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SpecMusicMuse Review—The Man in the Box by Andrew Toy2 comments

smsand wrote 6 days ago: The Man in the Box by Andrew Toy is reminiscent of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe only darker … more →

Tags: Fantasy, Novel, Dark Fantasy, eBook, Thriller, andrew toy, the man in the box

SpecMusicMuse Review – Burning the Middle Ground by L. Andrew Cooper

smsand wrote 1 week ago: With Burning the Middle Ground, the debut novel by L. Andrew Cooper, you will see (okay, read) the a … more →

Tags: Horror, Dark Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, burning the middle ground, l andrew cooper

SpecMusicMuse Review—The Brotherhood of Dwarves, Book 4: Between Darkness and Light1 comment

smsand wrote 2 months ago: The fourth book of D.A. Adams’s epic fantasy series, The Brotherhood of Dwarves, takes place immedia … more →

Tags: Epic Fantasy, Heroic Fantasy, The Brotherhood of Dwarves, Dwarves, D.A. Adams, Between Darkness and Light

SpecMusicMuse Review: The Jealousy Glass by Gwen Perkins

smsand wrote 4 months ago: Cercia’s new leader, Quentin, sends Asahel and Felix to Anjdur as ambassadors to broker a peace trea … more →

Tags: Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Heroic Fantasy, The Jealousy Glass, Gwen Perkins, political intrigue

SpecMusicMuse Review: Vines – An Urban Legend – Michael Williams

smsand wrote 4 months ago: Stephen Thorne produces a Greek Tragedy for a theatre, unaware that opening night will unleash ancie … more →

Tags: Horror, Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Classical, michael williams, vines, Urban Horror, muses, Greek

SpecMusicMuse Review: Dark Halo – Christopher Kokoski2 comments

smsand wrote 5 months ago: I’ll admit, at first I cringed when I saw the pretty-boy angel on the front cover. I’m not usually a … more →

Tags: Horror, ANGELS, Demons, Thriller, christopher kokoski, dark halo, Suspense

SpecMusicMuse Review - Remnants of Life: Legends of Darkness by Georgia L. Jones8 comments

smsand wrote 5 months ago: Samantha dies in a car crash only to find herself in a new body, as a vampire, but not your typical … more →

Tags: Fantasy, Novel, Dark Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, eBook, Vampires, Remnants of life, Legends of Darkness, Georgia L. Jones

SpecMusicMuse Interview: Maurice Broaddus2 comments

smsand wrote 7 months ago: I first heard of Maurice Broaddus back in 2005 and had read a couple of his stories. I had always pl … more →

Tags: Horror, Dark Fantasy, speculative fiction, dark fiction, Short Stories, Novels, maurice broaddus, Novellas

SpecMusicMuse: Review—Haunting Obsession by R.J. Sullivan

smsand wrote 8 months ago: Loretta’s boyfriend, Daryl, has a bit of an obsession over a dead celebrity named Maxine Marie. When … more →

Tags: Horror, Ghosts, haunting obsession, RJ Sullivan, ghost story, novella, Obsession, Hauntings, Marylin Monroe

SpecMusicMuse: Review – First Cause by Paul West2 comments

smsand wrote 9 months ago: First Cause by Paul West is just as much a political commentary as it is a science fiction story. Se … more →

Tags: Science Fiction, First cause, Paul West, Futurism, Alien Invasion, Terrorism

SpecMusicMuse - Mass Effect 3 Reflections, Part 2: Why I Chose "Synthesis" and why no Option is "Right" or "Wrong"

smsand wrote 10 months ago: I like to first start out by saying that, unlike the IDers, I do not assume that my favorite option … more →

Tags: Science Fiction, mass effect 3, Control?, destroy, Synthesis, Video Games

SpecMusicMuse - Mass Effect 3 Reflections, Part I: My View on the "Indoctrination Theory" and why I Didn't Choose Destruction1 comment

smsand wrote 11 months ago: An article in my Elements of Storytelling column will soon go live that will give my take on where t … more →

Tags: Science Fiction, mass effect 3, indoctrination theory, Control?, destroy, Synthesis, Endings, Video Games

SpecMusicMuse: Spirit of Fire Blog Tour Interview w/Stephen Zimmer3 comments

smsand wrote 11 months ago: And now for an interview with one of the best small press authors since, uh, that other Scott guy … more →

Tags: Epic Fantasy, Stephen Zimmer, Blog Tour, Spirit of Fire, Fires in Eden

Spirit of Fire Blog Tour

smsand wrote 11 months ago: For Immediate Release May 25, 2012 48 Date Blog Tour Announced and Cover Art Unveiled for Stephen Zi … more →

Tags: Novel, Epic Fantasy, Stephen Zimmer, Blog Tour, Spirit of Fire

SpecMusicMuse OVERKILL Blog Tour Double Whammy1 comment

smsand wrote 1 year ago: It’s April 21st, and as part of the Overkill Blog Tour, SpecMusicMuse presents you with a Doub … more →

Tags: Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Heroic Fantasy, Interview, Review, Overkill, Steven L Shrewsbury, gorias la gaul, sword and sorcery

Overkill Blog Tour1 comment

smsand wrote 1 year ago: For Immediate Release April 5, 2012   25 Date Overkill Blog Tour and Cover Art Unveiled for Ste … more →

Tags: News & rants, Fantasy, Sword & Sorcery, Epic, steven shrewsbury, Blog Tour, Overkill

SpecMusicMuse Review: Angelkiller – H. David Blalock1 comment

smsand wrote 1 year ago: Why does evil exist? The answer is simple: because the forces of evil won the war, and the forces of … more →

Tags: Horror, Dark Fantasy, ANGELS, cyberpunk, Thriller, AngelKiller, H. David Blalock, espionage, Fallen Angels

SpecMusicMuse Review: The Fall of Dorkhun—D. A. Adams1 comment

smsand wrote 1 year ago: Like dwarves? You’ll get plenty of dwarves in D.A. Adams’s The Fall of Dorkhun, the third book in hi … more →

Tags: Fantasy, Heroic Fantasy, The Brotherhood of Dwarves, the fall of dorkhun, Dwarves, D.A. Adams

SpecMusicMuse Review: Thrall by Steven Shrewsbury2 comments

smsand wrote 1 year ago: It’s the antediluvian age, and Gorias la Gaul is a legend among legends—even if he is over seven hun … more →

Tags: Fantasy, Sword & Sorcery, Nephilim, Thrall, steven shrewsbury, Grim, great flood, Vampires, Undead


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