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Conflux 12, Red Fire Monkey, Shauna O'Meara

Conflux 12, Part 1

Posted on October 7, 2016October 7, 2016 by Elizabeth

Last weekend I attended Conflux, Canberra’s speculative fiction convention for writers and fans. The theme this year was Red Fire Monkey, in line with the Chinese astrological year. Special guests were David Farland, writing instructor and author of the Runelords series, and Alan Baxter, author of the Alex Caine series. Sean Williams served as the Master of Ceremonies. As is always […]

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Mt TBR report: September 2016

Posted on October 5, 2016October 4, 2016 by Elizabeth

September is right in the middle of Birthday Season, that time of year when just about everyone I know has a birthday. There has been much cake and not nearly enough reading. Mt TBR is wildly out of control, mostly thanks to an influx of books for the Aurealis Awards. On one glorious morning, I […]

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Bound by Alan Baxter

Posted on October 3, 2016August 9, 2018 by Elizabeth

Published: July 2014 by HarperCollins Publishers Format reviewed: E-book (mobi) Series: Alex Caine #1 Genres: Contemporary fantasy Source: Amazon Reading Challenges: Read My Own Damn Books Available: Abbey’s ~ Amazon ~ Barnes & Noble ~ Book Depository ~ Booktopia ~ Dymocks ~ Kobo Alex Caine is a martial artist fighting in illegal cage matches. His […]

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Loose-leaf Links #28

Posted on September 30, 2016September 30, 2016 by Elizabeth

Loose-leaf Links is a feature where I gather together the interesting bits and pieces on sci-fi and fantasy I’ve come across and share them with you over tea. The tea pictured is Jaffa Tea from Adore Tea. It isn’t overwhelmingly sweet, despite what you might expect. Indeed, some might find the orange flavour a bit astringent but […]

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Flameout by Keri Arthur

Posted on September 26, 2016September 5, 2016 by Elizabeth

Published: July 2016 by Piatkus Format reviewed: Paperback, 360 pages Series: Souls of Fire #3 Genres: Urban fantasy Source: Hachette Australia Reading Challenges: Australian Women Writers Challenge 2016 Available: Publisher (print and electronic) ~ Abbey’s ~ Amazon ~ Barnes & Noble ~ Book Depository ~ Booktopia ~ Dymocks ~ Kobo Disclaimer: I was provided with a free copy of this book in […]

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Preparing for Conflux 12

Posted on September 23, 2016September 19, 2017 by Elizabeth

Conflux, Canberra’s annual convention for speculative fiction writers and fans, begins next week! This year it is taking place from Friday 30 September until Monday 3 October and the theme is Red Fire Monkey, after the Chinese astrological year. Special guests are David Farland, a best-selling fantasy author and writing instructor all the way from […]

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Summerlong by Peter S. Beagle

Posted on September 21, 2016May 14, 2018 by Elizabeth

Published: August 2016 by Tachyon Publications Format reviewed: E-book (mobi) Genres: Literary fiction, fantasy, magical realism Source: NetGalley Available: Publisher (print) ~ Abbey’s ~ Amazon ~ Barnes & Noble ~ Book Depository ~ Booktopia Disclaimer: I was provided with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Retired history professor Abe […]

Out of Hibernation

Posted on September 20, 2016July 9, 2018 by Elizabeth

Now that spring is well and truly underway, the Earl Grey Editing blog is coming out of hibernation. Posts resume as usual this week, with a review of Peter S. Beagle’s Summerlong tomorrow. On Friday I’ll be checking in with my schedule for Conflux… which starts in a week! I’m really looking forward to it. […]

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The Wizardry of Jewish Women by Gillian Polack

Posted on September 9, 2016August 7, 2018 by Elizabeth

Published: September 2016 by Satalyte Publishing Format reviewed: E-book (mobi) Genres: Fiction, fantasy, magic realism Source: Publisher Reading Challenges: Australian Women Writers Challenge 2016 Available: Publisher (print and electronic) ~ Amazon ~ Barnes & Noble Disclaimer: I was provided with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. The author is […]

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Mt TBR report: August 2016

Posted on September 2, 2016August 31, 2016 by Elizabeth

I did a decent amount of reading this month, but just couldn’t keep up with the onslaught of books that came in this month. Most of these acquisitions came as Aurealis entries, but there were a few review books and I also couldn’t resist a few other bits and pieces. Mt TBR is definitely at […]