Author Archives: RJ Stuart

Having decided to base my fantasy world, loosely, on Roanoke, I then had to go into the details.  First question was, should I actually use Roanoke?  There were pros and cons, but ultimately I decided to use an entirely fictional … Continue reading →

At nearly every science fiction convention I’ve been to, some young kid stands up and asks if Einstein could possibly have been wrong? He or she wants to go to the stars. This is usually met with scorn and derision … Continue reading →

What’s the background like, for Path of the Magi and the Tales of Tiberius? On the one hand it’s the usual for a fantasy novel. I’m talking about Knights, Dragons, elves, etc, so naturally there are taverns, castles and the … Continue reading →

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.–That to secure these rights, Governments … Continue reading →

Captain Blood – You’re kidding me, right? The Pirates of the Caribbean franchise has made a zillion dollars and you don’t want to compete with that?! Captain Blood is the best Pirate story ever written period. Even better than Treasure … Continue reading →

Just finished watching Season 1 of Full Metal Jousting. Interesting to see this ancient sport come back to life. Not a bad show either. Second half of the show focused a bit more on the actual jousts and I thought … Continue reading →

It’s ELVISH not ELIVS! Amazon keeps trying to autocorrect Elvish Christmas to ELVIS Christmas. I’m here to categorically deny that my new book “An Elvish Christmas and the Secret of Santa Claus” has anything to do with Elvis. It’s not … Continue reading →

The christmas carol “The most wonderful time of the year” has an odd line in it. “There’ll be scary ghost stories And tales of the glories of Christmases long, long ago.” Scary Ghost stories? On Christmas? Who thought of that? … Continue reading →