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Hand of the Trickster series
Hand of the Trickster
Leverage meets Lankhmar in this sword-and-sorcery heist novella.
Reviewers say:"Fun, self-aware, and with a perfect balance of world-building."
"With only a few sentences, I could see the buildings of the city, hear the people in the marketplace, smell the dust or the trees, perfectly."Trickster's Nab
He wants to steal their money. They want to steal his memory.
Reviewers say:"These stories leave me feeling so good - these are characters I would love to spend a day with, and I regularly found myself smiling, even giggling, at the banter."
Auckland Allies series
Auckland Allies
Underpowered magical practitioners defend their city against demon-summoning invaders.
Reviewers say:
"Blends a thrilling struggle against nefarious foes of awesome power with nerdy personal conflicts and a bit of off-beat romance."Auckland Allies 2: Ghost Bridge
The Allies discover a necromancer preparing to strike at the city's most vulnerable citizens.
Reviewers say:"Love the plotlines of not-so-powerful wizards defending Auckland because nobody else is stepping up against the bad guys."
Auckland Allies 3: Unsafe Harbour
Nazi sorcerers are plotting to steal the body of a tech billionaire, and the Allies must stop them, while outnumbered and, literally, outgunned.
Reviewers say:"A great story of overcoming evil in the face of personal weakness... Absolutely heart-wrenching, with a twist I never saw coming."
Gryphon Clerks series
Beastheads
Heroic civil servants must find common ground with a conservative shaman before war overtakes them all.
Reviewers say:"Almost symphonic... above-average writing and superb character development."
Realmgolds
A reluctant ruler learns to lead his people in the face of a populist uprising.
Reviewers say:"Strong and dynamic female characters... Carefully crafted."
"The dialog is excellent."
"I am very impressed with the world-building."Hope and the Clever Man
A brilliant young mage and an eccentric inventor help to free an oppressed underclass.
Reviewers say:"The characters are deep, believable, admirable, and sympathetic...The writing is also very good."
"Refreshingly unpredictable."Hope and the Patient Man
A troubled mage must overcome a curse from her past to be with the wounded hero who loves her.
Reviewers say:"A fascinating but authentic world...I was touched by their love story."
"It's rare that I find fantasy with this much emotional depth."Mister Bucket for Assembly
A humble cleaner aspires to represent his people in their struggle to turn emancipation into true freedom.
Reviewers say:"Politics done right... such an inspiring story."
"How honorable people can make a difference without being superheroes."Illustrated Gnome News
They may be running a newspaper, but there are some things they don't want becoming news.
Reviewers say:
"A hopeful world, in which one feels that with personal courage, interpersonal support, and sympathetic leadership, obstacles really can be overcome."
Author Archives: Mike Reeves-McMillan
Reviews
Happy New Year. Just thought I’d alert you to Goodreads, which is a great social site for people who enjoy books. You can rate and review books, discuss them in groups, see what your friends are reading and so forth. … Continue reading
Preorders open for Changing Health Behaviours
It’s the end of the year – time to finish projects. I know you came here for the fiction, so I’ll be brief in mentioning that my non-fiction project Changing Health Behaviours is now available for preorder at a special … Continue reading
Gu is finished (sort of), and future projects
I’ve just posted the last episode of Gu, so if you were waiting until it was finished to start reading, the first episode is here. I have several candidates for a next project. I thought about running a poll here, … Continue reading
Wordling
I’ve been playing with Wordle, a Net toy which takes any text and produces an attractive “word cloud” based on the frequency of particular words in the text. The layout and colours are purely decorative. Here’s this blog, demonstrating that … Continue reading
Life Leverage: my new nonfiction project
I pay the bills with IT support, and I write novels because I love it, but I’m also building up a practice as a hypnotherapist and health coach because I find that very fulfilling and want to make it my … Continue reading
The City of Masks storygame
One of my excuses for delaying publication of City of Masks was, for a while, the City of Masks storygame. I was going to include it in the book, but I eventually realized that while the novel was finished, the … Continue reading
Any questions?
I enjoyed doing those interviews with Evelyn – I hope you enjoyed them too. I’d love to answer your questions about City of Masks. You can post them in the comments or email me (masks at csidemedia dot com). If … Continue reading
Collaborators wanted
I’m looking for one or more artist collaborators for a couple of graphic novel projects. I see them as following the free webcomic/POD print version model. Project 1: Guardian of the Gates. A young thief-girl is sent to steal an … Continue reading
Video interview 4 – innocence, themes, language, voices and the Countess
The last of the four interview videos. I’ve uploaded this one at higher resolution (“broadband” instead of “ISDN”). I may go back and do the same for the second and third (the first is at about the same resolution as … Continue reading
Video interview 3 – Juliana, postmodernism and transmodernism
Here’s video interview 3 of 4. Evelyn and I discuss: Is Juliana really virtuous? And what might the Characterists and Personalists represent in our real world? Here’s the transcript (the video also has subtitles, but I’ve just played it and … Continue reading