My 2020 Blogging from A to Z Challenge revisits my best posts from the 2014 to 2019 Challenges. X for Xerarch (2014) Back in 2013, I wrote a short story about the opposition to a mega-power project, which gave rise to an Indian plotline – and Xerarch. However, for the Challenge in 2014, I focused … Continue reading
Five * Review of Voyagers: The Third Ghost
With only a week to go until the May 6th release of Voyagers: The Third Ghost, our IWSG Anthology of 10 diverse historical fantasy short stories just received its first 5-star review. My tale gets an honourable mention, but I’m champing at my bit to read all the other awesome stories. https://pagesforthoughts.blogspot.com/2020/04/voyagers-third-ghost-by-yvonne-ventresca.html On Wednesday, I’ll … Continue reading
W for Witcher
My 2020 Blogging from A to Z Challenge revisits my best posts from the 2014 to 2019 Challenges. W for Witcher (2018) Even now when I’ve played some other excellent games, Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt remains my favourite and the benchmark as I game on. I still have more of the enjoyable books that … Continue reading
V for Vijayanagara Confederation
My 2020 Blogging from A to Z Challenge revisits my best posts from the 2014 to 2019 Challenges. V for Vijayanagara Confederation 1929 (2017) Trying to devise an alternative timeline for the Indian sub-continent was intriguing and insightful. I’ve had a fascination with the sub-continent since travelling there in 1978, travelling overland through Eastern Europe, … Continue reading
U for United States Navy
My 2020 Blogging from A to Z Challenge revisits my best posts from the 2014 to 2019 Challenges. U for United States Navy (2015) Although there were few victors, the War of 1812 saw a power-shift at sea, from the Royal Navy to the burgeoning US Navy. Although today, the Royal Navy remains a force … Continue reading
T for Treachery
My 2020 Blogging from A to Z Challenge revisits my best posts from the 2014 to 2019 Challenges. T for Treachery (2019) At last I can give you the Final Part of Azure Spark, the investigation featuring my Welsh detective Sparkle Anwyl and her partner Kama Pillai. I hope you’ve already joined these main characters … Continue reading