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Author Guest Post: Gareth L. Powell

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FIVE CLASSIC SPACE OPERAS THAT STILL HOLD UP TODAY by Gareth L. Powell ‘Space opera’ has been around since the heyday of the pulp magazines in the 1930s and 1940s. Initially the term was one of derision, likening the genre to tacky ‘horse opera’ westerns. However, just as the hippies and punks of the 1960s … Read more

Author Guest Post: D.B. Jackson

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“A New Artistic Challenge” by D.B. Jackson/David B. Coe Today marks the release of my first short fiction collection. Tales of the Thieftaker brings together eleven short pieces I have written over the past several years in the “universe” of my Thieftaker Chronicles, a historical urban fantasy series set in pre-Revolutionary Boston (Thieftaker, Thieves’ Quarry, … Read more

Days of the Dead Blog Tour: Gail Z. Martin Guest Post

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Swords & Shotguns: Epic and Urban Fantasy By Gail Z. Martin What’s the difference between epic fantasy and urban fantasy? Generally speaking, epic fantasy happened long ago, often in a medieval time period, with swords and castles. The stakes are big, often the fate of a kingdom or dynasty at risk. Urban fantasy usually means … Read more