Intro This year was wild. It is hard to overstate how big of a shift 2024 has been for me as an author. I’ll go into details on why that is in the sections below, but I want to say up front how grateful I am for everyone who has supported me this year and […]
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The Shards of the Moon delves into the darkest depths of Slavic mythology as the finale of The Frostmarked Chronicles pits Wacław and Otylia against the gods of death and darkness. Thank you to the incredible Mariia Lytovchenko for her work once again on this cover! She’s been amazing creating all the covers and interior
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Intro I typically don’t do a formal year-end post, but this year has been incredibly eventful, so it feels like now is the right time to change that. 2023 was one of those years that flew by yet took forever at the same time. It marked the beginning of some major projects for me and
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With just 11 days to go until the release of book 4 of The Frostmarked Chronicles, The Deathless Sons, it’s time for another early look chapter. This time, from Otylia’s point of view. If you missed the first chapter, you can read that first HERE. Again, know that I do not recommend reading ahead if
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Since I despise the wait between my final upload of the book files and the release date, I’m going to post the first few chapters of The Deathless Sons, book 4 of The Frostmarked Chronicles, over the coming weeks! Hopefully these wet your appetite for some more Slavic mythology. Do note, though, that I do
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On our last Slavic Saturday, we discussed a new webtoon based on Slavic folklore called Marya Morevna, and I promised in that post that we would discuss more about that historical tale. So that’s exactly what today’s post is. We’ll talk about the sorcerer Koschei the Deathless (also known as Koschei the Immortal), the warrior
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It’s been a few weeks now since the last Slavic Saturday post, but I’m back this week with a review of a new web comic based on Slavic folklore: Marya Morevna. Then, in my next post, I’ll talk more about Marya Morevna, Ivan Tsarevich, and their foe Koschei the Deathless in the original tales. Note:
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After stepping away from dragons for last week’s post about the Fern Flower around the Kupala Night/Noc Kupały summer solstice festival, we’re back to finish off the series (for now) with the most famous slavic dragon: Zmey Gorynych (also called Zmei Gorynych or Змей Горыныч). Note: If you enjoy Slavic mythology, check out A Dagger
After taking last weekend to focus on the release of my Slavic mythology-inspired fantasy book called A Dagger in the Winds, we return to Slavic Saturday with a tale around the Summer Solstice celebration of Kupala Night/Noc Kupały: the fern flower (also known as the fire flower, kwiat paproci, папараць-кветка, цветок папоротника, or цвіт папороті).
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After last week’s post about the Żmij/Zmey, we’re continuing our series of dragons this Slavic Saturday with Chudo-Yudo. A dragon known for guarding the Slavic underworld and the Kalinov Bridge into it, Chudo-Yudo combines elements of both dragons and other fearsome beasts from across European myths. (June 2021 Updated) Note: If you enjoy Slavic mythology,
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