A new review of The Sword of Hel has hit Amazon.com, this time courtesy of Scott Rowland. He gave the book 5 stars and titled his review “Some twists on the sword and sorcery genre”. Here’s his full comments: “I have liked all of Barry Reese’s books I have read and this is no exception.Continue reading “A Review from Hel”
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Grimarr Gets Reviewed
Dale Russell posted a 5-star review of Sword of Hel on Goodreads. This is what he had to say: The reward for a true Norse warrior is to die in glorious battle and be swept from the battlefield by Odin’s own Valkyries. On winged horses they will fly the warrior’s soul to waiting Valhalla to…Continue reading “Grimarr Gets Reviewed”
Lazarus Gray & Nightveil
A few years ago I got the honor of writing a novel featuring AC’s Nightveil character. The book, The Quiet Girls, turned out really well and I’m still extremely proud of it. Nightveil’s creator, Bill Black, mentioned to me that he would like to see some of his characters meet some of mine… and thatContinue reading “Lazarus Gray & Nightveil”
Reese Unlimited Timeline (1/13/2022)
Major Events specific to certain stories and novels are included in brackets. Some of this information contains SPOILERS for The Peregrine, Lazarus Gray, Gravedigger and other stories. ~ 800 – Viking warrior Grimarr dies of disease but is resurrected as the Sword of Hel. He adventures for some time as Hel’s agent on Earth. [TheContinue reading “Reese Unlimited Timeline (1/13/2022)”
A Brief Update
At a low point mentally and emotionally – hopefully it will pass soon. In the meantime, I’m writing a Nature Boy/Nature Girl story. Not sure it’ll go anywhere but it’s keeping me busy until I get a real idea. Currently reading The Scarlet Gospels by Clive Barker. It’s okay so far but I’m only aboutContinue reading “A Brief Update”
Frustrations
The past couple of days have been trying ones for me – I suffer from anxiety and depression at the best of times but at the moment I’m feeling annoyed with my writing career. The negative reaction to The Sword of Hel is demoralizing in the sense that when I try to branch out fromContinue reading “Frustrations”
Another Stab to the Heart
So we have another review of Sword of Hel – and once again it’s a negative one! This book is shaping up to be my most unpopular release since I wrote a pirate novel years ago! Richard Fisher gave the book 2 out of 5 stars and titled his review, “Very underwhelming…” “A Viking warriorContinue reading “Another Stab to the Heart”
My Year in Review
We’re nearing the end of 2021 and while it was much better than the past few years, it was still a stressful one. On the plus side, my mental and physical health are greatly improved. On the negative side, I lost my mom this year and I continue to sometimes make poor life choices (forContinue reading “My Year in Review”
What’s Happening?
I continue to work on the second volume of Straw-Man stories — I’m currently on story # 5 out of 6. Once I’m done with this volume, I haven’t quite decided what I’ll work on next… perhaps Lazarus Gray Volume 15 or a modern-day Catalyst story. Whatever it ends up being, I’m sure I won’tContinue reading “What’s Happening?”
Can’t Win Them All…
So The Sword of Hel received its first review and it was not a positive one. It happens. The reviewer, LonelyCityDays, gave the book 2 out of 5 stars. Here’s what he had to say: “A great looking book that fails to live up to its potential. I was excited when I saw this bookContinue reading “Can’t Win Them All…”
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