![]() In an off-shoot of my Put This One on Your TBR List review series, Oldies But Goodies, this week I provide an overview and review of The Realm of the Elderlings Series by Robin Hobb on the Alien Romances Blog. Check it out here: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2025/04/oldies-but-goodies-put-this-one-on-your_01079386185.html If you missed my initial review of other The Realm of the Elderlings offerings, find it here: The Inheritance & Other Stories by Megan Lindholm/Robin Hobb: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2025/04/oldies-but-goodies-put-this-one-on-your.html
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New Alien Romances Blog Review: The Inheritance & Other Stories by Megan Lindholm/Robin Hobb4/21/2025 ![]() In an off-shoot of my Put This One on Your TBR List review series, Oldies But Goodies, this week I review The Inheritance & Other Stories by Megan Lindholm/Robin Hobb on the Alien Romances Blog. Check it out here: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2025/04/oldies-but-goodies-put-this-one-on-your.html ![]() A memorial for a dear friend on the Alien Romances Blog. https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2025/04/memorial-for-my-dear-friend-by-karen.html ![]() I've posted a new "Put This One on Your TBR List" review of Middle of the Night by Riley Sager on the Alien Romances Blog. Check it out here: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2025/04/put-this-one-on-your-tbr-list-book.html ![]() In an off-shoot of my Put This One on Your TBR List review series, Oldies But Goodies, this week I review The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager on the Alien Romances Blog. Check it out here: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2025/03/oldies-but-goodies-put-this-one-on-your.html ![]() In the second of a two-parter, this week on the Alien Romances Blog, I review George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. Check it out here: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2025/03/put-this-one-on-your-tbr-list-book_01669845131.html If you missed Part 1, find it here: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2025/03/put-this-one-on-your-tbr-list-book_01838517816.html ![]() In the first of a two-parter, this week on the Alien Romances Blog, I review George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. Check it out here: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2025/03/put-this-one-on-your-tbr-list-book_01838517816.html Legends II: Short Novels by the Masters of Modern Fantasy, edited by Robert Silverberg, Part 23/10/2025 ![]() In the second of a two-parter, this week on the Alien Romances Blog, I review Legends II: Short Novels by the Masters of Modern Fantasy, edited by Robert Silverberg. Check it out here: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2025/03/put-this-one-on-your-tbr-list-book.html If you missed Part 1, find it here: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2025/02/put-this-one-on-your-tbr-list-book_0977854376.html ![]() In the first of a two-parter, this week on the Alien Romances Blog, I review Legends: Short Novels by the Masters of Modern Fantasy, edited by Robert Silverberg. Check it Part 1 here: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2025/02/put-this-one-on-your-tbr-list-book_0977854376.html ![]() In an off-shoot of my Put This One on Your TBR List review series, Oldies But Goodies, this week I review The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager on the Alien Romances Blog. Check it out here: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2025/02/oldies-but-goodies-put-this-one-on-your.html ![]() In an off-shoot of my Put This One on Your TBR List review series, Oldies But Goodies, this week I review Hunter's Run by Gardner Dozois, George R. R. Martin, and Daniel Abraham. Check it out here: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2025/02/put-this-one-on-your-tbr-list-book_0757196948.html ![]() In an off-shoot of my Put This One on Your TBR List review series, Oldies But Goodies, this week I review Lock Every Door by Riley Sager on the Alien Romances Blog. Check it out here: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2025/02/put-this-one-on-your-tbr-list-book.html ![]() In an off-shoot of my Put This One on Your TBR List review series, Oldies But Goodies, this week I review If It Bleeds Collection by Stephen King on the Alien Romances Blog. Check it out here: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2025/01/oldies-but-goodies-put-this-one-on-your_0214079510.html ![]() In an off-shoot of my Put This One on Your TBR List review series, Oldies But Goodies, this week I review Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman on the Alien Romances Blog. Check it out here: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2025/01/oldies-but-goodies-put-this-one-on-your.html ![]() In an updated reprisal of my two-part article called "Taking the Bucket Out of the Bucket List" on the Alien Romances Blog, I discuss the wisdom and benefits of, and strategies for, drawing up a personal bucket list as early as possible--long before the curtain of a life is drawn. Only slightly belated as you draw up your New Year’s resolutions, I encourage everyone, not just those interested in writing (or aliens!), to read this. Find Part 2 here: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2025/01/taking-bucket-out-of-bucket-list-part-2.html In case you missed it, here’s Part 1: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2025/01/taking-bucket-out-of-bucket-list-part-1.html ![]() In this updated reprise of my two-part article called "Taking the Bucket Out of the Bucket List" on the Alien Romances Blog, I discuss the wisdom and benefits of, and strategies for, drawing up a personal bucket list as early as possible--long before the curtain of a life is drawn. Only slightly belated as you draw up your New Year’s resolutions, I encourage everyone, not just those interested in writing (or aliens!), to read this. Find Part 1 here: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2025/01/taking-bucket-out-of-bucket-list-part-1.html ![]() I've posted a new "Put This One on Your TBR List" review of The Wood at Midwinter by Susanna Clarke on the Alien Romances Blog. Check it out here: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/12/put-this-one-on-your-tbr-list-book_0979461738.html New Alien Romances Blog Review: The Further Adventures of Ebenezer Scrooge by Charlie Lovett12/20/2024 ![]() I've posted a new "Put This One on Your TBR List" review of The Further Adventures of Ebenezer Scrooge by Charlie Lovett on the Alien Romances Blog. Check it out here: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/12/karen-s-wiesner-put-this-one-on-your.html ![]() Just in time for Christmas, I've posted a new article inspired by Dickens’ A Christmas Carol called “Beware Ignorance and Want” on the Alien Romances Blog. Check it out here: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/12/beware-ignorance-and-want-by-karen-s.html ![]() This week on the Alien Romances Blog I review Dragon Age’s newest book anthology, Tevinter Nights, which coincides with the new videogame Dragon Age: The Veilguard, which I reviewed last week. Check it out here: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/12/put-this-one-on-your-tbr-list-book.html If you missed The Veilguard videogame review, check it out here: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/11/put-this-one-on-your-tbr-list-videogame.html ![]() This week on the Alien Romances Blog I review a new videogame I’ve been waiting to play for a long time, as many of you probably have, too. Check out Dragon Age: The Veilguard here: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/11/put-this-one-on-your-tbr-list-videogame.html ![]() In honor of Thanksgiving this week on the Alien Romances Blog, I talk about practicing gratitude in an article called "Daily Thanksgiving". From the moment we wake up until we fall asleep, we're continuously judging everything inside, outside, and all around us not only negatively, but also positively and somewhere in-between. Is it possible to simply accept things as they come and go and view them all as experiences that shape us, hopefully for the better? Find it here: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/11/daily-thanksgiving-by-karen-s-wiesner.html ![]() In an off-shoot of my Put This One on Your TBR List review series, Oldies But Goodies, this week I review Dragon Teeth by Michael Crichton on the Alien Romances Blog. Check it out here: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/11/oldies-but-goodies-put-this-one-on-your_01543357493.html ![]() I’m celebrating my 100th review on the Alien Romance’s Blog! In an off-shoot of my Put This One on Your TBR List review series, Oldies But Goodies, this week I review Micro by Michael Crichton and Richard Preston. Check it out here: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/11/oldies-but-goodies-put-this-one-on-your_01070651064.html ![]() In an off-shoot of my Put This One on Your TBR List review series, Oldies But Goodies, this week I review Next by Michael Crichton on the Alien Romances Blog. Check it out here: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/11/oldies-but-goodies-put-this-one-on-your.html |
AuthorWelcome to Karen's Quill, the blog of author Karen Wiesner. In addition to being a popular writing reference instructor and writer, professional blurbologist and freelance editor, Karen is the accomplished author of nearly 150 titles published in the past 25 years, which have been nominated/won 134 awards, with 9 more releases contracted for spanning many genres and formats. Archives
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