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Spells and Bullets Together: The Modern Soldier-Mage’s Guide to Warfare

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Thomas Evans

by Tom Doyle Tor Books has just published American Craftsmen, my first novel in a three-book modern-day fantasy series. The “craftsmen” in the title are the magician soldiers and psychic spies who’ve been secretly serving their country since colonial times. … Continue reading →

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A Storm of Swords: Book Three of A Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones), George R. R, Martin (HarpurCollins, 2000){Random House Audio, Narrator: Roy Doltrice)

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Thomas Evans

(Game of Thrones, Fantasy, High Fantasy, Politics, post-modern) Grade: Γ — (Gamma) A good or even fantastic book within the genre, possibly worth reading regardless of which genre’s you like, but has a setting or style that is likely to … Continue reading →

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Mockingjay (The Final Book of Hunger Games (Book 3), Suzanne Collins (Scholastic Press, 2010 {Scholastic Audio, Narrator: Carolyn McCormick}

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Thomas Evans

Mocking Jay is the final installment in the Hunger Games trilogy, and serves as a brilliant conclusion to this series. Continue reading →

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Flag in Exile, David Weber (Baen Books, 1995 {Brilliance Audio, Narrator: Allysson Johnson)

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Thomas Evans

Flag in Exile is David Weber’s fifth book in the Honor Harrington series and focuses on the ramifications of her actions at the end of the last book, while simultaneously building more into the political and social background of the ‘Honorverse.’ It is an enjoyable read to anyone who likes the Honor Harrington series, but would likely prove unsatisfying to anyone who was not already a fan. Continue reading →

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