2026 Silmaril Awards Voting
2026 Silmaril Awards Voting is now open. Vote for your favorite fantasy fiction characters in 10 categories, including the Most Epic Hero.
2026 Silmaril Award Nominations for Most Epic Hero
The 2026 Silmaril Award Nominations for Most Epic Hero are now open. Nominate your favorite fantasy hero to win this year’s coveted Silmaril.
Bookish Bits: a mountain of news
News on Mountainfall, future books and the upcoming Silmaril Awards!
Realm Makers 2026 Recap
A few highlights (and lowlights) from my adventures at Realm Makers expo in St. Louis Missouri on July 26, 2026
Upcoming Realm Makers Expo 2026
I will be at Realm Makers Expo 2026 in St. Louis, Missouri, selling books, signing autographs, and displaying replicas of the weapons from the Swordspeaker series.
Come for the story, stay for the truth
A look at how Tolkien and Lewis blended story and truth in the best ways.
A Great Awakening movie review
A Great Awakening is the best, most moving and inspirational film I have seen since The Passion of the Christ.
Unfinished Tales book review
Unfinished Tales offers hidden backstories, histories, and tantalizing fragments of Middle-earth lore for the true Tolkien fan.
