Every week, the Castalia House Blog spotlights some of the many new releases in independent, pulp, and web novel-influenced science fiction and fantasy. Cirsova #18 / Spring 2024 – edited by P. Alexander Eighteen stories of heroic adventure and daring suspense. Including: “A Quick Laugh with Death” by William Drell – Investigating the medical blackmail of […]
Every week, the Castalia House Blog spotlights some of the many new releases in independent, pulp, and web novel-influenced science fiction and fantasy. The Conduit’s Key (Essence Wielder #4) – Dan Michaelson and D. K. Holmberg As Dax explores his new connection to essence, a new threat emerges. Dax is challenged by his new connection […]
Every week, the Castalia House Blog spotlights some of the many new releases in independent, pulp, and web novel-influenced science fiction and fantasy. The Anvil’s Mark (The Queen’s Blade #3) – D. K. Holmberg A deadly power upends everything a Blade knows. The Queen’s Blade saga continues. Zaren, steadily forging alliances in the bustling Busal […]
Fiction (Goodman Games): Born as Alice Mary Norton in 1912, Norton started writing while she was still in high school in Cleveland, Ohio. In fact, she completed her first novel while still attending high school, though it was not published until later in 1938. Wishing to pursue writing as a career, in 1934 she had […]
Every week, the Castalia House Blog spotlights some of the many new releases in independent, pulp, and web novel-influenced science fiction and fantasy. Game of Immortals (Saga of the Swordbreaker #5) – Kit Sun Cheah Immortal Glory is the most prestigious tournament in the rivers and lakes. Martial immortals from around the world gather in […]
Every week, the Castalia House Blog spotlights some of the many new releases in independent, pulp, and web novel-influenced science fiction and fantasy. The Casebook of Patrick Midnight – Arbogast The 1920s. The Jazz Age. The United States is beaming after its victory in World War I and its new standing as the chief economic […]
Every week, the Castalia House Blog spotlights some of the many new releases in independent, pulp, and web novel-influenced science fiction and fantasy. Foiled Ambitions (Four Horsemen: The Phoenix Initiative #11) – John M. Olsen What do you do with technology that could ignite a second guild war? After being saddled with a money-pit spaceship […]
Every week, the Castalia House Blog spotlights some of the many new releases in independent, pulp, and web novel-influenced science fiction and fantasy. Aetheric InFusion (Magical Fusion #3) – Johnathan Brooks Exposed as a “Fusion prodigy” to the Mages of Copperleaf Academy and the Martials of Fort Pinevalley, Larek struggles with the attention and expectations […]
Every week, the Castalia House Blog spotlights some of the many new releases in independent, pulp, and web novel-influenced science fiction and fantasy. The Forever World – Ethan Rhodes On a routine border patrol, pilot Zane Lucas encounters a mysterious cluster of drones. When he reports it to the Scorpius head office, they quickly sweep […]
Every week, the Castalia House Blog spotlights some of the many new releases in independent, pulp, and web novel-influenced science fiction and fantasy. An Outlaw’s Vengeance (The Last Eternal #6) – Jacob Peppers Some shadows are not shadows at all but Death, watching, waiting. Only sometimes, Death is not content to watch. Sometimes, he comes […]
Every week, the Castalia House Blog spotlights some of the many new releases in independent, pulp, and web novel-influenced science fiction and fantasy. Emergence (Terra Incognita #1) – Luke Messa During a routine territory skirmish with the Hypirions, an alien race hostile toward humans, a mysterious third party attacks. With no other options, Commander Shawn […]
What a difference a month makes. I watch nothing in theaters all year besides a few limited release Miyazaki movies and “Sound of Freedom”, and now I’ve seen three movies in the past three weeks. John C. Wright already reviewed “The Shift” and I have little to add, and I reviewed Miyazaki’s “How do you […]