Articles written by Tyler Feltmate
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The Daughters of Freya
Authors Michael Betcherman and David Diamond offer an addictive story in a refreshingly original format, as a journalist's hunt for the truth unfolds via email exchanges
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David Gemmell - A Brief Biography
David Gemmell has been rightly heralded as one of fantasy's most talented and prolific writers and a standard-bearer of the heroic fantasy sub-genre
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Reaper's Gale
With his series entering its final leg, Steven Erikson merges two major yet until-now separate plotlines, as Malazan and Letherii empires clash
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Ways We're All Going to Die
Think your day's going poorly? Trust in this: It really, truly could be worse. The trip to Armageddon has many a vehicle, be it nukes, comet strikes or lost biodiversity
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The Philosophical Strangler
Ready for a no-hassle, morals-free jaunt through the streets of New Sfinctr? The Philosophical Strangler will win over any fantasy-lover with a sense of humour
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More Articles You Need to Read
From the pages of Popular Science, TIME and National Geographic comes another trio of articles sure to update your take on things
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How to Lose a Battle
Bill Fawcett's entertaining assemblage of notable wartime blunders reads as a 'though shalt not' guide for the budding general or despot in all of us
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Book Review - Incompetence
In a satirical near-future where 'you're fired' is a discarded phrase, sometimes the most successful members of society are those who work against it
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Book Review - Cell
It's a doomed world indeed when humanity's most addictive technology unleashes our darkest brutalities, in this latest work by arch-author Stephen King
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Guns, Germs, and Steel
In his Pulitzer Prize-winning study of global human history, Jared Diamond offers a powerful explanation as to why some peoples rose to power and others fell behind
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Book Review - Weapon
Continuing in the traditions of DK's Eye Witness series, Weapon provides an enlightening inventory of the tools that have helped shape world history
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Book Review - 1632
This imaginative alternate-history by Eric Flint will ensnare fans of military conflict and political wrangling as easily as those simply after a good what-if tale
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Articles You Need to Read
A Brief review of three articles by TIME Magazine and National Geographic that will inform and confront opinions on religion, politics and world affairs
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Naked Pictures of Famous People
This National Bestseller by The Daily Show's front-man will prove one of the most topic-hopping, chin-scratching, laugh-inducing books you've likely picked up in a while
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The Malazan Book of the Fallen
A brief look at one of modern fantasy's most expansive and realistic military chronicles
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Sequels in Genre-Fiction
A look at how series have come to dominate the genre-fiction market and how industry trends are making it difficult for genre authors to produce single-book plotlines
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Create an Improvised Compass
An overview of some techniques that can provide an accurate guage of direction using various easy-to-find items.
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Find Direction without a Compass
A brief list of simple techniques for affirming rough direction when lost without a map or compass.
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Writing the Sequel - Heroes
Advice for those trying to write an evolved main character with a book's worth of experience under their belt, though without losing core personality or defining traits
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Writing the Sequel - Villains
A look at some of the details involved in either readying an old enemy for the next round of locating and defining a new primary evil-doer
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Writing the Sequel - Plotlines
An overview of what must be considered when defining the next step in your series, including ending/beginning subplots and choice of setting, characters and themes
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Improving Dialogue
A useful tool that will help iron-out the wrinkles in dialogue by emphasizing meaning and motive, defining speaker-traits and clarifying colloquialism
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Mature Themes in Fantasy
A discussion of how contemporary writers' use of mature themes like politics, sex, military strategy and crime has helped evolve and foster new sub-genres in Fantasy
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Backwoods Camping for Beginners
A sound-off of important yet easy-to-forget elements in a first-time camper's preparations, including details of terrain, party/kit assembly, and equipment must-haves
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Living with RP and Night-Blindness
A brief overview and explanation of the nature of the disease, night-blindness and the experience of living with RP
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