Category Archives: Fantasy

“The Vanished Legions” in Tales of Ruma

My latest story is out now in the Tales of Ruma anthology, available in both Kindle and paperback versions. “The Vanished Legions” explores the popular trope of Ancient Roman legions being spirited away to various fantasy worlds, but from the … Continue reading

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“King of Nowhere” at Strange Constellations

Happy to announce my 2nd story publication of the year: “King of Nowhere” is out now at Strange Constellations. This one falls solidly in the traditional secondary world fantasy genre–although whether the main character can be called heroic may depend … Continue reading

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Kickstarter for Tales of Ruma anthology

Do you love stories about Ancient Rome? If so, you might want to check out this Kickstarter for the Tales of Ruma anthology, coming out in April. Described as “an anthology of short stories inspired by Greek and Roman mythology”, … Continue reading

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“The Price of Healing” in Kzine

My neolithic elf story “The Price of Healing” has just come out in Issue 17 of Kzine.  This one is set in the same world as “City of the Dying Sun”, “The Shoemaker’s Daughter”, “The Year of the Bear”, “Brother’s … Continue reading

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New story out in SQ Mag

My story “Thou Hast by Moonlight at Her Window Sung” is in the latest edition of SQ Mag, from Australia.  They publish in a webzine format, with all the stories available to read for free online.  So check it out, … Continue reading

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Historical authenticity, historical verisimilitude, and how political correctness leads to bad Christian fiction

3 months ago, Daniel Abraham wrote an article on historical authenticity in fantasy.  A week later, Black Gate blogger Theo posted a critique of that article (and a follow-up post 2 weeks after that, to clear up some of the misconceptions … Continue reading

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