Category Archives: Fiction

The Epic Conclusion to the Dragon Award Nominated series

Posted on August 6, 2017 by Declan Finn

Live and Let Bite is the second book of the Love at First Bite Series to be nominated for a Dragon Award. Yes, when half of my quartet is nominated for an award, it’s “the award nominated series.” So what does … Continue reading →

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The 2017 Dragon Award Ballot Is In!

Posted on August 4, 2017 by Declan Finn

Vote early, vote often …. Sorry, some Chicago humor. Anyway, he Dragon Award Ballot went live for 2017 Let’s take a look, see if we know any names. Best Science Fiction Novel Babylon’s Ashes by James S.A. Corey A Closed and Common … Continue reading →

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Bump In The Night Book Bundle

Posted on July 27, 2017 by Declan Finn

Some of the brightest luminaries of writing — including L. Jagi Lamplighter, Dean Wesley Smith, and Kevin J Anderson — unite to bring you an unprecedented deal on books. As Kevin J. Anderson (author and publisher of Wordfire Press), has … Continue reading →

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Marvel at #SDCC 2017: Captain Marvel, Thor, and Infinity War

Posted on July 26, 2017 by Declan Finn

This probably qualifies as being geeky enough for our readership: a quick look at some of what the Marvel Cinematic Universe had at San Diego Comic Con this year. This is “some,” in part, because they dropped an Infinity War … Continue reading →

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A Pius Man, Chapter 3: A Pious Visitor

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Declan Finn

Yup. Here we go again. I’ve done Chapter 1 and was chapter 2, and now we continue with your look at the new edition of chapter 3 for  A Pius Man: A Holy Thriller. By now, you’re probably well aware … Continue reading →

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Life is Strange: Butterflies in the Vortex

Posted on July 3, 2017 by Andy

“Do your powers include mind reading? Or did you just rewind because I tried to steal the cozy chair?” Some of you might remember my Walking Dead review, where I talked quite glowingly about Telltale Games’ feels trip masquerading as … Continue reading →

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TONIGHT, on the Catholic Geek: A Rambling Wreck, with Hans Schantz

Posted on June 25, 2017 by Declan Finn

The Catholic Geek: A Rambling Wreck, with Hans Schantz 06/25 by We Built That Network | Books Podcasts://percolate.blogtalkradio.com/offsiteplayer?hostId=533877&episodeId=10103181 Hans Schantz joins host Declan Finn to discuss Social Justice in Science, and how it relates to his books ‘The Hidden Truth’ … Continue reading →

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Review: Lou Antonelli’s Another Girl, Another Planet

Posted on June 20, 2017 by Declan Finn

Let’s keep this one short:  Buy Lou Antonelli’s Another Girl, Another Planet. Thanks. No, that’s it, go out, buy this book. You don’t like or read alternate history? Neither do I. Too bad, you’ll like it anyway. Really. …. Sigh. Okay. … Continue reading →

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Catholic Dragon Award Suggestions

Posted on June 20, 2017 by Declan Finn

Since we have not mentioned this since February, It’s occurred to me that the first post was probably a little too cavalier in that Dragon Award post. We should spell out what the bleep is going on a little bit … Continue reading →

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A Pius Man, Chapter 2, A Pious Mercenary

Posted on June 19, 2017 by Declan Finn

Yup. Here we go again. Last week was chapter 1, and now we continue with your look at the new edition of chapter 2 for  A Pius Man: A Holy Thriller. By now, you’re probably well aware my yanking this … Continue reading →

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Review of Jon del Arroz’s For Steam and Country

Posted on June 15, 2017 by Declan Finn

For Steam and Country, by Jon del Arroz… yeah. This one is going to be a little strange. But it’s steam punk. Aren’t they all? Not to mention it’s in a field that might only have two other competitors — The Aeronaught’s … Continue reading →

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A Pius Man, Chapter 1: A Pious Cop

Posted on June 14, 2017 by Declan Finn

Yes, you’re reading this right. You’re about to get a look at the first, redone chapter of A Pius Man: A Holy Thriller. Imagine if every thriller that had “history” of the Catholic church were both well-written and historically accurate. Basically, a … Continue reading →

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A Pius Man: What is it?

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Declan Finn

The other day, it was mentioned that A Pius Man: A Holy Thriller was coming soon from Silver Empire Press. At which point, I’m certain that the first question on everyone’s mind is simple … starting with, “Why is pious spelled … Continue reading →

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Black Panther Trailer Reaction

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Declan Finn

Welcome back to the Marvel Cinematic universe. The next trailer for the movie after next is here. And now: Black Panther.

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Review: The Raven, the Elf, and Rachel

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Declan Finn

The Unexpected Enlightenment of Rachel Griffin had a magical girl, who ended up at a magical school, collected nearly a dozen magical friends, joined a fraternity, investigated a mystery, saw an omen that heralds the doom of worlds, headed off an … Continue reading →

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Silver Empire To Re-release Declan Finn’s A Pius Man

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Declan Finn

Before Declan Finn became a Dragon Award nominated horror writer — before there was even a Dragon Award — he wrote a thriller series that’s been described as “the anti-Dan Brown,” or perhaps, “The Da Vinci Code — but not … Continue reading →

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“Welcome to the Fricking Guardians of the Galaxy”

Posted on May 17, 2017 by Hannah Rose

Now that I’ve seen Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2 twice, I feel like I can write an accurate review. This is probably the best of all Marvel’s films, despite being the most predictable. I was only half paying attention … Continue reading →

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The Unexpected Enlightenment of Rachel Griffin

Posted on May 17, 2017 by Declan Finn

L. Jagi Lamplighter Wright once described her Rachel Griffin books as Fringe meets Narnia in Hogwarts. I don’t see the Fringe, but the Harry Potter is easier to see. Book one is The Unexpected Enlightenment of Rachel Griffin The plot is … Continue reading →

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The Man in the High Castle: Not Your Average USA

Posted on May 9, 2017 by Andy

One of the classic tropes of time-travel stories is “history changed and the Nazis won”. The fictional multiverse is veritably littered with alternate worlds where the Nazis are in control of the world. Perhaps it’s because there were points at … Continue reading →

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Legendary: Noir Expansion

Posted on May 3, 2017 by Ross Windsor

Among the infinite number of alternate universes contained in the stories of Marvel Comics, there lies a world set in the dark and forbidding streets of the gangster-dominated 1920s and ’30s, where the heroes, mostly devoid of superpowers, must rely … Continue reading →

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