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The Woman In The Story

In Book Reviews, filmmaking on 25 July 2010 tagged book, filmmaking, Helen Jacey, review, screenwriting, The Woman In The Story with no comments

By Helen Jacey
Another excellent resource from MWP, The Woman In The Story, while aimed at screenwriters, will help anyone to write better female characters. But this is not a quick wash and brush-up of the female myth, although those elements are present, rather Jacey explores female characters from several perspectives taking into changes and [...]

The Folding Knife

In Book Reviews, Fantasy on 25 July 2010 tagged book, fantasy, K J Parker, novel, review, The Folding Knife with no comments

By K J Parker
This was my first K J Parker book and I’ll state right now, it won’t be my last. The Folding Knife is the story of Bassianus Severus, Basso for short, a precocious boy and son of the First Citizen of the Republic of Vesani. Basso grows up and takes over [...]

City Of Ruin

In Book Reviews, Fantasy on 18 July 2010 tagged book, City Of Ruin, fantasy, Mark Charan Newton, novel, review, second, sophomore with no comments

When we left Nights Of Viljamur, Chancellor Urtica had successfully seized control of the throne but Rika, the rightful heir, and her sister Eir had managed to escape execution and flee the city in the company of tutor, dancer, swordsman and petty criminal Randur and his old friend Denlin. As we begin City Of [...]