The Power Comes Back at Forty-Five: Urban Fantasy Where the Protagonist Has a Mortgage
Most magic in this genre arrives at nineteen, when the protagonist has nothing to lose but a bad apartment and […]
From the Other Side of the Stake: Vampire Books Told by the People Hunting Them
Turn the camera around and the whole genre changes. Told from the vampire’s side, the story is about appetite, aristocracy
Long Memory: Vampires Who Actually Feel Their Age
Immortality is usually written as a costume. Better clothes, older accent, a house with a library. What it rarely gets
The Enemy Who Stays Dangerous: Enemies to Lovers Without the Discount
Most enemies-to-lovers books are not that. They are strangers-to-lovers with an argument at the start. The pattern is easy to
The Bond That Isn’t a Shortcut: Romantasy Where Fated Mates Still Have to Choose
A bond is a promise the plot makes on the characters’ behalf. The question is whether they ever have to
Magic With an HR Department: Fantasy Where the Supernatural Has Middle Management
Somebody has to do the payroll. It is the least glamorous observation in fantasy and one of the most productive.
The City’s Dead Don’t Leave: Ghost Stories Where the Haunting Has Rules
The problem with most ghosts is that they can do anything. A haunting with no constraints is just an author
The Ones Who Talk to the Dead: Necromancy With Rules and a Price
Most fictional necromancy is a lighting choice. Green glow, robed figure, some skeletons in the courtyard, and no working theory
The Fine Print: Urban Fantasy Where a Fae Bargain Is a Binding Contract
A bargain is only interesting if it can be enforced. That is the whole difference between fae fiction that works
Romantasy for People Who Came From Urban Fantasy
If you arrived at romantasy from urban fantasy, you probably bounced off something. The complaint is usually the same, and