Monthly Archives: October 2012

No Portsmouth BookFest after all

Aaaaaaand I just got an email telling me that my event at the Portsmouth BookFest tomorrow has been cancelled.  Disappointing, as I was looking forward to going.  Hope everyone gets this message (from me, or elsewhere) in time.

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Portsmouth BookFest tomorrow!

A quick note that I’m going to be at the Portsmouth Bookfest tomorrow!  I’ll be at the Menhuin Theatre at 7pm, talking about “Urban Fantasy and the City Setting” along with Kate Griffin, Ben Aaronovitch, and Jon Courtenay-Grimwood.  Never actually … Continue reading

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Encyclopaedia Arcana #34: Water Magic

One of the more common elemental types, water magic gives control over liquid and its associated qualities.  Water mages are often thought of as passive and reactive compared to other elementalists, but their magic is well-suited for combat and water … Continue reading

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Return of the Return to the Forbidden Planet

Just a reminder that I’ll be at Forbidden Planet at 6pm this Friday the 26th for the Forbidden Planet Orbit Signing.  Hope to see some of you there! There’ll also be an Encyclopaedia article going up on Friday at the … Continue reading

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October Events: Forbidden Planet and Portsmouth BookFest

A few updates for this Friday! First, some more good reviews have come in.  I haven’t been keeping as close a track of the reviews lately (there are finally so many of them that it’s becoming routine) but here are … Continue reading

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Ask Luna #5

From: Alex Hello Luna, Is there such a magic as Necromancy? ‘Necromancer’ is one of the names for a death mage, though I’ve got the feeling it’s not 100% correct (at least I remember someone getting corrected for using it).  … Continue reading

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Post-Con and Alex Verus #4 News

So last weekend I was at FantasyCon.  It was only the second fantasy/sci-fi convention I’ve been to after the SF Weekender, and felt very different – much fewer people and no cosplayers, for a start.  Thankfully there weren’t any more … Continue reading

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Back from FantasyCon

. . . with a cold, annoyingly enough.  It turns out that heated convention centres packed with people from all over the country make really great virus incubators.  Still, I had a very enjoyable time and there’s good news, which … Continue reading

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