If you’ve read Tamora Pierce’s Tortall universe stories, the name Numair Salmalin may sound familiar. As the chief mage of the king of Tortall, he’s immensely powerful, highly skilled, well educated, and deeply intelligent. His major character flaw, however, is his tendency to speak and act (and react) first and suffer the consequences later. Tempests … Continue reading Another Prequel
Tag: fantasy
Ill Met By Moonlight
Welcome to the third installment of M. D. Massey’s Druidverse series, in which Colin McCool joins the local werewolf pack in an attempt to learn to control his alter-ego. He also, likely to no one’s surprise, gets dragged into Fae business with some exceedingly sinister criminal connections. Speaking of unhealthy connections, this story is darker in many ways than the previous two as Colin comes face to … Continue reading Ill Met By Moonlight
Before There was a Valdemar…
...There was a Valdemar? Mercedes Lackey’s Valdemar series was a great favorite of mine in my teens. Her stories and characters showed me that people who weren’t like me were still people regardless of appearance, religion, gender, or sexual orientation. They were well-crafted, fun to read, and populated by characters I found it easy to … Continue reading Before There was a Valdemar…
Salutations and Introductions
Well, here goes. Hi! I'm BlueGlass and this is my shiny new blog where I'll be posting my reactions, good, bad, and mixed, about the books I've been reading--specifically in the science fiction and fantasy genre. I hope my musings help other readers decide what stories and series they'd like to dive into next. I'm … Continue reading Salutations and Introductions
Dreams of Blue Glass 