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Matthew Zorich
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Conspiracy of Crows Trilogy Update.
Hello!
It's time for a writing check-in! Union of Steel, book three in the Conspiracy of Crows trilogy, has officially hit 100,000 words. As for the scope of the novel, this is part one. I plan to complete part two, expanding this epic fantasy to be the largest of the three books.
This is an early draft, and I need to pause now to perform a world-building edit.
For the next few months, it will be r Read more of this blog post »
It's time for a writing check-in! Union of Steel, book three in the Conspiracy of Crows trilogy, has officially hit 100,000 words. As for the scope of the novel, this is part one. I plan to complete part two, expanding this epic fantasy to be the largest of the three books.
This is an early draft, and I need to pause now to perform a world-building edit.
For the next few months, it will be r Read more of this blog post »
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Bastards of Liberty (The Conspiracy of Crows, #1)
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Maiden of Storms (The Conspiracy of Crows, #2)
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Elegantly Wasted
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2010
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5 out of 5 Stars 94 out of 100 Mr. Cameron brings his intense, highly detailed writing style to the sci-fi genre in this well-built, tense book. This book's "world" and ideas feel genuine, and the engrossing characters and the shape of their culture on ...more |
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A Portrait of the Artist As A Young Man by James Joyce 4 out of 5 stars 83 out of 100 |
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4 out of 5 Stars 88 out of 100 This is an intense grimdark fantasy, with two POVs, well-researched and full of blood, violence, and demons. The ending is a chef's kiss of shock, and I can't wait for the sequel. Enjoyed the darkness that the two main P ...more |
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75 out of 100 3 out of 5 Stars *** An ok book but it felt like a forced follow up to The Martian. A mixture of luck & competency porn like The Pit or the Bear, but not as good. Rating Scale 5 Stars 100 -90- All time Classic, a must read & must own 4 Star ...more |
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5 our of 5 stars ***** 95-100 A captivating story with a vast cast and modern prose that felt human and easy to read, with a slight touch of refinement for the brain-rotten modern mind. Good stuff. The plot unfolds through a POV that jumps back in time ...more |
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3 out of 5 Stars *** 75 out of 100 This is mostly a rehash of work Mr. Thompson wrote for Rolling Stone magazine during his tenure there. The only new content is the prologue and correspondence between Mr. Thompson and Jann Wenner, editor of Rolling St ...more |
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79 out of 100 3 out of 5 Stars *** This book was two stars until about halfway through. The prose is average, and the plot felt pretty standard for a mystery book, but it expands, and you do tend to like some of the flatter characters as you read. Mrs. ...more |
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is on page 151 of 480 of The Shadow of the Gods: Really great prose here, and the story is coming together, the names are a challenge but enjoying this book and so far I would recommend it. It's edging to be 4 stars, we shall see.
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79 out of 100 3 out of 5 Stars *** This book was two stars until about halfway through. The prose is average, and the plot felt pretty standard for a mystery book, but it expands, and you do tend to like some of the flatter characters as you read. Mrs. ...more |
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“We are lost; waiting tables at Denny's or forgetting ourselves stripping on poles, or working at a coffee shop misplaced in history or slowly dying on the inside as a secretary or landscaping lawns out of desperation working jobs with no futures, like bartending. The next generation of teachers, historians, lawyers, police officers and civil engineers work at this bar because the money can not be passed up, when you’re drowning in debt. The world brings us to our knees and we service it because it nourishes us just enough to get by. We are tired and we don't understand why. We, the over educated searching for happiness at the bottom of the bottle.”
― Elegantly Wasted
― Elegantly Wasted
“You’ll know when to take revenge. It may take years, but you’ll know,” the old woman whispered. “You kept to the old ways, yes, you and your family. You did. I know who you prayed to: Jupitor, who gives us light and day; Sif, bringer of the harvest, change, and death; yes, and Striobog. During the winters here in our hills, he smiled at us. But you know who I see in you? Judith. You are a child of Judith, bringer of rain, growth, lightning, and storms. Let her guide you through this terrible time.”
― Bastards of Liberty
― Bastards of Liberty
“Don't judge it. Just write it. Don't judge it. It's not for you to judge it.
Interview in Esquire Magazine 10/10”
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Interview in Esquire Magazine 10/10”
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“I believe that mankind's destiny lies in the stars. I believe that candy really did taste better when I was a kid, that it's aerodynamically impossible for a bumble bee to fly, that light is a wave and a particle, that there's a cat in a box somewhere who's alive and dead at the same time (although if they don't ever open the box to feed it it'll eventually just be two different kinds of dead), and that there are stars in the universe billions of years older than the universe itself.”
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“You’ll know when to take revenge. It may take years, but you’ll know,” the old woman whispered. “You kept to the old ways, yes, you and your family. You did. I know who you prayed to: Jupitor, who gives us light and day; Sif, bringer of the harvest, change, and death; yes, and Striobog. During the winters here in our hills, he smiled at us. But you know who I see in you? Judith. You are a child of Judith, bringer of rain, growth, lightning, and storms. Let her guide you through this terrible time.”
― Bastards of Liberty
― Bastards of Liberty
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