A Sincere, Forlorn Response to Roy Khan’s Absence from the Upcoming USA tour.   Dear Kamelot/Kamelot management First of all, before I segue into the critical side of this email. I wanted to offer my condolences to Roy Khan who recently was diagnosed with a serious illness. There’s no method of foretelling this event. The…

In our world of sensory overload, finding quietude can be an impossible task. Religious discussions can be a difficult task due to the reality of this fabricated world. Temporarily, it coaxes us and dangerously distracts us from our intimate connection to the unknown qualities of the metaphysical. When refaced with these unanswerable questions once again,…

THE WITCHING HOUR REVIEW Anne Rice has reentered the minds of many with her recent statement about her need to leave the church of her childhood. Without too much focus being put upon this statement, I’ll simply say that I greatly admire her for the honesty and authenticity involved with this statement. Many prolific authors…

INTERVIEW WITH JON SPRUNK (AUTHOR OF SHADOW’S SON)   1.Instead of asking the generalized question of “When did you know you wanted to be writer?” I wanted to ask if you vividly or vaguely recall any early story ideas during your childhood? If so, what one story idea did you have? 1. It seems like…

  Shadow’s Son by: Jon Sprunk review:         A normal comment in my book reviews, pertaining to adult fantasy books, includes mention of the surplus of generic fantasy novels that are packed with tireless exposition. Finding these sorts of fantasy novels becomes common when you’re the reader like me with a great interest in fantasy…

Blog Announcement of Epic Proportions! Recently, an epiphany has surfaced in my caffeine addled mind.  Something that could spell the end of my book review focus for eternity. Eternity is perhaps a bit of an exaggeration but I’ve honestly reached some conclusions in my mind. Because, for the past few months my energy has been…

Warbreaker by: Brandon Sanderson Review Synopsis:Warbreaker is the story of two sisters, who happen to be princesses, the God King one of them has to marry, the lesser god who doesn’t like his job, and the immortal who’s still trying to undo the mistakes he made hundreds of years ago. Their world is one in…

Symphonic Metal      Symphonic Metal greatly confounds people, the concept itself. Typically, people associate metal music with a wholly discordant sound with guttural voices. The orderly structure of this music vanishes entirely or at least they believe so. But the real question these individuals need to ponder is, ” why should art abide by preformed…

“I AM NOT A SERIAL KILLER” Review Synopsis: I Am Not a Serial Killer is the story of John Cleaver, a 15-year-old sociopath who works in a mortuary, dreams about death, and thinks he might be turning into a serial killer. He sets strict rules to keep himself “good” and “normal,” but when a real monster…

BlOGGER FRUSTRATIONS!     For any blog readers of the review below, please aid in me ameliorating the below problem: unchangeable white background. Inexplicably, the white background used to mean your post would happen to have no distinct background. Instead the original background for the overall blog would be your background. Google decided to implement…

The Fiddler’s Gun by: A.S. Peterson Synopsis: Revolution. Secrets. An Unforgettable Adventure. America is on the brink of war with England, and Fin Button is about to come undone. She’s had it with the dull life of the orphanage, and she’s ready to marry Peter and get away from rules, chores, and a life looked…

Hello, hello people. I’m SecondOpinion and I’m Fantasty’s… well, second opinion. I’ll be doing a few book reviews of my own, contribute to reviews by Fantasty, or be covering book reviews for Fantasty. After much poking and general prodding I have convinced Fantasty to agree to a Thief month. That is to say, we will…