don’t recall any of that because I was 5 at the time, […]
*** SPOILERS *** I don’t know why I put “spoilers” up there. I guess in case you don’t want to know what Twitch commanded me to write for them last night. In which case, I’m not totally sure why you’re here. I mean, the title is pretty self-explanatory. Anyway, here’s the episode: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/443821254 And here’s […]
Tonight at 9pm EST, join me on Twitch where we will be talking about the process of writing a book, and you’ll be telling me what to put in my new fantasy story! Here’s the link: https://www.twitch.tv/josephrobertlewis Each week we’ll talk about topics like world-building, character design, arcs, plots, and more. I’ll be raising the […]
This novel (short novel? novella?) by Lord Dunsany was written in 1924, and seems to have wandered in and out of the public eye over the last century. It’s a very classical (French-ish to me, for some reason) fantasy story that feels a bit like a fairy tale in the vein of the Arthurian cycle. […]
So, the draft (no, not the first draft, not nearly!) of the first Dungeon Age book has been in the capable hands of my wife for multiple days now, and she strongly asserts that she is indeed actually reading it (and liking it). So it seems likely that book will be out soonish. Why is […]
This short story by Algernon Blackwood (how amazing is that name???) was written in 1907 and is considered (apparently) to be one of, if not THE, finest examples of early modern horror. What’s it about? Two (nameless) friends are on holiday, canoeing down the Danube river. They make camp on a small island in the […]
This weekend I was reading an adventure / RPG setting called The Stygian Library by Emmy Allen. It’s a really great piece, a procedurally generated library full of strange rooms and strange beings, where you can search for arcane knowledge, and possibly mutate, die, or just never return. It’s a follow-up to her Gardens of […]
Okay, so, the Elf Saga series isn’t exactly new, per se, but I thought I’d give you the run-down, for the sake of the blog. Because the blog wants to help. Good blog-y. So. Elf Saga. What is it? It’s epic fantasy! A team of warrior elf princesses from all around the world join forces […]
Hey everybody, it’s me, your old buddy Joe, and I’m back with an all new blog because I hear blogs are… the hot new thing? Maybe? So this year, forget your grams and other units of measurement, and get back on the blogs! Yeah. I’ve got some big plans for the coming months, but for […]