Category Archives: Books

Veena

Posted on December 14, 2019 by Rawle Nyanzi

At long last, friend of the blog Adam Lane Smith has released a new entry in his Deus Vult Wastelanders series. This novel is Valkyrie Doll and the Ashen Brotherhood, a story about VE3-N4 or “Veena,” an android who believes … Continue reading →

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Not Quitting

Posted on September 16, 2019 by Rawle Nyanzi

Last weekend, I wrote a shameful post talking about how I was going to cancel Shining Tomorrow. I thought I was making a hard-edged business decision — “killing your darlings” and all that jazz — but the truth was that … Continue reading →

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I Am Proven Wrong (by the Almighty)

Posted on September 14, 2019 by Rawle Nyanzi

Effective today, Shining Tomorrow, what I hoped would be an epic giant robot quadrilogy full of daring battles and unanticipated twists, is hereby canceled due to low sales, though the book will remain available for purchase. I cannot justify spending … Continue reading →

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Shining Tomorrow Volume 1 Is Officially Released!

Posted on April 23, 2019 by Rawle Nyanzi

At long last, it’s finally here, in both e-book and paperback formats. Shining Tomorrow Volume 1: Shadow Heart is on sale. FROM YOUNG ELEGANT LADY…TO MASKED FURY! Irma wishes to be the perfect girl: chaste, feminine, and generous. But when … Continue reading →

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J. K. Rowling Memes Herself

Posted on March 25, 2019 by Rawle Nyanzi

J. K. Rowling, the celebrated author of the Harry Potter series of novels, shocked the world in 2007 when she revealed that Albus Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwarts, was gay. This was celebrated as a progressive move back then — … Continue reading →

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Characters Must Be Written Unrealistically

Posted on March 17, 2019 by Rawle Nyanzi

Yesterday, friend of the blog Daddy Warpig wrote a post on his Facebook that used the continued occurrence of male/female interchangeability in pop culture to critique modern character writing more generally (Warpig’s post is below the fold.)

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The Magic in This Other World Is Too Far Behind — Vol. 1 (spoiler-free review)

Posted on June 23, 2018 by Rawle Nyanzi

A boy named Reiji is brought by a summoning ritual to another world, a world of magic and monsters. In this world, the king tasks him with defeating the Demon Lord, who has destroyed many kingdoms and now threatens to … Continue reading →

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No Industry for Macho Men

Posted on April 22, 2018 by Rawle Nyanzi

A few days ago, I wrote a post detailing the far-left bias in traditional publishing; this bias is so pervasive that anyone even slightly non-extreme leftist must go indie to have a career at all. Now, from the UK, we … Continue reading →

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If You Are Conservative, You Must Go Indie

Posted on April 20, 2018 by Rawle Nyanzi

Reading through what goes on in the world of sci-fi and fantasy publishing, I’ve come to a very simple conclusion: Anyone even mildly right wing must self-publish on Amazon if they hope to have a career. It doesn’t matter whether … Continue reading →

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Two Non-Traditional Approaches to Space Opera

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Rawle Nyanzi

When one thinks of “non-traditional” space opera, one’s mind goes straight to the Hugo shortlists — Ann Leckie’s Ancillary Justice, John Scalzi’s Redshirts, Chuck Tingle’s Space Raptor Butt Invasion, and other such works. Most works of this nature come from … Continue reading →

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