Monthly Archives: April 2018

Friday Face-Off: Medieval Cover

Posted on April 27, 2018 by H.P.

It’s 4am, another semester is on the books, and I am awake.  Why not crack open a beer and participate in Friday Face-Off?  This week’s theme is: “Those darling bygone times… with their delicious fortresses, and their dear old dungeons, … Continue reading →

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Throwback SF Thursday: Skelos vol. 1

Posted on April 26, 2018 by H.P.

There has been a proliferation of pulp-inspired semipro short SF magazines over the past few years: Broadswords & Blasters, StoryHack, Astounding Frontiers, Tales From the Magician’s Skull, Cirsova, Skelos . . . am I the only one thinking that what … Continue reading →

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Mistborn Opens Sanderson’s Best, and Most Original, Series

Posted on April 24, 2018 by H.P.

I picked up the Mistborn trilogy over the holidays in anticipation of reading Oathbringer.  The bad news is that Mistborn isn’t the Cosmere book tied in most closely to Oathbringer (that, apparently, is Warbreaker).  The good news is that the … Continue reading →

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Gemmell Awards Shortlist Announced

Posted on April 20, 2018 by H.P.

The Gemmell Awards shortlist has been announced.  Voting on the Gemmell Awards is open to the public.  Voting on the shortlist opened today and closes on Friday, June 1.  The awards will be presented at Edge-Lit 7 on Saturday, July … Continue reading →

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Can’t-Wait Wednesday: Wrath of Empire by Brian McClellan

Posted on April 18, 2018 by H.P.

Brian McClellan is one of my favorite new authors from the past several years, and his Powder Mage trilogy is one of my favorite series from the past several years (you can find my review of book 1 here).  McClellan … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Moments in The Wheel of Time

Posted on April 17, 2018 by H.P.

The theme for Top Ten Tuesday this week is a freebie.  It has been entirely too long since I’ve done a Wheel of Time post, so I decided to go with the top 10 moments from the series.  Easy, right?  … Continue reading →

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Short Review Roundup – Movie Edition, part 3

Posted on April 10, 2018 by H.P.

I got seriously burned out on watching speculative fiction movies for a while.  I’ve still managed to watch plenty in the recent past.  With somewhat mixed results.  Today’s offering brings one (good) serious movie and three pulpy offerings, two of … Continue reading →

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Every Day Should Be Tuesday Now Has an Official Bloglovin’ Presence

Posted on April 6, 2018 by H.P.

Follow my blog with Bloglovin If you are a fan of Bloglovin’ please consider following Every Day Should Be Tuesday there. Not a fan of Bloglovin’?  Consider following Every Day Should Be Tuesday elsewhere: Every Day Should Be Tuesday Facebook … Continue reading →

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Can’t-Wait Wednesday: By Fire Above by Robyn Bennis

Posted on April 4, 2018 by H.P.

One of my very favorite books from last year was The Guns Above by Robyn Bennis.  I was reading it last year around the time I am writing this.  Pictures of excerpts are showing up in my Timehop and they … Continue reading →

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March 2018 Month-in-Review

Posted on April 3, 2018 by H.P.

It has been a very big month for me and the blog—a fitting time for my first month-in-review!  I published nine posts and racked up my fifth-best blog month ever in terms of views.  I learned my three-part essay on … Continue reading →

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