Dan's Sci-fi & Fantasy Blog

Today is release day for the fourth and final volume of The Allison Lee Chronicles! When I first started my writerly journey, one of my goals was to complete an epic fantasy series…well, I ended up writing a YA urban fantasy series! Bucket list item checked!

Another missive from the edges of sanity—it's WIP Report time! Recently, I had eureka moment and wrote a reasonably nice draft of a query letter for my WIP, which got me thinking about comps, a.ka. comparable titles.

Well, not actually a new short story… more like one I've been wrestling with for a long time.

Recently, I convinced my now 11-year-old reluctant reader to pick up some science fiction novels. But there is a catch… these are books I read as a child. Not just the same title by the same author, but the exact same copies!

Enjoy an interview with the authors of The Chimera Snare. I don't know about you, but I think that is one heck of an intriguing title. Also, there is a giveaway below!

Read the books "the man" says are dangerous. Be a rebel! Read banned books! Think dangerous thoughts! Read Bag of Bones.

What is scarier than vampires and deadlier than dragons? Why, vampire dragons of course!

I am always looking for books to entice my reluctant readers, especially my 10-year-old. Here are some books we read together last year, and he positively devoured!

Today, in my occasional series Pages2Screen, I try to answer the question of which is better, True Grit or the movies this classic western spawned.

Angels and demons clash in Cassie Sanchez's new release Battle Beyond the Veil. Don't miss out on the giveaway below.

I am familiar with Susie Black's Holly Swimsuit books, which are tongue-in-cheek mysteries. I was curious to see how her snarky protagonists and trademark humor translate into the young adult genre.

Read the books "the man" says are dangerous. Be a rebel! Read banned books! Think dangerous thoughts! Read The Diary of a Young Girl.

Meet Kyt, an alien known as a rax and confident to none other than Allison's nemesis, General Bane. She quickly bonds with Allison Lee and is a prominent character in the fourth and final volume of The Allison Lee Chronicles, The Bane Dragons.

Talk about an intriguing cover and title. Read an excerpt from The Book of Wands ands don't miss out on the giveaway below!

Meet Ranclath, a terrestrial octopus and higher-up in the Ulthian hierarchy. He's no friend to Allison Lee and a prominent character in the fourth and final volume of The Allison Lee Chronicles, The Bane Dragons.

Meet Pallas, a wayward skaag warrior, befriended by Allison Lee and a prominent character in the fourth and final volume of The Allison Lee Chronicles, The Bane Dragons.

On the 20th of next month The Bane of Dragons, the fourth & final volume of The Allison Lee Chronicles drops! So exciting, especially since this volume completes my first fantasy series!

When I started writing Dragons Walk Among Us, I knew I wanted to produce a series, but I didn't put much thought into planning/plotting/outlining the subsequent books. I had the sense that what I had written was good, far better than what I had ever produced before, but I wasn't confident that I find an agent or publisher.

If you ever had a novel released, you know that in many ways, it's a feeling that never gets old! Well, Solarflame is my fifth novel to break out of digital prison and avoid the abysmal round file to see the light of day. As always, I feel quite pleased, energized, and ready to tackle the next project!

As hard as it is to believe, Solarflame, my epic fantasy, featuring dragons, of course, releases in a week! I thought I wouldtake a few moments to reflect on how this book finally became reality.