I’m going to focus on Spook as an example of some excellent story work that I think is worth a second look.

The Threadlight series called to me. And I answered.

Is this an argument for the folly of a democratic society?

A new, promising voice in epic fantasy.

Vin trusted Kelsier, and she learned to trust Elend, but now she’s confronted with a new internal conflict: Is she simply a tool? Kelsier certainly used her to a certain extent. Is Elend doing the same?

Coming to the end of a series of books is like watching a gymnast and holding your breath, anxious and hopeful that they’ll stick the landing.

This is a tall order for a final novel. It can be a mic drop, but can so easily be a fumble that may never be recovered from.

I knew there were so many more secrets and mysteries in this world that Bloodworth and Taylor could explore. And explore they did.

I was fascinated by how much I remembered, what I’d forgotten, and how this series has ultimately influenced my own writing.

So are they really so different? How are they related?

We have our first real taste of how the narrative can sprawl.

Why does the love story in Mistborn feel so familiar?

It’s a world that compels the imagination and conjures evocative imagery.

This mental exercise greases the wheels of innovation and social progress.

It’s time to get the band back together!

A head-first dive into the deep end

You don’t keep reading this series if Bloodworth and Taylor’s dark humor doesn’t fill your soul with something you didn’t even know you were missing.

It’s MurderBot 4, baby!

The story managed to fool me on more than one occasion!