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KokkieH Reviews Running With The Demon by Terry Brooks

Running With The Demon by Terry Brooks is an urban fantasy/fantasy thriller and the first novel in his Word and Void trilogy. It is the ninth novel set in his Shannara universe, though chronologically it is the first, the events in it taking place more than two thousand years before The Sword of Shannara which was his first novel.

Running with the Demon - Terry Brooks — Cover illustration: Brom
Publisher: http://www.orbitbooks.co.uk

The novel, which takes place over the Fourth of July weekend, tells the story of Nest Freemark, a fourteen-year-old girl being raised by her grandparents in the fictional town of Hopewell, Illinois (there really is such a place as Hopewell, IL., but this Hopewell is actually based on the city of Sterling, IL., Brooks’s hometown). Nest has a secret: she has the gift of magic. Along with the sylvan, Pick, and her mysterious protector, Wraith, she has to help maintain the balance between good and evil in Sinnissippi Park, one of the places on Earth where magic still resides. Read the rest of the review here. No spoilers. I promise.

Song Title Challenge #11: Dirty Laundry – Don Henley

The temptation is very big to write something about the new Doctor (especially since I see none of my fellow Whovians on my blogroll has done so yet), but that’ll have to wait for tomorrow as it’s time for this week’s Song Title Challenge.

This week there’s a twist: After my previous piece, Bumblepuppies remarked that he (or she – it’s never really come up) is going to give me a title with no potential fantasy or sci-fi connections (if you’ve been reading my fictional pieces you would know that’s what I tend to write – not so much by conscious choice, though; it’s simply what comes out). I immediately accepted the challenge. The terms are as follow: I have to write fantasy or SF on anything Bumblepuppies throws at me. If I succeed, I win Bumblepuppies’s eternal respect (until the next one). If I fail, Bumblepuppies gets to laugh at me (which is okay as there’s an entire ocean between us, so I won’t hear it).

But I’m expanding the side-challenge also to you, my other readers: From today, if you suggest a title, you will have the option of also giving me the genre in which the piece must be written. I’m going to limit it to the standard genres (and no cross-over) because there’s only so much one can do in 300 words, but that may very well change in future.

As always, you’re welcome to take part. Write a short piece of fiction, around 300 words, using the song title as your story title but don’t listen to the song. Remember to link back to this post so I can find yours.

If you would like to suggest a song title for a future post, you can do so from the challenge page. You can also leave a suggestion on the Facebook page.

This week’s song is Dirty Laundry by Don Henly and the genre is Fantasy/Science Fiction. Thank you to Bumblepuppies for the challenge.

Dirty Laundry

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Song Title Challenge #7: Careless Whispers – Wham!

It’s time for this week’s Song Title Challenge.

Write a short piece of fiction, around 300 words, using the song title as your story title but don’t listen to the song. Remember to link back to this post so I can find yours.

If you would like to suggest a song title for a future post, you can do so from the challenge page. You can also leave a suggestion on the Facebook page.

This week’s song is Careless Whispers by Wham!.

Careless Whispers

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Song Title Challenge #5: Fools of Damnation – The Embrace that Smothers Part 9 by Epica

It’s time for this week’s Song Title Challenge. (I know it’s later than usual. I was on the beach. (And for some reason I’m not $3000 richer. Must be doing it wrong.))

Write a short piece of fiction, around 300 words, using the song title as your story title but don’t listen to the song. Remember to link back to this post so I can find yours.

If you would like to suggest a song title for a future post, you can do so from the challenge page. You can also leave a suggestion on the Facebook page.

This week’s song is Fools of Damnation – The Embrace that Smothers Part 9 by Epica. Goodness, that’s a mouthful. Thanks to Cain Freeman from No BS Books for the suggestion.

I know I did not refer directly to the title in this story, but this is all I could come up with. Hope you enjoy it.

Fools of Damnation – The Embrace that Smothers

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Song Title Challenge #3: If I Ever Get Around to Living – John Mayer

It’s time for this week’s Song Title Challenge.

Write a short piece of fiction, around 300 words, using the song title as your story title but don’t listen to the song. Remember to link back to this post so I can find yours.

If you would like to suggest a song title for a future post, you can do so from the challenge page. You can also leave a suggestion on the Facebook page.

This week’s song is If I Ever Get Around to Living by John Mayer. Thanks to Emma at A Wordless Blogger for suggesting it. I had lots of fun writing it. Hope you do too.