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Shorter Series
I’ve been following a lot of series work in the paranormal mystery/urban fantasy genres and it seems to me far too many series start sucking between books 6-8. Rowling was smart to end Harry Potter on number 7. That was just the right number of books to tell the story she wanted to tell. Right now I’m on book 7…
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Reader Reaction
So I read a book a few weeks back that really left me with a strong, negative reaction when I’d finished with it. It was a short story collection called Three by Blades. My initial reaction was to jump onto Amazon and give the book an awful review, calling it depraved, sick, and absolutely revolting. If you know me – you know…
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Author Profile: Rufus Opus
So those of you who know me know that I am an open-minded practical magician. I work across magickal schools of thought. I’m not above a little kitchen witchery and I’m certainly no stranger to the three great pillars or The Great Work. I’m all about Hermetics, Alchemy, even Wortcunning and I secretly have a love for Grimoiric Magic. I am a Lon…
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Book Review: The Beans of Egypt Maine
I haven’t done a book review for awhile so I decided this is my Thursday post. No – I’m not going to review an obscure indie, an urban fantasy, a paranormal mystery, or erotica today. Actually this book has been on my mind a lot lately. It was so potent that I can’t stop thinking about it — and I…