a review by Evie Kendal I am generally very fussy about the sub-genres I read. For example, I only like romances if they are paranormal, and …
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Blood Storm by Rhiannon Hart
a review by Nalini Haynes Blood Storm by Rhiannon Hart is a YA paranormal romance starring Zeraphina, a princess whose older sister married the crown prince of another …
Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness
a review by Nalini Haynes Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness is the sequel to the best-selling Discovery of Witches. Discovery is fantasy set in contemporary times with vampires, witches, …
Songs of the Earth by Elspeth Cooper
a review by Nalini Haynes Songs of the Earth by Elspeth Cooper is epic escapist high fantasy based on Nordic mythology about the Wild Hunt. The protagonist, Gair, …
Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris
a review by Nalini Haynes Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris is the second-last in her Sookie Stackhouse series upon which True Blood is loosely based. It’s paranormal fantasy with werewolves, vampires, shapeshifters, fairies, …
MUSIC Yunyu
NAME: Yunyu MEDIUM: music LOCATION: NSW, Australia CATEGORY: professional I interviewed Yunyu in 2011 (text only) and 2012 (mp3 only). Yunyu’s Twisted Tales A multi-artform collaboration “Yunyu hasn’t …
AUTHOR Elspeth Cooper
NAME: Elspeth Cooper MEDIUM: author LOCATION: UK CATEGORY: professional Songs of the Earth by Elspeth Cooper is epic escapist high fantasy based on European mythology about the Wild …
COMIC BOOKS Alisha Jade
Name: Alisha Jade Medium: Comic books – artist and author Location: Queensland SEVEN Fairy tales were once not so child-friendly. Alisha Jade delves into these origins …
Meta-Muse-ill
This morning on the twitters, Erica Hayes asked, ‘Why must all female villains be superior smart-asses? Can’t we have some real people?’ We went on …
Rapture by Lauren Kate
a review by Evie Kendal As a huge fan of Lauren Kate’s Fallen series I must confess I approached the final instalment, Rapture, with much …
Trudi Canavan in 2012
As a child, Trudi Canavan wanted to make movies like Star Wars, so she started her story-telling career by drawing pictures. Her first job was …
Kim Westwood
Kim Westwood, speculative fiction author, talked to Nalini Haynes of Dark Matter on Thursday about her career and her award-winning stories including the latest, Courier’s New …
Rhiannon Hart in 2012
Rhiannon Hart‘s novel Blood Storm is launched today; Rhiannon and I chatted last night; this 2012 interview is available in MP3 at the bottom of this post. …
Night School by CJ Daugherty
a review by Evie Kendal Night School is a young adult fiction set in the mysterious Cimmeria Academy, hidden somewhere in the English countryside. At …
ARTIST Sally Smith
Name: Sally Smith Medium: sculpture and photography Location: unknown Designation: professional Months ago, before I even launched my website, I declared on twitter that …