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GUEST POST: When it comes to book covers, go ahead and judge by David Michael Williams
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Risingshadow has the honour of publishing a guest post by David Michael Williams.
About the author
David Michael Williams has suffered from a storytelling addiction for as long as he can remember. With a background in journalism, public relations, and marketing, he also flaunts his love affair with the written word as an author of speculative fiction. His books include The Renegade Chronicles, a sword-and-sorcery trilogy, and The Soul Sleep Cycle, a genre-bending series exploring life, death, and the dreamscape. If Sin Dwells Deep will be available in paperback and e-book on Oct. 2.
Website: https://david-michael-williams.com
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Dwells-Deep-Soul-Sleep-Cycle-ebook/dp/B07G7HNHNN/
Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/author/show/14427025.David_Michael_Williams
Facebook: www.facebook.com/onemillionwords/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/1MillionWords
About If Sin Dwells Deep
Even good girls have secrets.
When straight-laced Allison sleeps, the rebellious goddess Syn wakes. Having a fling in the dreamscape may seem like harmless fun, but when a sadistic predator learns her true identity, the fantasy begins to bleed into real life.
If Sin Dwells Deep — a parallel novel to If Souls Can Sleep — exposes the hidden world of dream drifters and explores the war between gifted government agents and those who would use their abilities to corrupt life, death, and that which lies beyond.
GUEST POST: When it comes to book covers, go ahead and judge By David Michael Williams
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Review: Children of Artifice by Danie Ware
- Written by Seregil of Rhiminee
Danie Ware's Children of Artifice was published by Fox Spirit Books in June 2018.
Information about Danie Ware:
Danie Ware is the author of the Ecko trilogy. Children of Artifice is her latest novel. She lives in South London.
Click here to visit her official website.
Information about Children of Artifice:
An ancient city, sealed in a vast crater. A history of metallurgical magic, and of Builders that could craft the living, breathing stone.
Caphen Talmar is the high-born son of an elite family, descended from the Builders themselves, his artistic career ruined when his ex-lover broke his fingers.
One night, gambling down at the wharfside - somewhere he shouldn’t have been in the first place - he meets Aden. An uncomplicated, rough-edged dockworker, Aden is everything Caph needs to forget the pressures of his father’s constant criticism.
But this isn’t just another one-night stand. Aden is trying to find his sister, and he needs Caph’s help. Soon, they find themselves tangled in a deadly game of trust, lies and political rebellion.
And, as Caph begins to understand the real depth of the horrors they’ve uncovered, he learns that Aden is not what he seems. And Aden knows more about the coming destruction than Caph could ever have guessed.
REVIEW: CHILDREN OF ARTIFICE BY DANIE WARE
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2018 Hugo Award Winners
- Written by Seregil of Rhiminee
The winners of the 2018 Hugo Awards are:
- Best Novel: The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin (Orbit)
- Best Novella: All Systems Red by Martha Wells (Tor.com Publishing)
- Best Novelette: "The Secret Life of Bots" by Suzanne Palmer (Clarkesworld, September 2017)
- Best Short Story: "Welcome to your Authentic Indian Experience™" by Rebecca Roanhorse (Apex, August 2017)
More information can be found here:
http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2018-hugo-awards/
https://www.tor.com/2018/08/20/announcing-the-2018-hugo-award-winners/
GUEST POST: Sex and Sensuality in "The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories" by Carina Bissett
- Written by Seregil of Rhiminee
Risingshadow has the honour of publishing a guest post by Carina Bissett.
About Carina Bissett:
Carina Bissett is a writer, poet, and educator working primarily in the fields of speculative fiction and interstitial art. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Stonecoast (University of Southern Maine) and has studied with such popular writers and poets as Elizabeth Hand, Nancy Holder, David Anthony Durham, Theodora Goss, Ted Deppe, Cara Hoffman, and Cate Marvin. Her short fiction and poetry has been published in multiple journals including the Journal of Mythic Arts, Mythic Delirium, NonBinary Review, Timeless Tales, Enchanted Conversations, and The Horror ‘Zine. Her work can also be found in numerous anthologies including Hath No Fury, an anthology where women take the lead. She fosters her passion of fairy tale and folklore through creative non-fiction including her research work at the Mythic Imagination Institute and contributions to the three-volume set American Myths, Legends, and Tall Tales: An Encyclopedia of American Folklore.
About Hath No Fury:
Mother. Warrior. Caregiver. Wife. Lover. Survivor. Trickster. Heroine. Leader.
This anthology features 21 stories and six essays about women who defy genre stereotypes. Here, it's not the hero who acts while the heroine waits to be rescued; Hath No Fury's women are champions, not damsels in distress. Whether they are strong, bold warriors, the silent but powerful type, or the timid who muster their courage to face down terrible evil, the women of Hath No Fury will make indelible marks upon readers and leave them breathless for more.
Includes stories from Seanan McGuire, Carol Berg, Delilah S. Dawson, Bradley P. Beaulieu, Django Wexler, Philippa Ballantine, Anton Strout, and more!
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GUEST POST: Sex and Sensuality in "The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories" by Carina Bissett
Review: The Book of Hidden Things by Francesco Dimitri
- Written by Seregil of Rhiminee
Francesco Dimitri's The Book of Hidden Things was published by Titan Books in July 2018.
Information about Francesco Dimitri:
Francesco Dimitri is an Italian author and speaker living in London. He is on the Faculty of the School of Life. He is considered one of the foremost fantasy writers in Italy, and his works have been widely appreciated by non-genre readers too. A film has been made from his first novel, La Ragazza dei miei Sogni. The Book of Hidden Things is his debut novel in English.
Information about The Book of Hidden Things:
Four old school friends have a pact: to meet up every year in the small town in Puglia they grew up in. Art, the charismatic leader of the group and creator of the pact, insists that the agreement must remain unshakable and enduring. But this year, he never shows up.
A visit to his house increases the friends’ worry; Art is farming marijuana. In Southern Italy doing that kind of thing can be very dangerous. They can’t go to the Carabinieri so must make enquiries of their own. This is how they come across the rumours about Art; bizarre and unbelievable rumours that he miraculously cured the local mafia boss’s daughter of terminal leukaemia. And among the chaos of his house, they find a document written by Art, The Book of Hidden Things, which promises to reveal dark secrets and wonders beyond anything previously known.
Francesco Dimitri’s first novel written in English, following his career as one of the most significant fantasy writers in Italy, will entrance fans of Elena Ferrante, Neil Gaiman and Donna Tartt. Set in the beguiling and seductive landscape of Southern Italy, this story is about friendship and landscape, love and betrayal; above all it is about the nature of mystery itself.
REVIEW: THE BOOK OF HIDDEN THINGS BY FRANCESCO DIMITRI
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