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The problem of evil, defending the dark lord

By Dark August 24, 2019 All 0 Comments
The dark lord in fantasy
Even though it was first proposed by writers like Ursula Le Guin back in the eighties, a view I’ve seen commonly expressed these days is that the chief appeal of traditional Tolkienesque fantasy is that it contains “moral absolutes.” The argument...
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Cover reveal and excerpt: Alexander dan Vilhjalmsson’s “SHADOWS OF THE SHORT DAYS”

By Adam Weller March 11, 2019 All 0 Comments
Blurb: A strikingly original Icelandic debut set in a strangely familiar alternate Reykjavik where wild and industrialised magic meet. Sæmundur the Mad, addict and sorcerer, has been expelled from the magical university, Svartiskóli, and can no longer study galdur, an esoteric...
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Cover Reveal: Andy Peloquin’s HEIRS OF DESTINY series

By Adam Weller January 22, 2019 All 0 Comments
A kingdom of death. A war for power and profit. Young heroes caught in the crossfire. Kodyn expected hardships along his journey to return a kidnapped girl to her father. Yet harsh deserts and cutthroat bandits prove far less lethal than...
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THE COILHUNTER CHRONICLES (COVER REVEAL)

By Adam Weller January 4, 2019 All 0 Comments
From USA Today bestselling author Dean F. Wilson Welcome to the Wild North. In this “weird west” series of grit and vengeance, an eccentric bounty hunter faces off the criminals and creatures of a lawless land, from man to monster, from...
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New anthology announcement!

By Adam Weller January 4, 2019 All 0 Comments
We’re excited to share a list of contributors for the upcoming anthology Rise Above: Stories of Compassion and Overcoming the Odds. The anthology will be published by Dark Engine/Robber’s Dog Pub. and will be available in both e-book and paperback formats....
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Book and a Pint: “Never Die”

By Adam Weller January 2, 2019 All 0 Comments
with Michael Evan and James Jakins So here it is… Our debut segment of Book and a Pint, with our first subject/victim…Rob Hayes’ Never Die. We hope you can get a laugh or at least a few smiles, ughs or groans...
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SPFBO4 Finalist Selection

By Adam Weller December 10, 2018 All 1 Comment
For myself, Emma, and Timy, this was our first year as acting judges in SPFBO. Although we’ve followed the contest and read many of the entries in years past, we didn’t realize how challenging being a participant would be. The process...
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Interview with Graham Austin-King

By Adam Weller December 3, 2018 All 0 Comments
by Michael Gruneir MG: At what point did you know you wanted to write full time? GK: I think I’ve always wanted to write. When I was  younger it had that unrealistic feel to it though. A bit like wanting to be a...
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Interview with James Jakins

By Adam Weller November 28, 2018 All 0 Comments
By Michael Gruneir James Jakins is a self published author of both Urban and Epic Fantasy. His debut novel Jack Bloodfist: Fixer was a SPFBO 2017 top 10 finalist. He recently released his third novel Knights of the Dead God, and...
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Interview with Richard Nell, and read the first two chapters of KINGS OF ASH

By Adam Weller November 27, 2018 All 2 Comments
Richard Nell concerned family and friends by quitting his real job in 2014 to ‘write full-time’. He is a Canadian author of fantasy, living in one of the flattest, coldest places on earth with his begrudging wife, who makes sure he...
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