SALMAN RUSHDIE: MIDNIGHTS CHILDREN
TITLE: Midnight’s Children. AUTH: Rushdie, Salman. 2010. PUB: Various publishers. 632 pages. TAGS: Booker Prize Winners, Magical Realism, Fiction, India, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Family Saga, Lit Fic, India, Indian Independence,…
TRACY DEONN: LEGENDBORN
TITLE: Legendborn. AUTH: Deonn, Tracy. 2020. PUB: Margaret K. McElderry. 512 pages. TAGS: YA Fantasy Fiction, Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance, Retellings, Urban Fantasy, Magic, LGBT, Audiobook, Arthurian Legend, Knights, Merlin,…
BRANDON SANDERSON: TRESS OF THE EMERALD SEA
TITLE: Tress of the Emerald Sea. AUTH: Sanderson, Brandon. 2023. PUB: Dragonsteel. 443 pages. TAGS: TAGS: YA, Hoid, Sea, Adventure, Fantasy, Audiobook, Cozy, High Fantasy, Magic, Romance, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fairy…
MARIA CAIAZZA: HEARTLESS
TITLE: Heartless. AUTH: Caiazza, Maria. 2023. PUB: Self-published. 87 pages. TAGS: Resilience Writers, Fairytale Retelling, Fantasy Fiction, Teens, Teen & Young Adult, Mythical Creatures, Magic, Nature, Natural World Fiction, Fairytales…
AZALEA FORREST: WITCH IN THE LIGHTHOUSE
TITLE: Witch in the Lighthouse. AUTH: Forrest, Azalea. 2018. PUB: Self-published. 137 pages. TAGS: Urban Fantasy, Fantasy fiction, Paranormal, Magic, Hope, Friendship, Forgiveness, Uncle, Inheritance, Lighthouse, Hostile neighbors, Witches Have…
SARAH J. MAAS: THRONE OF GLASS
TITLE: Throne of Glass. AUTH: Maas, Sarah J. 2012. PUB: Bloomsbury. 432 pages. TAGS: Fae, Young Adult Fantasy, Assassins, Magic, Romance, Kingdoms and Royalty, Epic Fantasy, Competitions, Rebellion, Empowerment, Dystopian, Mystery,…
WHAT IS MAGIC?
WHAT IS MAGIC? When I decided to get back into the manuscripts for my Ulfrheim saga, it dawned on me that I had a lot of unanswered questions about magic.…
LET’S TALK
What’s Your Take on Magic?A LOT OF THE STORIES I read, watch and listen to have elements of magic in them. It can be anything from subtle hints to an underlying magic to elaborate magic systems.…