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Donald’s 2024 Year in Books
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Donald Firesmith
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April 2014
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I will be at the ComiCon the Saturday and Sunday (June 7-8). If you're there, find me in the dealers' room and we can discuss books.
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"The Wishing Shelf Book Awards
EDITORIAL REVIEW 30th September 2025 TITLE: The Foundling: Heir to Ash and Blood. With bonus short story: The Black Wand AUTHOR: Donald Firesmith Star Rating: 5 “Strong characterization, a twisting plot, and a well-imagined ‘c" Read more of this review » |
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Great foundation, but the implementation could have used one more revision to address the weaknesses. This is an ambitious epic fantasy with impressive world-building and thematic/philosophical scope. It includes a nice ensemble cast of distinctive an ...more |
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It was pretty good, but it could have been much better. A collection of 22 short, creepy stories aimed at those who enjoy horror stories, a genre in which I've also published a collection. First, what I liked about the book. I especially liked how the ...more |
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Earlier today, my book had 66 ratings and 65 reviews. Now, it only has 35 ratings and 65 reviews. What happened to ...more " |
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"The Foundling: Heir of Ash and Blood is not just a novella, it’s a bold declaration of what speculative fiction can be when it dares to say something real.
From the opening pages in the slums of Westburg, Donald weaves a story that is as raw as it is " Read more of this review » |
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"Raw, powerful, and surprisingly moving
The Foundling completely caught me off guard. What starts as a grim survival story in a caste-ridden city quickly transforms into something much bigger, an intense, character-driven journey of identity and resist" Read more of this review » |
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Please combine the two editions of my book.
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"The Foundling: Heir of Ash and Blood by Donald Firesmith is a powerful, richly layered coming-of-age fantasy that grabs your heart from the very first page. Ash Bottom, a foundling trapped in the cruel caste system of Westburg, is a compelling protag"
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The Price of Rebellion is a dystopian sci-fi novel that excels in the following four areas: • Very good world-building with plausible technology • Lots of relatively non-stop, fast-paced action • Well-developed characters that the reader can empathize ...more |
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Highly Creative World Building The most obvious aspect of “In the Shadows of the Luminaries” by Kallen Samuels is its highly creative, detailed, and unique world building with floating cities and earthbound regions. If you can get past the initial fan ...more |
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“He leaned towards me, and I did what any reasonable person would do when facing imminent death by being eaten alive. I screamed.”
― Demons on the Dalton
― Demons on the Dalton
“Nothing seems to tempt fate more than mentioning the possibility of something bad happening.”
― Demons on the Dalton
― Demons on the Dalton
“They prefer their meals alive and terrified, for fear is their favorite sauce.”
― Demons on the Dalton
― Demons on the Dalton
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“Software bugs are like cockroaches; there are probably dozens hiding in difficult to reach places for every one you find and fix.”
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“Nothing seems to tempt fate more than mentioning the possibility of something bad happening.”
― Demons on the Dalton
― Demons on the Dalton
“One only truly fails to succeed if one fails to try. Anything more, no matter how small it might seem, is a partial success”
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