I’ll never forget the thrill I had when reading Mercedes Lackey’s first book in the Last Herald Mage trilogy entitled “Magic’s Pawn.” A friend loaned me a copy, saying very little about it other than I might enjoy it. The story starts with Vanyel, son to an uncaring father and heir to his lands, struggling...

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It would be criminal to keep this to myself any longer. This is the painting that Andreas made for me as an Xmas present, and man do I love it! No, your eyes don’t deceive you. It is indeed a cat sitting on a toilet. Cocoa to be precise. She’s always been fascinated by water...

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As soon as you make your foray into the world of publishing or any other media outlet, you soon realize that your name is your product identity. Outside those that know them, nobody thinks of Stephen King as just Steve, or mentions “Liz” when talking about the Queen of England. Unfortunately, my birth name James...

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There aren’t many series that I can read and reread without ever tiring of, but Piers Anthony’s Apprentice Adept series is one of them. Seven glorius books tell the story of Proton, a technologically advanced planet, and its twin Phaze, a world of traditional fantasy. Both Proton and Phaze occupy the same space, being separated...

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