Clinton D. Harding - Fantasy Author

Author of young adult fantasy and science fiction

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Inspiration and Hope from N.K. Jemisin

February 10, 2012 By Clinton Leave a Comment

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Anyone who stumbles through here should click here. Yes, go ahead. Author N.K. Jemisin–who wrote the “Inheritance Trilogy” books–crafted a beautiful  essay. I won’t go into the details but to put simply, she writes about dreaming and succeeding when people want to pull you down and kick you in the ribs. She writes about finding […]

Filed Under: Articles, The Craft Tagged With: Culture, Fantasy, Inspiration, Jemisin, Myths

Review: “Billy the Kid and the Vampyres of Vegas…” by Michael Scott

January 11, 2012 By Clinton Leave a Comment

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I finished reading Michael Scott’s “Billy the Kid and the Vampyres of Vegas…” today, started and finished during lunch. It’s a short story from Scott’s Flamel book series. The last book in the series will be dropping early this year and I’m wanting to finally read the accompanying short fiction, so this is my attempt. […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Fantasy, Flamel, Scott, short story, Young adult

Review: “Death of Joan of Arc” by Michael Scott

January 10, 2012 By Clinton Leave a Comment

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I am a fan of Michael Scott’s Flamel books. Scott is not reinventing the wheel with these stories. What he does best is meld the different myths of dozens of cultures into a fun adventure. For those who don’t know, the Flamel books are speculative contemporary fantasy. Imagine if all the myths and legends in […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Fantasy, Flamel, Scott, short story

Review: “Pathfinder” by Orson Scott Card

December 4, 2011 By Clinton Leave a Comment

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This week I finished reader “Pathfinder” by the great Orson Scott Card. This is the first novel in a new series.   FROM AMAZON: A powerful secret. A dangerous path. Rigg is well trained at keeping secrets. Only his father knows the truth about Rigg’s strange talent for seeing the paths of people’s pasts. But […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Card, Ender's Game, Fantasy, Science Fiction

Review: Jim Butcher’s “Ghost Story”, 13th book in the Dresden Files

August 27, 2011 By Clinton Leave a Comment

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Jim Butcher’s “Ghost Story” came out in late July. I wont bother summarizing the plot, head over to Butcher’s website to take get a brief book jacket summary. I wanted to review the thirteenth book in the Dresden Files series earlier but I also wanted to stew over the reading before I put up a […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Butcher, Dresden Files, Fantasy, Magic, Mystery, Urban fantasy

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Free Short Stories from Clint

Merit Badges – a short story from the Our Monsters series

Three high school teens in the woods on a Friday night… some beers… skaters with a grudge… what could go wrong? Add in a couple of genetically created … Read More...

That Little Girl

A dark short story about one man’s oversight concerning his death.  Since dying was just not part of his daily routine, the man just went on with his … Read More...

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Clinton's Bookshelf: Currently-Reading

Kinslayer
Kinslayer
by Jay Kristoff
Knife of Dreams
Knife of Dreams
by Robert Jordan

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What have I recently read?

Clinton's Bookshelf: Recently Read

Steelheart
5 of 5 stars
Steelheart
by Brandon Sanderson
The King's Blood
5 of 5 stars
The King's Blood
by Daniel Abraham
The Last Stormdancer
5 of 5 stars
The Last Stormdancer
by Jay Kristoff
All Our Yesterdays
5 of 5 stars
All Our Yesterdays
by Cristin Terrill
The Fall of Five
4 of 5 stars
The Fall of Five
by Pittacus Lore

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