Written for BioWare's Dragon Age Asunder Writing Challenge. Benedict liked his name. It meant 'blessed' and, though some might consider him more 'cursed', he thought his name represented optimism on the part of his parents. In a way, the day of his birth, they had given him three gifts, life, a name and hope. AsContinue reading "Story: Blessed Are the Peacekeepers"
Review: Transformation
Transformation, by Carol Berg (Roc, August 2000. Paperback, 448 pages) I could not put this book down and I had tears in my eyes before I had turned the hundredth page—that’s how compelling the characters were, right from the outset. Simply, Transformation is the story of two men separated by about a decade, age-wise, andContinue reading "Review: Transformation"
Ramble: The Well-Guard
At the bottom of the back lawn is an area of untended garden (one of many) surrounding the well cap. It’s a shady spot, surrounded by trees and separated from a wonderfully green slope of grass by a small creek. A flat rock provides a rolling spot for the cats, and a suitable place toContinue reading "Ramble: The Well-Guard"
Review: Firebird
Firebird, by Jack McDevitt (Ace, November 2011. Hardcover, 384 pages) ‘Firebird’ by Jack McDevitt starts in much the same way most ‘Alex Benedict’ novels do. Alex and his assistant, Chase Kolpath, come into possession of some artefacts and prepare to sell them. Alex Benedict is no ordinary antiquities dealer, however. He has an insatiable curiosityContinue reading "Review: Firebird"
Review: Armored
Armored, Edited by John Joseph Adams (Baen, March 2012. Paperback, 608 pages) Sadly, for those who write introductions and forewords for anthologies, I often only glance at them in passing, then move on to the good stuff – the stories. In this instance, the first sentence of the foreword by Orson Scott Card leapt outContinue reading "Review: Armored"
Kelly Jensen 