While waiting for Book 2 of the Powder Mage Trilogy to come out and wanting to turn to that immediately upon release, I turned to the first Sherlock Holmes novel, A Study in Scarlet. With my previous exposure to Sherlock Holmes limited to the 1990’s point-and-click adventure game and the first Robert Downey Jr. film, I didn’t know what to expect, but was pleasantly surprised with what I found. A Study in Scarlet begins with Dr. Watson first meeting the famous consulting detective after returning […]
Trilogy Tour #6: Acacia #1
Acacia, a prosperous empire ruled from the eponymous island and built atop a horrific foundation, is thrown into chaos, as the Mein, a warrior race long-exiled to a snowy Northern plateau, descend to wreak vengeance on behalf of their cursed ancestors. Leodan Akaran, king of Acacia and a man of lofty ideals but lacking the will to achieve them, is struck down by a Meinish assassin and his four children, Alliver, Corinn, Mena, and Dariel, are spirited away from the island and scattered across the […]
Trilogy Tour #5: Mistborn #3
After accidentally unleashing the malevolent god Ruin, Vin and her husband Elend, now a Mistborn as well, must find a way to stop the end of the world. To do so, they’ll need to follow clues left by the Lord Ruler himself in underground storage caches scattered across the Final Empire. But the mists have crept out into the day while ashfalls and earthquakes wreck havoc on the land. With the prophecy surrounding the Hero of Ages apparently just a manipulative ruse by Ruin, is […]
Trilogy Tour #5: Mistborn #2
The Lord Ruler, a tyrant and supposedly living god who ruled over the Final Empire for a thousand years, is dead, thanks to Kelsier, Vin and their crew. However, their victory came at a tremendous cost, as Kelsier sacrificed himself to ignite the common people into rebellion. But the Lord Ruler’s death has not brought peace to the land, with rival warlords jockeying for control, and Vin is still haunted by the Lord Ruler’s final words. Her fiancee, Elend, son of the most powerful noble […]




