Game of Mass Destruction by Chloe Gilholy

Here, a woman smiles and has breasts, and these two details are apparently enough to warrant extensive analysis from our protagonist, Faerin of Forhd, as to why he could sleep with her, moderately nice-looking creature as he concedes that she is, but won’t. This more-sword-than-sorcery fantasy begins with a frame narrative establishing a female reader for the story to follow (a reader so delicate that she needs the book to tell her when to rest while reading), but the story itself begins in a tavern with a classic barmaid conceit. McCoy’s A Promise of Iron is easily the most cohesive of the three, but it also establishes a highly niche audience in its stereotypical portrayal of women. Sullivan’s Bound (2020), and Chloe Gilholy’s Game of Mass Destruction (2020): in part, to offer constructive comment on the contents and their delivery in equal part, to suggest a target audience for the works in question. Today I’ll be reviewing three recent texts, Brandon McCoy’s A Promise of Iron: Echoes of Illyria: Book One (2020), P.

This makes it especially difficult for texts to find an audience, and for authors to learn from the publishing experience. Self-published works are rarely professionally reviewed, and many venues that do review are pay-to-play. However, it also presents new challenges, including the author taking on the full costs of cover-art, editing, and marketing, with no guaranteed return on investment. Self-publishing frees up authors from certain industry constraints, not least of which being beholden to the trend cycles established by larger presses. The aim of this column is to discuss recent SF&F self-published works, and to explore topics more relevant to books produced in this fashion. $2.99.Ĭhloe Gilholy, Game of Mass Destruction.

Brandon McCoy, A Promise of Iron (Echoes of Illyria #1).

Game of Mass Destruction by Chloe Gilholy