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Entertaining and Smart
Her world is engaging and unexpected ... consider it the Harry Potter series told from the perspective of the magic teachers. This makes this novel a great read for adults and also a fresh perspective on the whole wizardry thing. Highly recommended!"I was delighted to come across this wry, inventive fantasy... Anyone who's spent time at a university will recognize the place...
I'd recommend this to anyone who appreciates academic life, spells, counter-spells, supernatural battles, and the charms of discourse.
... a much more interesting take on demonology than the more traditional realm-of-hell version...definitely recommended
A tenure-track position is a wonderful thing -- even when it comes with demons.
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Demons don't take time off for spring break...
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Both available in all e-book formats from Double Dragon Publishing
Amazon Kindle Version
11,000 word novella
Mix the Demonology Department's resident curmudgeon, a dragon, and a banshee in the world's messiest, most dangerous research museum...
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8,000 word novella
William Harrison Gracile, enchanter and development officer extraordinaire, has never met a woman he couldn't handle - until he finds himself between a maker of dreams and the academy's only professional lecher. Previously reprinted in Year's Best Fantasy 3.
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7,000 word novella
None of Anders Regans' colleagues in Demonology would have voted him most likely to become a god, but what did they know? A mild-mannered botanist finds himself embroiled in plant pornography, dryad rights, and the theology of conference door-prizes. Illustrated by Georgie Schnobrich.
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Category Archives: writing
Just so you know…
I should have posted this a week ago, but the third Osyth novel, Swept and Garnished, has been sent in to Double Dragon. Don’t hold your breath, though; it may not be published till 2014. I say ‘may not,’ because … Continue reading
Espresso Bookstores
A while back some friends and I were talking about how bookstores ought to be run, and lo and behold here’s someone making almost all the suggestions we tossed around! The best idea, I think, is the print-on-demand machine inside … Continue reading
‘Want’s Master’ now up on Kindle
My novella Want’s Master is now available on Kindle Select. This was the second Royal Academy story I sold, the first I sold to Tales of the Unanticipated, and it was reprinted in Year’s Best Fantasy 3. It’s the story … Continue reading
In which five people outwit one bird
I’ve remarked before that the way to see owls is to go out without either binoculars or camera. Ignoring my own advice, my friend Elaine Bergstrom and I went out to Seminary Woods, fully armed with cameras, to listen to … Continue reading
Most useful quote of the week
Terry Windling posted this over at The Drawing Board. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a better way of saying it: “So don’t be frightened, dear friend, if a sadness confronts you larger than any you have ever known, casting … Continue reading
Transplanted Ethics
Today’s #feministSF twitter chat got me thinking about Victorian ethics. We were discussing girls’ books, and since the most recent girls’ book I read was the one which prompted this rant about Persecuted Witches, it sprang to my mind. As … Continue reading
Kindling is up on Amazon
Kindling is now available for the Kindle at Amazon as well as Smashwords. Only $0.99! Share This:TweetFacebookStumbleUponDiggDelicious
Smashword Update
For anyone who missed my previous announcement, Kindling is available on Smashwords for $0.99. I’m still waiting for them to resolve their issues with Amazon, but if nothing happens in the next week I’ll look into publishing it there as … Continue reading
In Which I Rant About Unspecified Witches
If there’s a fantasy trope I absolutely despise, it’s the Persecuted Witch. You know her. She lives her life in fear of being identified as the witch she is and burned, stoned, tortured, whatever, by benighted neighbors. Yet she uses … Continue reading
New Year’s W00t
Geranium Cat put me on her must-have list! The nice thing about having a mini-career is that everything’s new and exciting. I’m still at the stage where every passing mention means a lot to me, and I think I’ve met … Continue reading