King’s greatest gift is not storytelling, but character. He makes you love them. He makes you hate them. He does it better than anyone.

Not exactly two things you expect to see together in a headline. Or any kind of sentence, for that matter. Indulge me, it will all makes...

If you can talk, you can write. It sounds like an oversimplification. Maybe it is. It’s also good advice for those who have a mind to...

Sidekicks. How many could you name off the top of your head? Could you get to ten? I asked myself that very question, no googling...

We’ve all heard the line. A book-to-film adaptation is going gangbusters on the big screen and some friend /acquaintance will say, “the...

Beast magic. The last piece of The Waking World trilogy’s magic puzzle. But is it a game-changer like the green magic of The Shape of...

It’s been two months since I published the first The Shape of Magic post, and we have only covered one of the two dominant categories...

Here’s a scenario that will resonate with graphic designers: doing your best to follow a half-cooked brief, you put together a bespoke...

I know what you’re thinking. I’ve led with Superman. Must be some kind of mistake; the Man of Steel is neither god, nor magic. Or is he?...

Have you noticed that the website now features a Gallery page? The plan is to fill it with illustrations of people and places from the...

It does seem a strange choice. Most fantasy authors populate their created worlds with awe-inspiring creatures of legend: vampires,...

The One Ring. Thanks to Peter Jackson’s cinematic adaptation of Tolkien’s fantasy epic The Lord of the Rings, you no longer have to wade...

Fans of the Dragonlance Saga will recognise the serious looking man in this picture. Author Tracey Hickman was concerned that the...

Director Guillermo del Toro has a gift for creating alternate cinema with mainstream appeal. It's a stupendously simple formula: focus on...

Welcome to the first Age of Delgard blog. Interrupting the nostalgic detours through the author's mind, we will be travelling back...