Many Bloody Returns Fiction Review
By Flames | April 1, 2008
The problem I have with anthologies is that the quality of the stories varies greatly, as far as I’ve read. Thus, I am not a big fan. Indeed, the authors in this collection are varied: some of them you know well from various paranormal novels, while others are dipping into the supernatural for the first time (they’re primarily mystery writers, on the cosy side, I think). Instead of judging the collection as a whole, let’s look at the stories individually:
Review by Tez Miller
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Flash Fire Mini-Reviews (Scary Short Stories)
By Matt-M-McElroy | March 14, 2008
Last week we talked about the most well-known vampire in the world, Dracula. The Dark Prince will probably return for another round of Mini-Reviews at a later date, since we only had the chance to check out a few of the products featuring Dracula and there are certainly many more available.
This week we are going to take a look at some great collections of scary stories. There are fiction anthologies on every subject imaginable. Fans of Horror & Dark Fantasy have many authors and publishers to choose from. Some of the authors featured in this week’s mini-reviews include Jim Butcher, Laurell K. Hamilton, Kelley Armstrong, David Wellington, C.J. Henderson, Tanith Lee and Patricia A. McKillip…just to name a few.
Here are a few anthologies that I’ve had the chance to check out recently…
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Flash Fire Mini-Reviews (Books of Magic)
By Matt-M-McElroy | February 29, 2008
The Flash Fire Mini-Reviews are back with a mix of fiction, games and comics this week. Mages, Wizards, Witches and other spell-slinging heroes, villains and monsters make appearances in this collection of reviews.
We’re looking at a variety of magical styles, ranging from the dark and evil to the divinely inspired. I’m not talking about spellbooks here, but magic wielding characters or plots about magic in the world around them. We’ve got Harry Dresden, Willow and Redcloak alongside some Live-Action Mage and the Unwanted.
Anyway, let’s get on with those mini-reviews…
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Flames Rising Shopping Updates
By Flames | February 6, 2008
Lots of updates to the Flames Rising Amazon Store today. Horror & Dark Fantasy fiction, games, movies and more. Included in these updates is the option to pre-order:
Ventrue: Lords Over the Damned (Vampire the Requiem)
Battlestar Galactica (Season 3)
Small Favor (Dresden Files)
Purge the Unclean (Dark Heresy)
Over at FlamesRising.RPGNow.com you can check out a ton of new eBooks like Thousand Suns from Rogue Games and Daemornia RPG: 2nd Edition from Better Mousetrap Games.
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Small Favor (Dresden Files) Review
By Flames | February 4, 2008
Sometimes, as an author, you might have it in your head that you’re going to write a very long story. Instead of writing an “epic novel” in one book, you break it up into smaller pieces so that when the end is in sight, the pieces fall together neatly like a stack of dominoes. Small Favor was, to me, one of the dominoes of the over-arching plot. While it tied up a lot of previous plots, it also opened the door to a host of questions for Thomas, Murphy, Michael and, of course, Dresden.
Review by Monica Valentinelli
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New Reviews at Flames Rising!
By Matt-M-McElroy | January 21, 2008
We are still working on a few of the details behind-the scenes on the new site. However, here are a bunch of new Reviews to dig into!
Neil Gaiman’s “Two Plays for Voices” Audiobook
Doctor Strange Animated Movie
Changeling: the Lost RPG
In the Serpent’s Coils Novel
30 Days of Night Movie
Kitty and the Midnight Hour Novel
Dresden Files Season One
Serenity Novel
Ironside Novel
AEternal Legends RPG
There are several more Reviews on the way, including Dread: the First book of Pandemonium, Blood of Angels, Vampire Academy, Small Favor and more! If you are interested in submitting Horror and Dark Fantasy Reviews, e-mail flamesrising01@yahoo.com
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The Dresden Files TV Series Review
By Monica Valentinelli | January 2, 2008
The Dresden Files, a series of novels penned by Jim Butcher, came to the small screen in 2007 on the SciFi channel bringing with it some variations – both good and bad. This is a difficult review to write for two reasons. First, the series was canceled after only twelve episodes. In such a short period of time, there wasn’t a lot of ability for the directors to explore the setting in this format. As a result, the events in this series loosely resemble only a few, choice events from one or two books. Secondly, this television series didn’t feel like a literal translation from the novels and, as a result, could easily stand alone on its own merits.
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White Night (Dresden Files) Review
By Flames | June 2, 2007
The Ninth novel of the Dresden Files series, White Night advances the plot that has been building up for the last few books. This novel also features more than a few characters from previous books in what feels like a “Who has a beef with Harry?” vibe. Heroes and Villains show up in this story, trading blows and witty dialog throughout.
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