The final novel in the Temeraire series is a worthy and high-quality close to the adventures of Laurence and his celestial dragon, even though it did not completely give me everything I wanted. A beautiful dragon The Temeraire series took hold of me years ago, when my mother-in-law gave me the first three books as … Read more
The fact that I’ve been quiet, doesn’t mean I’ve been sitting still. Life has gotten a little busy, but I’m working my way through the editing; scrapping some things, rewriting others. All with the idea to present the next book in its best shape possible. After extensive backtracking and shifting of chapters (and a good … Read more
*insert emotional voice* I can hardly believe the moment is finally here. It has been a long road, but I can now say that the first draft of ‘Wavebreaker‘ (book II in the Stone War Chronicles) is done. This book just kept on going, as I dove into the story and explored the adventures of Raylan … Read more
People get inspired by all kinds of different things. To me, nature is one of the greatest sources of inspiration. There’s so much beauty out there, but also danger, excitement and tragedy. Where there are humans, there’s a chance for conflict. Between ourselves, but also between us and the kingdom of animals. Dozens of species have … Read more
I’ve dreaded reading this novel for quite some time. Not because I thought it to be a bad book, but because—to me—it was the end of an era. I started reading the Discworld novels fifteen years ago, during one of my very first internships abroad. From that point on, no journey in my life ever … Read more
This picture was sent to me by a fan; it’s by far the most exotic place I’ve seen Windcatcher being read. I’m sure Galirras would enjoy a wing-trip down to similar exotic and tropical places. In fact, book III will just do that (shhh don’t tell anyone). But first book II needs to get done! The first draft’s … Read more
It was a few years ago that a friend of mine handed me the first book of the Rain Wild Chronicles. I had never read any of the books that Robin Hobb wrote before, but this was about dragons…so I flew right in. Now, at the end of this series, I still feel a bit mixed about … Read more
