L.J. McDonald is an author for Dorchester Publishing, home to our already esteemed Leanna Renee Hieber. She is the author of the Sylph series, consisting of The Battle Sylph, The Shattered Sylph, and the upcoming Queen of the Sylphs. If you haven’t heard of L.J. McDonald before, don’t worry – I hadn’t either. What I can…
Review: The Death of Torberta Turchin by Shannon Mawhiney
The Death of Torberta Turchin Written: Shannon Mawhiney Published: 03/11/11 Publisher: Createspace ISBN: 1460937902 Obtained via: Author Blurb: Torberta Turchin, or Torby for short, is a 14-year-old girl who has spoken to the dead ever since she can remember. After her parents’ death in a tragic car accident when she was very young, her relatives sent her to…
Upcoming Author Guest Post & Giveaway!
One week from today, on October 1st, Waiting for Fairies will be hosting Dorchester author L.J. McDonald. She is the author of the Sylph series, consisting of The Battle Sylph, The Shattered Sylph and the recently released Queen of the Sylphs. L.J. will discuss with us how she chooses names for her characters, the likes of which are Solie…
Review: Hard Spell by Justin Gustainis
Hard Spell Occult Crimes Investigation Unit #1 Written: Justin Gustainis Published: July 26, 2011 Publisher: Angry Robot ISBN: 0857661159 Obtained via: Purchase (So long, Borders, we hardly knew ye!) Blurb: (Reviewers note: This ‘blurb’ is a mash-up of the ones found on the author’s website and GoodReads.) Stan Markowski is a Detective Sergeant on the Scranton…
Review: Dragon Virus by Laura Anne Gilman
Dragon Virus Written: Laura Anne Gilman Published: June, 2011 Publisher: Fairwood Press ISBN: 1933846259 Obtained via: Purchase Blurb: It began soon after the Millennium. Reports of newborns with strange malformations, too weak to live . . . caused by a single genetic mutation. Or, as the press quickly dubbed it, the Dragon Virus. Scientists predicted…