Well, they at least had a guide in this place... ---- Chapter 18. "All right, listen up," said Mick. He was now dressed in a leather jerkin, his wand in a holster on one side, a basket-hilted rapier on the other. "If we’re lucky, your Seal, or whatever, is just a little ways inside Elphame, right near the path, and so you can just be on your merry way. Sometimes my luck’s like that. But sometimes it really, really ain’t, and you poppin’ up in my bathroom makes me figure your luck, at least in this world, runs a lot like mine. So [ Continue reading... ]
GODSWAR: The Spear of Athena, Chapter 17
March 3, 2021 By 2 Comments
They're off on a tour of worlds to find a way back to theirs... ------ Chapter 17. "DUCK!" Ingram obeyed Quester instinctively, and the glittering red-razor shards passed through the area his neck had just occupied, severing several strands of his lavender hair. He tumbled forward and dodged sideways, as Quester cast his last javelin. The adorable blonde girl – seemingly younger than Urelle – with the frightening red eyes and glittering crystal-skeleton wings dodged the hard-thrown spear as though it had been a pillow and [ Continue reading... ]
On My Shelves: Mick Oberon
May 8, 2018 By Leave a Comment
The Mick Oberon series by Ari Marmell is a common recommendation to those who enjoyed Jim Butcher's Dresden Files. And there are certainly a lot of similarities. The following description applies, more or less, to both: A wisecracking PI who happens to use magic as well as more traditional methods keeps getting mixed up in magical hijinks out of his league in his home town of Chicago. His magic, unfortunately, conflicts with the newer gadgetry of the modern world, and he often tries to avoid having to use said gadgets. He may be considered [ Continue reading... ]
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