Enjoy this guest post from THE TURQUOISE BONES author, Steven R. Brandt. I was asked why the most fearsome monsters in my story, "The Turquoise Bones," are named quasars. While it is part of a general pattern that the book follows, of naming everything after stars or things astronomical, there is a specific reason why... Continue Reading →
Review: Atlantis
This review does not contain spoilers! Please keep them out of the comments as well. Title: Atlantis Author: Carol Roberts Stars: ★★★ The book opens on a mystery, but the first chapter threw me. Maybe the names or the change in tone from the foreboding of the prologue. Something shifted, and it took the whole chapter for... Continue Reading →
Review: The Turquoise Bones
This review does not contain spoilers! Please keep them out of the comments as well. Title: The Turquoise Bones Author: Steven R. Brandt (Ph.D.) Stars: ★★★★ I had a hard time getting into The Turquoise Bones. My mind has a habit of grabbing onto certain details like naming inconsistencies and redefined words. Quasar - a highly luminous active galactic nucleus-... Continue Reading →
Update! Book 4 and More!
I've been hard at work, churning out a side project and planning for book four for the last few weeks. There are no spoilers ahead. Just some updates and descriptions (i.e. teasers) for what you'll be exploring in the forth book in the Warlock of Rochester series. Tentatively titled We Who Flew, my current work-in-progress (WIP)... Continue Reading →
BookBub
On October 15th, I ran a fantasy ad via BookBub ($594) for my debut novel, High Summons. At the time, my young adult urban fantasy series (WARLOCK OF ROCHESTER) had two available books, and I'd just provided the third to my publisher. Book Stats when accepted for ad: Reviews: 10 Average Amazon Stars: 4.1/5 Copies Sold Daily:... Continue Reading →