āThe Glass Wizard isnāt pushing the boundaries of web fictionāitās hurling itself through them like a wizard-shaped meteor.ā Core Premise & Initial Impressions: How best to convey my first impressions of The Glass Wizard? I wrestled with that question while scribbling notes for this reviewābut eventually, the answer revealed itself. To wit: imagine yourself at…
This oneās a bit esotericānot all of you are meant to understand it. But those of you whoāve puffed the magic dragonās fungal cousin will know full well, it can take you to someā¦ strange places. I only wish Iād picked up The Lone Wanderer before going down that route. Didnāt realise there was an…
In the interest of full transparency, before launching into this review, I must confess that Iām rather fond of this author. Avid readers of this site will know heās a valued contributor to our growing series of writing-advice essays. (For brevity, Iāve used āthis siteā instead of āBardic Planet.ā Iāve already saved at least half…
At five years old, Ren Drakemore was contemplating the moral fabric of kingdoms. At five, I was eating glue. Core Concepts & Initial Impressions: I remember my earliest youthāfive years oldāthe crunch of an apple dribbling faintly down my chin as I lounged in contemplation of lifeās meaning. Ah, those were trying days, wrestling with…
āDeath is temporary. The fine print is forever.ā Core Concept & Initial Impressions: In our ever-growing partnership with Bardic Planet, IāSilas Quibble, reputable spokesgoblin for Dubious Derivativesā¢ Limitedāhave been invited back to co-author this First Impressions review of Paragon of Weaponmasters.When I first dug into the work, I knew I was the right goblin for…
Core Premise & Initial Impression: Stay with me, dear reader, because this one might bring up some awkward memories. For the lads, you know exactly what I mean. Iām sure itās no less true for some of you ladies as well. Throw yourself back to when you were thirteen. A pimply youthāhormones aflame, eyes wandering…
āWelcome to Kyrus Academy: where the obstacle courses break bones, the bullies draw blood, and the Sorting Hat explodes if youāre talented enough.ā Core Premise & Initial Impression: The magical academy: a staple in any young childās life. I remember my wizarding daysāhow weād laugh while Professor Slughorn oinked furiously from pupil to pupil, desperate…
āThis isnāt a story where bigger fists wināitās one where sharper knives are hidden behind prettier smiles.ā Core Premise & Initial Impression: What do you get when you mix a mind-melding maligned monarch, a mesmerisingly malignant maiden, manipulative municipal machinations, and multifaceted mystically meticulous magics? A lot of Msā¦ fifteen of them, by my count….
āSpace may be infinite, but A Pioneerās Blood makes it feel like four walls closing ināand thatās the thrill.ā Core Premise & Initial Impression: Space. The Final Frontier. Finalānot because thereās nowhere left to go, but because space itself would rather like to kill you. At least thatās true in the latest serial novel Bardic…
āTurns out, when gods get bored of eternity, they donāt take up golfāthey isekai themselves into a galactic war.ā Core Premise & Initial Impression. Galaxy of Gods is a book that I read. It has wordsā¦ English words. Though if you translated it, itād be in that language, I guess. It has characters and stuff….