"But that's magic for you. It doesn't ask what you want- it only offers, and you can either refuse that offer or take it with all your heart. We took it...we saved each other's lices, we drove each other mad, and every day learned each other's bodies and minds and stories anew."-The Witch Below The... Continue Reading →

"But the world had never been safe, not for everybody. It had been broken for a very long time, and the war had only shown those cracks for what they were. It couldn’t be patched over. It needed to shatter if it was ever to be rebuilt into something glittering and new."The Scholar and the... Continue Reading →

"Almost no one was paying for magical boarding school because of the magic. The magic was an interesting quirk, a historical curiosity, in a few cases a genuine passion being indulged by a loving parent—but you didn’t pay fifty thousand pounds a year for magic tricks, any more than you paid it for Shakespeare or... Continue Reading →

"There is no shame in wanting to be alone yet also wanting the comfort and the strength of your brethren."The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook by Matt Dinniman There is something so incredibly special about the Dungeon Crawler Carl books that you really can't explain or conceive of unless you've read the books. They are fun, snappy,... Continue Reading →

"The shadows moved. No matter how Kiamling turned, she was unable to see all of the monster clearly. It leapt from doorway to shaded alley, the darkness like a cold patch at the back of her neck. People tripped over their own feet to get away. Others cowered, frozen, covering their heads, their eyes in... Continue Reading →