Monthly Archives: June 2013

Big News Next Week!

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Benedict

No Encyclopaedia Arcana this Friday.  I’ve got one more entry in the Normals and Magic scheduled, but I’m going to hold off on posting it for a couple of weeks – instead I’ve got three bits of big news to … Continue reading →

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Encyclopaedia Arcana #58: Normals and Magic (Part Four)

Posted on June 21, 2013 by Benedict

Continuing from the previous entry, this part will look at some of the other kinds of normals.  It’s worth stressing once again that given the enormous variance of the normal population, all of these categories are very broad generalisations and … Continue reading →

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Interviewed and Interviewing with Francis Knight

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Benedict

Two interviews this week, both with Francis Knight, author of the Rojan Dizon books.  I met her at a convention in 2012 and later found out that we were going to share a publisher – her Fade to Black was … Continue reading →

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Encyclopaedia Arcana #57: Normals and Magic (Part Three)

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Benedict

Normals are not a homogenous mass, and while they share the trait of being unable to perceive magic (well, mostly) they vary in just about every other way.  It’s worth looking briefly at some of the more obvious subcategories of … Continue reading →

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Nine Worlds this August

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Benedict

I’m going to be at Nine Worlds Con this August 9th-11th!  Events are still being scheduled but I should be doing a panel and a reading or so.  Lots of authors I know are going to be there, so it looks … Continue reading →

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Encyclopaedia Arcana #56: Normals and Magic (Part Two)

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Benedict

So what is the explanation for why magic goes largely undetected?  The answer lies in the difference between normals and sensitives. Normal Distribution Normals make up the vast majority of the human population of the world.  The exact proportion is … Continue reading →

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Review Set: 3 of 3

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Benedict

A third set of 3 reviews of the Alex Verus series, this time from the site Sleepy Book Dragon! Fated Cursed Taken There have been quite a few reviews over the past few months . . . should probably get … Continue reading →

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