Just Throwing This Out There
by Patrick LeClerc A while back, fellow QM editor Ray posted an editorial arguing against the thrown knife in literature.Check it out here: http://quantummusebooks.com/fantasy-skills/ […]
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My SPFBO Experience
So, first things first, what the hell is the SPFBO? Answer: the Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off. So, what exactly does that mean? Simple answer: it’s a […]
Review of “Here Be Dragons” by David P MacPherson
Here Be Dragons is a fun read. If you like Pratchett or Adams, you’ll probably like this. It begins with our hero Orus, newly out […]
Authors in Dreamland
by Raymond M. Coulombe Dreams are weird. There’s no telling what’s going to come back with you from the Land of Nyx. Sometimes we […]
Darn You Joseph Campbell!
By Raymond M. Coulombe In his landmark book, Hero With a Thousand Faces, Joseph Campbell explored the hero’s journey. It’s about the archetypal story […]
Why I’m Sick of the Chosen One
by Patrick LeClerc It’s a trope we all know. It’s been used by some of the most beloved authors in some of the best known […]
Review of ‘The Black Cauldron’ by Lloyd Alexander
I’ve said before in a previous post that ‘The Chronicles of Prydain’ is my favorite series. I hold to that. I’ve also said that my […]
The Von Neumann Machine Universe
by Raymond M. Coulombe John Von Neumann was a Hungarian American who pioneered the concept of self-replicating machines. In short, the basic idea is […]
Lazy Writers
by Raymond M. Coulombe Steven King has a reputation for sometimes not doing enough background research. A college buddy of mine was considerably upset […]
Review of ‘The Book of Three’ by Lloyd Alexander
One question that gets thrown around occasionally to me and by me is an impossible question. “What’s your favorite book?” Tough, right? Possibly impossible. I […]