Samuel Z Jones

If you like my work, please come back to leave a review. Also do track me down on Facebook with feedback; themes you'd like to see more of, what you thought was especially good and what might have been handled better. I like reviews, and I like feedback.

Read more of this interview.

Website: http://akuriteempires.webs.com/
Facebook: Facebook profile
LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/pub/samuel-z-jones/9/28b/bb7
Wattpad: SamuelZJones
Blog: https://www.patreon.com/samuelzjones

http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/SamuelZJones

akurite    apocaylpse    armour    concubine    dacoit    dragon    duel    empire    epic    epic fantasy adventure    fantasy    fantasy horror series    fantasy knights epic    fantasy zombie apocalypse    female soldier    fort    games    ghouls    good fantasy read    good fantasy saga    great epic fantasy    great fantasy epic    great fantasy series    halloween witch story    harem    headsman    knight    knights and witches    knights vs cyborgs    lesbian    lifeguard    lord protector    love    lunar battle    magic    moon    mythic adventure fantasy    mythic fantasy    mythic fantasy adventure    mythpunk    phoenix    post apocalypse scifi    quest    quest knight    regiment    rifle    riflewoman    riflewomen    rocket launcher    roleplaying    romance    scifi    siege    sorcery    space    space opera    sword    sword and sorcery horror    the lord protector    war    werefox fantasy    wizard    women soldier    womens regiment    wyvern    zombie apocalypse    zombie apocalypse fantasy    zombie apocalypse horror    zombie apocalypse horror magic    zombie apocalypse novel    zombie book    zombie books    zombie fantasy    zombie fiction    zombie fish    zombie gore horror    zombie horror    zombie horror story    zombie war    zombies   

...and 24 more

• Intrigued By First Sight on July 16, 2012
  
  I think the worst review I ever had began “I don't like Fantasy...” and got worse from there. Conversely, some of the best reviews I've had began “I don't usually like Fantasy, but...” So: I don't usually read lesbian romance but... The story begins by neatly setting up a love triangle between Honey, Jean and Jackie. That this is a lesbian love story is smoothly established without any overt statement; there's no signpost declaring “Lesbians Ahead”, it's so foundational to the story that even a reader completely unforewarned should pick it up within the first paragraph. This is a good thing, as is the immediate establishment of this love triangle as a conceptual world of its own within the external setting of a US college: the colour and detail belongs to the lead actors, through their attention to one another, leaving the wider world a pastel haze of movement and distractions that only lightly intrude on the main story. This is excellently appropriate, expressing through the story's structure how new couples relate to the world. I do like humour in any story; it adds realism. My first chuckle was that Honey naturally has leather jeans ready for a motorbike ride. Of course; all lesbians have leather jeans in case they need to ride motorbikes! I don't know if this is just my very off-beat sense of humour, or if it's a deliberate and subtle poke on Erin Miller's part. The characters are well realised, with a psychological depth that knits well into the overall structure of the novel. The story also covers a range of socio-political topics in the conversations of the characters. This could very easily become preachy, but it's remarkably well-framed within the dialogue and effectively adds another level to the story. Doubtless people who disagree with the perspectives voiced might find it less palatable, but I'm inclined to think that people holding vehemently contrary views are unlikely to be reading this book anyway. The core strength of this novel is the emotional reality of the characters, which comes through particularly in the dialogue. The major achievement is that this is not a novel about lesbian politics: it's a story about engaging characters filled with romance, sex, action, emotion and even violence.
  
• I Wore Heels To The Apocalypse on May 26, 2016
  
  Sublime satire, comedic beats and contemporary themes. A lively cast of characters blunder through the apocalypse, fighting off morons and possibly zombies.