Tales from the Inn – A Christian Fantasy Blog
A Christian fantasy blog discussing epic fantasy, adventure, books, fantastical creatures, heroes, timeless values, and other related topics.
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Real World Magic
Real World Magic Musings on Magic Drifting around on social media recently, I came across some musings on magic (and writing about magic) by Steven Erickson, the bestselling author of the epic fantasy series, The Malazan Book of the Fallen....
Medieval Fantasy or Urban Fantasy?
Medieval Fantasy or Urban fantasy? I belong to a few readers’ groups on social media, just to see what others who enjoying reading fantasy are discussing. The one group asked this question: do you prefer urban or medieval fantasy? Fantasy is a broad...
Why a White Stag
As part of my logo and throughout my website, you will see images of a white stag. A white stag or hart makes appearances in some of my stories as well. You may wonder why. Legends Several cultures have legends of the white deer. In Celtic mythology, they were...
A Magic Sword?
This year, I went to my first writer’s conference: The Realm Makers Conference. Realm Makers is a community of Christian speculative writers that meets once or twice a year. It was a great experience, and I met many wonderful people. I may share some of those...
My First Writer’s Conference
I celebrated my 55th birthday last week. For my birthday this year, I went to the Realm Makers Writers Conference in St. Louis. Realm Makers is an organization “to support writers and artists who create science fiction and fantasy in their journeys from idea to...
New Book Cover Art
Tales from the Inn - Fantasy Exciting News! Working with the professionals at getcovers.com, I commissioned a new book cover for my clean heroic fantasy novella, "The Inn at the Forest's Edge." It is beautiful and I love it! Watch for the cover reveal to come on July...
The Inn at the Forest’s Edge
The inn holds more secrets than Johann ever imagined.
Working as a stable boy at the mysterious Inn at the Forest’s Edge seems like an exciting opportunity for sixteen-year-old Johann. The pay is good, the work is honest, and Faeyn, the innkeeper’s niece, makes every day brighter. But the inn sits at the boundary of the Venerable Woods, a forest filled with ancient magic and terrible dangers that most travelers fear to enter. Learn more here…
Ranger’s Calling: The Fires of Wynchell
For fans of Rangers Apprentice and epic fantasy adventure comes the first book in an unforgettable series.
Galieb N’ethilion never expected his first mission as a sworn ranger to determine the fate of a kingdom.
Growing up at the hidden Qoholet Abbey, the young half-elfin trained in archery, tracking, swordplay, and wilderness survival. But when brutal eshkin raiders pour out of the Towering Peaks in numbers never seen before, theoretical knowledge meets harsh reality. Villages burn across the borderlands of Wynchell. Farmers die defending their homes. And something far more sinister lurks among the dead sheep and smoldering farms. Learn more here…
