Month: July 2010
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Interview with Christy Award Winner Jill Williamson
Jill Williamson is the author of the Christy-Award-winning fantasy novel By Darkness Hid, as well as its newly released sequel, To Darkness Fled. The CSFF bloggers toured By Darkness Hid back in May (my review is here), and Jill was kind enough to grant me a late interview. Below, we talk about Jill’s amazing world-building process,…
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Magical Mirrors (Starlighter, Day 4)
“Remember how I followed you and Adrian like a little puppy until I was eight?” Jason grinned. “I remember. We didn’t mind. We needed a fair maiden to rescue whenever we stormed the sand castles.” “Well, I always knew you’d be a warrior. Remember what I used to say when we were getting ready to…
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Interview with Bryan Davis (Starlighter, Day 3)
Today, I interview Bryan Davis, author of Starlighter, on the characters, upcoming titles, the strange and fascinating journeys that lead to publication, and the difference between magical powers in fantasy and magical powers in the real world. Rachel: So let’s start with a really easy question: who’s your favourite character in Starlighter? Why? Bryan: I…
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Review of Starlighter (Day 2)
Jason Masters is trained to be a hero, a peasant whose skill takes him to the top of warrior training. With his brother Adrian, he grows up fighting homemade dragons and “rescuing” his best friend, Elyssa, from all manner of peril. But growing up brings unwelcome realities with it. His oldest brother, Frederick, disappears, and…
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CSFF Tour: Starlighter
This month’s CSFF feature is Bryan Davis’s Starlighter, a book I almost didn’t get to review. You see, Zondervan was only sending review copies out via UPS, and as a Canadian that didn’t work for me. I asked Bryan for an interview anyway, and when he learned about the situation, he sent me a (signed!)…