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Lowelia Larson, by Leo Black
Lowelia Larson, by Leo Black “Where force is necessary, there it must be applied boldly, decisively, and completely. But one must know the limitations of force; one must know when to blend force with maneuver, a blow with an argument.” … Continue reading
Book Review for Of Fire and Stars
Quick review for Audrey Coulhurst’s Of Fire and Stars. (Illustration by the always awesome Nate Hallinan.) Smart, brave heroines: check. Girl-love: check. Murder-mystery that threatens to spark a war: check. I’ll try to keep from being too spoiler-y, but I … Continue reading
Pirotess Redesign, by Elif Siebenpfeiffer
Pirotess Redesign, by Elif Siebenpfeiffer Record of the Lodoss War is another fantasy series that’s been recommended to me by various people but that I’ve never gotten around to investigating. Apparently it’s a bigger series than I thought, with manga, … Continue reading
Posted in Medieval Fantasy, Movies/Television, Villainesses
Tagged art, breast plate, casters, dark elves, drow, Elif Siebenpfeiffer, elves, elvin armor, light armor, Lodoss War, medieval fantasy, movies, noblewomen, novels, Pirotess, plate armor, rapiers, Record of Lodoss War, Ryo Mizuno, shamans, sorceresses, swashbucklers, television, villainesses
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Sisters of the Oak and Crow, by Camila Vielmond
Esce and Raevna, by Camila Vielmond “[L]oyalty to an ideal can vary in its intensity, but loyalty to money never changes. That’s why mercenaries are better fighters.” —Prince Kheldar of Drasnia I’ve been following Camila’s Tumblr and DeviantArt accounts since … Continue reading
Posted in Medieval Fantasy, Novels
Tagged adventuresses, art, bastard swords, breastplate, businesswomen, Camila Vielmond, chain mail, digital art, Esce, healers, herbalists, knives, layered armor, medics, medieval fantasy, medium armor, mercenaries, novels, padded armor, plate armor, Raevna, soldiers, travel attire
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Eowyn, by Suzanne Helmigh
Eowyn, by Suzanne Helmigh “There she won the greatest fame of any warrior by standing over the mortally wounded King Théoden and fighting the Witch-King, the lord of the Ring-wraiths.” —From Tolkien: a Dictionary, by David Day Woot! Welcome, folks, … Continue reading
Posted in Gaming, Medieval Fantasy, Novels
Tagged art, breast plate, cavalry armor, cavalrywomen, chain mail, Eowyn, fighters, gothic armor, heavy armor, layered armor, longswords, Lord of the Rings, Lord of the Rings Card Game, medieval fantasy, novels, plate armor, plate mail, shield-maidens, soldiers, Sophisticated Games, Suzanne Helmigh, warriors
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NaNoWriMo: Success!
I dood it! After three attempts, I beat the National Novel Writing Month Challenge! Sorry about the lack of update this weekend, but I spent all of it on the couch in my pajama pants typing on my crotchety old … Continue reading
Posted in Blog news
Tagged blog news, First Empress, NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, novels, Queen Viarra
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Sophie McGillicuddy, from Renegades of Destiny, by Ted Z. Mintz
Sophie McGillicuddy, character by Ted Z. Mintz “WAR, n. A by-product of the arts of peace.” —Ambrose Bierce, The Devil’s Dictionary I ran across Ted’s story and characters here recently, attempting to find the original artist for an uncredited concept … Continue reading
Posted in Novels, Science Fiction
Tagged Adam Kop, Alex Pascenko, art, battle armor, commando units, commandos, concept art, Corrina Roberge, infiltrators, light armor, modern armor, novels, pistols, Renegades of Destiny, science fiction, soldiers, Sophie McGillicuddy, swords, Ted Z. Mintz, Tekka-Croe
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The Temporary Wizard, by Joe Shawcross
The Temporary Wizard, by Joe Shawcross Though I’ve not read S.G. Rogers’s The Temporary Wizard of Locklynn, I’ll admit that I like Joe’s illustration of protagonist Ilene McMillan far better than the actual cover art. The hyper-photogenic model with the … Continue reading
Queen Viarra, by Adelruna
Queen Viarra, by Adelruna “There are people who want me dead for no other reason than they’d rather be in charge themselves. Every decision I make, no matter how fair and just, will result in someone I’ve never met praying … Continue reading
Posted in Novels, Period Fantasy
Tagged Adelruna, ancient armor, ancient history, art, bronze armor, confident redheads, digital art, First Empress, Greco/Roman armor, hoplite armor, infantrywomen, linen cuirass, medium armor, military leaders, novels, Queen Viarra, soldiers, spears, warrior, warrior queens
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Choices of One Cover Art, by Daryl Mandryk
Choices of One cover art, by Daryl Mandryk Admiral Parck: “You must understand that one of Mara Jade’s most subtle weapons has always been her talent for irritating people. Irritated people don’t think clearly, you see.” Mara Jade: “Or maybe … Continue reading
Posted in Novels, Science Fiction
Tagged art, confident redheads, Daryl Mandryk, digital art, infiltrators, Jedi, Jedi Knights, knights, light armor, lightsabers, Mara Jade, novels, science fiction, special agents, Star Wars, Timothy Zahn
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