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Some days, it sucks to be Harry Dresden. In fact, some months it’s a bad day to be the only practicing wizard in the Chicago phonebook. And this just isn’t one of Harry’s better months. Thanks to the events of … Continue reading
Category Archives: Urban Fantasy
The freaks are out there. They look like everyday people, masquerading as the homeless, the crazies, the street people. They lurk on the street corners, warm themselves around garbage can fires, and watch for certain people, the ones with the … Continue reading
Imagine you’re an artist, and you’ve been given a very unusual task. Create eye-catching, evocative comic book covers, month in and month out for a new series. The main characters include a hitwoman, a vampire, a preacher possessed by the … Continue reading
As Los Angeles burns, a most ancient enemy makes his presence known once more. The Gates of Hell have cracked wide open, releasing fallen angels twisted by millennia of torment and anguish into demons. Now the world shudders, as conflicts … Continue reading
Telepathic barmaid Sookie Stackhouse is back, and as usual, she’s up to her neck in problems, worries, catastrophes, disasters, and relationship problems. It’s hard enough having a disability like telepathy in the small-minded small town of Bon Temps, Louisiana, without … Continue reading
Quidditch Through The Ages, by J. K. Rowling (as Kennilworthy Whisp) (Scholastic, 2001) Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, by J. K. Rowling (as Newt Scamander) (Scholastic, 2001) What a brilliant idea. Riding on the intense popularity and energy … Continue reading
The Valdemar Companion, edited by John Helfers and Denise Little (Daw, 2001) Take a Thief (Daw, 2001) The Black Swan (Daw, 1999) Spirits White As Lightning (With Rosemary Edghill) (Baen, 2001) In 1987, Mercedes Lackey crept onto the fantasy scene … Continue reading
In the ten years since a magical portal opened up in Cleveland, disgorging elves, dragons, mages, and other refugees from a world of fantasy and magic, reporter Kline Maxwell has steadfastedly avoided the “fuzzy gnome” beat, preferring his comfortable and … Continue reading
It’s 1959, and young Christopher Nix, just turned four, has moved to Florida with his family. His father, Luke, has plans to open Dogland, a tourist attraction and zoo starring over a hundred different breeds of dogs, everything from Irish … Continue reading
When I read Charles de Lint, I don’t just pay attention to the words. I slow down and listen to the rhythms the words make. I look for the underlying patterns of color and music that so thoroughly insinuate themselves … Continue reading