⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ** I received an ARC for an honest review ** Description Within these pages, coffin-makers work hard to keep the dead buried and their own murderous urges in check; poison girls are schooled in the art of marital assassination; books carry forth stories and forbidden secrets; a young witch wreaks a terrible revenge on… Continue reading The Sourdough Compendium
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Description Emily Wilde is good at many things: she is the foremost expert on the study of faeries; she is a genius scholar and a meticulous researcher who is writing the world's first encylopaedia of faerie lore. But Emily Wilde is not good at people So when she arrives in the hardscrabble village of Hrafnsvik,… Continue reading Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries
The Cù-Sìth (pronounced koo-shee), a legendary fairy hound from Scottish Highland folklore — and it’s actually a very faithful, atmospheric portrayal. What is the Cù-Sìth?• The name literally means “fairy dog” (cù = hound, sìth = fairy / otherworld).• It is not just a magical animal — it’s a liminal being, halfway between:• the fairy… Continue reading Scottish Folklore: The Cù-Sìth
Source: Hex and Shadow Chronicles (some images are likely AI)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Description Virika Sameroo lives in colonized space under the Æcerbot Empire, much like her ancestors before her in the British West Indies. After years of working hard to rise through the ranks of the empire’s merchant marine, she’s finally become first lieutenant on an interstellar cargo vessel. When her captain dies under suspicious circumstances,… Continue reading Countess
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ** I received an ARC for an honest review ** Description I am always there.Perhaps I always have been?Perhaps there is no end for me … 1910The mentally unwell are considered dangerous and a blight to be kept hidden from family and society. The recently opened Kenmore Asylum is bursting at the seams. Amidst… Continue reading The Haunting of Kenmore Aslyum
It’s the lunar new year and wishing everyone a prosperous and healthy year. It’s also the year of the Fire Horse. Curious about the animals that appear in lunar New year? I was! Turns out I’m an Ox so here’s a useful article on the different animals of the lunar calendar. Animals of the Chinese… Continue reading Lunar Calendar Animals
I am delighted to share the news that my fantasy novella TRICKSTER TALES from Brigid’s Gate Press is a finalist for the Aurealis Awards, Australia’s Premier Speculative Fiction Awards. The Aurealis Awards ceremony will be held on February 21st 2026 in Brisbane as part of GenreCon. You can read the full list of finalists here
On June 28, 1914, a member of the revolutionary group Young Bosnia assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The archduke was the presumptive heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, which had annexed Bosnia-Herzegovina several years before. Young Bosnia was trying to overthrow Austria-Hungary’s rule of the region and had acquired weapons for a revolution with the help… Continue reading World War I Alliances
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Description In PRELUDES & NOCTURNES, an occultist attempting to capture Death to bargain for eternal life traps her younger brother Dream instead. After his 70 year imprisonment and eventual escape, Dream, also known as Morpheus, goes on a quest for his lost objects of power. On his arduous journey Morpheus encounters Lucifer, John Constantine,… Continue reading The Sandman: Preludes & Nocturnes, Vol 1
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