Amy L. Herring (Louise Herring-Jones) writes speculative fiction, with a preference for historical fantasy and alternate mystery. Her stories, appearing in fourteen anthologies, include “The Poulterer’s Tale” in God Bless Us, Every One—Christmas Carols beyond Dickens (Voodoo Rumors Media). Amy coordinates the HSV Writers’ group in Huntsville, AL. Visit her online at http://www.louiseherring-jones.com.
If you’re thinking about taking up the dark-hunter challenge any time soon (after first having died the prerequisite tortured death and even grislier betrayal demanding vengeance), the must-have guided tour is The Dark-Hunter Companion (DHC) by Sherrilyn Kenyon with Alethea Kontis. Alethea makes her influence known in the Introduction: “There are very few people to whom Acheron Parthenopaeus owes a… Read more →
The Dragon*Con Art Show will hold a memorial for Patrick Roberts, the former Art Show Director, who passed away earlier this year. The memorial will be held Saturday, 8:30PM at the beginning of the Art Show awards ceremony in Grand Hall East.
I was fortunate to meet NYT best-selling author Sherrilyn Kenyon on a Dragon*Con 2007 SF-lit panel. Fascinated by the fan adoration lavished upon her (and her splendid costuming), when next we met, I asked her for an interview for the 2008 Daily Dragon. To prepare, I read the first two novels of her popular Dark-Hunter series (Fantasy Lover and Night… Read more →
Historian and comic book author Van Plexico joined me on a panel asking whether revisionist history was the new fantasy. Incredibly, fans in the Sci-Fi & Fantasy Literature track were not only awake on Monday at 10AM, closely following Dragon*Con’s last late-night activities, they were exceptionally erudite and thoughtful.
Even Master of Ceremonies Eric L. Watts’s spirited performance of “Hey, Miss Klingon” could not overshadow the political message of the newly-crowned 2007 Miss Klingon Empire, VarkNa B’traughh (Valerie Rice): the Klingon campaign to conquer Earth. “We must save the humans from their biggest enemies–themselves.” The pageant opened with “Klingon Rhapsody,” accompanied by two trembling, red-shirted Federation security guards. Only… Read more →
“My Eyes, My Eyes,” my second official panel late Saturday evening at Dragon*Con 2007, had me happily cornered in a clearly supporting role to Sherrilyn Kenyon. The room was packed by fans gathered to view Ms. Kenyon in full regalia (I think as the Queen of Hearts) and hear her speak. A good time was had by all, and the… Read more →
John Ringo led off Friday night’s panel in the Sci-fi & Fantasy Literature track with the assertion that “I’m going to be moderating this panel because I’m a d—k.” But Ringo proved to be quite the opposite as he lauded his fellow panelists, authors Julie Cochrane and Tom Kratman and their contributions to work jointly authored with Ringo and published… Read more →
Jack McDevitt is that rare commodity, an accomplished storyteller who captures you in his fiction while subtly challenging your intellect. Winner of the 2006 Nebula award for his novel, Seeker, he will be a guest at Dragon*Con for the first time this decade. Jack consented to an interview by email as an early introduction to Dragon*Con 2007.
