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#BookReview – Dawn’s Bright Talons
It must be noted that, aside from a few exceptions (like Crooked Fang), I’m not usually a huge fan of vampire novels. That said, I can honestly put my hand on my heart and recommend Nerine Dorman’s latest, Dawn’s Bright Talons, with the most enthusiasm imaginable. It’s not often that I end up so engrossed […]
#FridayFlash – Père Lachaise
Ground mist crept along the avenues and lanes of the cemetery as the clock struck midnight, calling the luminaries to the Rond-point Casimir Périer. The shades of the great and good gathered around the monument, early arrivers taking up seats on the benches intended for the living that visited during the day. A skeletal figure stalked […]
#FridayFlash – The Aether Shroud
This is part eleven of my Astral Mage serial, following The Tide Turns! Artemuse couldn’t leave her body without raising Draumir’s suspicions, nor could she ride away so he wouldn’t notice when she entered the astral plane. She needed a distraction. A thundering crash filled the air, and Draumir’s face blanched as he watched the Statue […]
#FridayFlash – The Tide Turns
This is part ten of my Astral Mage serial, following on from Battle! The Vaal’kyr needed no further encouragement. They dropped from the sky, plummeting towards Draumir’s troops. The wraiths scattered, and darted away towards the distant mountains. The Vaal’kyr swooped to tear the enchantments from the war trolls before racing after the departing wraiths. […]
What’s the appeal of vampires in fiction?
I’ve always been a fan of Nerine Dorman, and I’m pleased to let her set up a stall here at the Cabinet of Curiosities to tell you all about her latest offering, Dawn’s Bright Talons. Take it away, Nerine! A toothsome morsel… Something for which I’m eternally grateful for at present is the fact that […]