Category: Sword and Sorcery

  • New Release: War Hound

    New Release: War Hound

    A brand new book combining my love of dogs and dark fantasy.

  • Cover Reveal: The Rise of the Fallen

    Cover Reveal: The Rise of the Fallen

    I’m excited to be able to share the cover for my upcoming fantasy novel, The Rise of the Fallen, which will be released on November 15, 2017. The cover art was created by John Anthony Di Giovanni and the cover design with the incredible work on the lettering was done by Shawn T. King. It…

  • 50 Free Books for Halloween

    50 Free Books for Halloween

    Check out this amazing promotion to get 50 free books to celebrate Halloween!

  • Top Four Fantastic Weapons of Indonesia

    Top Four Fantastic Weapons of Indonesia

    Check out four of the cool weapons I might add to my next fantasy series. What’s your favorite?

  • Cover Reveal: The King Beneath the Waves

    Cover Reveal: The King Beneath the Waves

    Check out the cover for the soon to be released story The King Beneath the Waves.

  • Inspiration at risk

    Inspiration at risk

    One of the places inspiring my work is at risk of vanishing…

  • Three Book Recommendations to Round Out the Year

    Three Book Recommendations to Round Out the Year

    Check out these 3 recommended books I read this past year: sci fi, fantasy and horror.

  • Surviving NaNoWriMo: A Guest Post by Michael R. Fletcher

    Surviving NaNoWriMo: A Guest Post by Michael R. Fletcher

    Solid advice from Michael R. Fletcher, author of Beyond Redemption, on how to not only survive NaNoWriMo but to really get a novel finished and ready for publication.

  • Southeast Asian Fungal Grimdark

    Southeast Asian Fungal Grimdark

    Ideas have been milling around for my next fantasy series and they are beginning to take form: a Southeast Asian-inspired setting, a fungal magic system and a grimdark flavor. Come along for the ride.

  • 5 Bloody Heads: Pre-Order Today

    5 Bloody Heads: Pre-Order Today

    I am excited to announce that my latest fantasy novel, Five Bloody Heads, is available for pre-order on Amazon.

  • “The King Beneath the Waves” Featured on Far Fetched Fables

    “The King Beneath the Waves” Featured on Far Fetched Fables

    You can now listen for free to my short story “The King Beneath the Waves” on the Far Fetched Fables podcast.

  • Excerpt from Five Bloody Heads

    Excerpt from Five Bloody Heads

    The first chapter from the new grimdark novel Five Bloody Heads. Coming Summer 2015.

  • Sneak Peek: Five Bloody Heads

    Sneak Peek: Five Bloody Heads

    Check out the book cover and read a short description of Five Bloody Heads, the third novel in the Hounds of the North series.

  • “The Liar in the Cellar” Gets 2nd Place in Flash Fiction Contest

    “The Liar in the Cellar” Gets 2nd Place in Flash Fiction Contest

    I am proud to announce that my flash fiction story “The Liar in the Cellar” was the 1st Runner Up in Mark Lawrence’s contest.

  • Short Story Published in Grimdark Magazine

    Short Story Published in Grimdark Magazine

    I’m proud to announce that my short story The King Beneath the Waves has been published in Grimdark Magazine. Get your grimdark on!

  • The Witch of the Sands: An Author’s Note

    The Witch of the Sands: An Author’s Note

    A lot of you may not know this but The Witch of the Sands, the first book in the Hounds of the North series, was actually written after Black River. In fact, I did not even start on The Witch of the Sands until two years after I began Black River and had a near…

  • Goodreads Giveaway: Win a Signed Copy of Black River

    Goodreads Giveaway: Win a Signed Copy of Black River

    Want a chance to win a free signed copy of Black River, my latest novel? Then enter the Goodreads Giveaway. How a Goodreads Giveaway Works I have decided to give away a free paperback copy of my fantasy novel Black River and am using the Goodreads Giveaway program to give the greatest amount of readers…

  • Black River Book Trailer

    Black River Book Trailer

    A book trailer for my fantasy novel Black River. Father-and-daughter made. No better way to start winter break.

  • Black River Released

    Black River Released

    Folks, I am pleased to announce the release of Black River, a full-length novel and the second book in my grimdark fantasy series The Hounds of the North. Black River begins where The Witch of the Sands left off and follows Shield Scyldmund and his aging comrades as they return to the North after a…

  • Cover art: Grimdark Fantasy

    Cover art: Grimdark Fantasy

    This week’s cover art post focuses on grimdark from some of my favorite authors including Joe Abercrombie, Glen Cook and Mark Lawrence. First up, Lord Grimdark himself: Joe Abercrombie. One of the interesting things about Red Country is that while it is a grimdark fantasy, this one was written through the lens of a Western.…