A sprawling fantastic tale of the ’60s, supposedly written by “legendary” B-movie director Larry Winchester. . . .
The Aphorisms of Kherishdar are beautiful. There really is no other word for it. These 25 short little flash fiction pieces reveal the heart and soul of a richly created alien culture.
It’s hard to create a truly alien culture and make it believable but The Aphorisms succeed admirably. Short they [more . . .]
I simply wanted to take a peek, but what I ended up doing was read until my eyes hurt. Besides the fact that the writing is crisp, this story is downright funny. Only a dark mind could find a way to make you laugh while plotting the horrible death of a character.
I’m only at the beginnings of this, but if it’s half as good as "Aphorisms" I’ll be happy.
MCA Hogarth is not to be missed, whatever she writes, and "Aphorisms" is a prime example why. I read it all in a go and have moved on to the companion piece, "Admonishments of Kherishdar."
How much do I love this? I’ve placed the hard copy on my Amazon wish list, [more . . .]
The Valley of the Sun is a completed story told through the Sims 3. I read Alice and Kev a while back, and while both stories use images from the game for illustration, VotS is not a simple observational story. It has an author generated plot. The story begins with a reporter named Lilith being given the assignment of researching [more . . .]
The Witches of Greenwitch is an illustrated fantasy novel written by Katharina Gerlach and illustrated by Eszter Bohus. It is currently at 20 chapters and according to the website the novel has 52 chapters in all. The story is being posted simultaneously in English and German. This review deals only with the English version as I don’t know much German.