If a blog was a bookshelf, mine would be coated with a layer of dust. Over the past few months I’ve watched (first in anticipation, then in delight, now in stupefied awe) as my longest-held dream became a reality: my debut novel, Kings of the Wyld, was unleashed upon the world. By ‘unleashed’ I mean … More Swinging the ‘THANK YOU’ Hammer
Originally posted on Fantasy Review Barn:
Also posted at Booknest “Leaves are falling all around, It’s time I was on my way. Thanks to you I’m much obliged, such a pleasant stay.” Humor is tough to pull off. Inside jokes can fail if they are too deeply buried to be noticed or so obvious they…
Originally posted on Civilian Reader:
Let’s start with an introduction: Who is Nicholas Eames? That’s a question I’ve wrestled with for many years, actually. “The Luckiest Man in the World”… let’s go with that. Your debut novel, Kings of the Wyld, will be published by Orbit next month. It looks great, and I’m really looking forward…
Originally posted on Michael Everest:
First things first, let’s get something out of the way: the saying ‘don’t judge a book by its cover,’ well, sometimes you can’t help it. I’m sure there are readers out there who will argue that the saying is sound advice, but in the case of Kings of the Wyld by upcoming author Nicholas…
The road to writing professionally (or at least capably) is filled with more pitfalls than the first five minutes of Raiders of the Lost Ark, and the deepest, spikiest, most cunningly disguised of these is, in my opinion, understanding what really makes a book great. It’s not how unique your world is, or how thoroughly-plotted … More Review: Wake of Vultures
I can only imagine the day Jon Hollins (a pseudonym for Jonathan Wood) devised the plot for Fool’s Gold. He might have turned over the final page of some dour tome of epic fantasy and thought: Fuck this noise–I want something fun for a change. He may have googled, “Ocean’s Eleven meets The Hobbit,” figuring … More Review: The Dragon Lords: Fool’s Gold
Good morning, class. My name’s Nicholas Eames, but don’t call me Mr. Eames–that’s my father’s name! *Crickets chirping* Okay. Moving on. We’re all here for one reason: we love fantasy books, and it is absolutely imperative to us that others like them too. You might liken us to a horde of theocratic zombies who won’t … More F101: Intro to Fantasy
