Warprize by Elizabeth Vaughan
Scenario: I'm in the library. It's 5 minutes until closing. I've got to find a book fast. My library is a small neighborhood branch and there's not a huge selection. There are plenty of fantasy books, but it's hard to find one I haven't read that's not a sequel to something I haven't read. I'm starting to panic as I've got only one minute left. I grab a book that has the little “fantasy” sticker on it (black unicorn with glowing horn dancing on a purple background) and it's something I've never heard of before: Warprize by Elizabeth Vaughan. It seems to be the beginning of a trilogy. I grab it and I run to the check-out counter. Phew.
I get home and take a closer look at my find: The publisher listed on the spine is covered by the glowing unicorn, so I turn to the title page. There's a picture of a heart with an arrow through it, and underneath is the declaration: “Tor ... Read More
Schemers by Robin D. Laws (editor)
Schemers is a collection of short stories by an excellent list of authors: Jesse Bullington, Tobias Buckell, Ekaterina Sedia, Jonathan L. Howard, Nick Mamatas, Elizabeth A. Vaughan, Tania Hershman, Kyla Lee Ward, Robyn Seale, Laura Lush, Molly Tanzer, John Helfers, Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan, and Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer. These are stories of complex plans and gut wrenching betrayals. It is a great theme for a collection of short stories. I've been struggl... Read More
More fantasy by Elizabeth Vaughan
The Epic of Palins — (2008-2010) Publisher: After captivating readers with her Chronicles of the Warlands trilogy, Elizabeth Vaughan now returns to that world with a beguiling tale of daggers and destiny, a cold and beautiful mercenary known as Red Gloves, and Josiah, a lone fighter emerging from the torched fields and razed farms of his homeland. All Josiah knows about the mysterious woman is her dagger-star birthmark, a sign that she is destined to free the people from a ruthless usurper’s reign of terror.



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