Monthly Archives: March 2012

Encyclopaedia Arcana #12: Spell Components

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Benedict

It’s possible for a mage to cast a spell with only their mind and will, but most don’t.  Instead they add extra ingredients to a spells formula, and these are referred to as components. In theory just about anything that … Continue reading →

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Alex Verus Short Story at Tynga’s Reviews

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Benedict

I’m taking part in the Paranormal April Fools event at Tynga’s Reviews!  For my contribution I was asked to write a story with either myself or the characters of Fated that involved an April Fools joke in some way. After … Continue reading →

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Interview Day

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Benedict

Taking a break from the reviews, here are a pair of interviews that have gone up in the past week:  one from Candace at Candace’s Book Blog and another from Leo Cristea at Fantasy Faction. It still feels a little … Continue reading →

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Fated: Return of the Good Reviews

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Benedict

I’m running out of titles for review collection posts, so I think I’ll start going with a film sequel theme.  (I was going to call this one ‘Night of the Living Good Reviews’ but decided not to.) A short, sweet, … Continue reading →

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Encyclopaedia Arcana #11: Introduction to Spells

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Benedict

The powers of a novice mage manifest in weird and unpredictable ways.  The magical energy is channelled into effects, but since the mage has no real idea what he’s doing it’s anyone’s guess what the result will be – they’re … Continue reading →

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Fated: Yet More Good Reviews

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Benedict

And the reviews keep coming in! First, Paul Wiseall from Fantasy Faction has listed Fated as one of his top fantasy books of 2012 on Episode 2 of the Fantasy Faction Podcast, and gave a very fun description of Alex’s … Continue reading →

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Encyclopaedia Arcana #10: Time Magic

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Benedict

Time is one of the more common types of universal magic, though given the rarity of universal mages time mages are still vastly outnumbered by elementalists.  It’s a notoriously difficult type to master:  many time adepts give up in frustration … Continue reading →

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Fated: More Good Reviews

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Benedict

Lots of reviews have been going up in the past week for Fated, and nearly all have been very positive.  There are getting to be too many of these to post excerpts from – in fact there are too many … Continue reading →

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Encyclopaedia Arcana #9: Chance Magic

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Benedict

Chance magic is also called luck or fortune magic, and just like divination it’s a type of universal magic.  A mage who can use it is called a chance mage, a luck mage, or sometimes (especially if the mage is … Continue reading →

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Review & Interview at The Qwillery

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Benedict

Some of you might remember that I did a guest blog for the Qwillery a few weeks back.  Well, the owner of the site (who goes by the name Qwill, appropriately enough) has very kindly followed that up with an … Continue reading →

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