I feel slightly silly even attempting to write a definition post about vampires. They have become such a staple of fantasy fiction that asking “what does a vampire do?” tends get raised eyebrows in return or ‘d’uh!’ back. But their very popularity raises problems. Hundreds of authors have written fiction featuring vampires, and if they’re […]
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Wikipedia’s short definition of an Incubus is: An incubus (nominal form constructed from the Latin verb, incubo, incubare, or “to lie upon”) is a demon in male form who, according to a number of mythological and legendary traditions, lies upon sleepers, especially women, in order to have intercourse with them. Its female counterpart is the
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One of the great things about fantasy — urban or otherwise — is the sense of history that emerges as you get into the stories. There’s always thousands of years of traditional and lore and memories tripping up the main characters. I’m a complete history nut to start with, but also love contemporary settings and
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I’m always on the lookout for a good fantasy setting or neat mythology systems I can hammer and chisel into a cool fantasy idea. As a consequence, I do a lot of reading and research. One of the areas where I have been reading lately is Norse mythology. Unlike the Roman and Greek pantheons, which
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I’ve been reading all the social network posts about the Covid19 lockdowns and social distancing, and the many ways people have discovered or invented to keep themselves occupied. Singing opera on balconies, building Lego cities…there’s been some amazing ideas (here and here for some of them). My own response has been very cliched: When I
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Can’t believe we’re only two weeks away from the release of Book 2 of the series, but I’ve been so busy lately, it crept up on me. So, let’s get to the important thing — the cover reveal: He must choose to save himself, or save the world… Dr. Michael Jones, director of the old
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It’s Just A Job – High Elves This is a continuation of the It’s just a Job series. Wikipedia defines High Elves as: …a tall, slim and regal built race. They are seen as a noble race, and tend to be beautiful or handsome in appearance. Elves are a paled skinned race. Elves are strong
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I read both science fiction and fantasy, but growing up in the Australian outback, I had very little access to either of them. So whenever I hear about a “must read” book in my genres, or a list of books that one should have read to call themselves well-read in that genre, I always feel a
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You’ve most likely already had one or two emails from me about BookFunnel promos and giveaways. If you’re new to BookFunnel, or if you’re comfortable using BookFunnel and have your side-loading process down pat, then you may not have realized that in late 2019, BookFunnel released a new tool that is fabulously useful to readers.
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If you’re anything like me, you collect wallpapers for your computer and devices that are either full on fantasy, or fantasy-inspiring, like The Beeches, above. The Met has opened up a digital archive of images of artwork and museum-quality pieces of history, giving them Creative Commons licenses, which means they can be copied and used
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