spoiler: The Book Pushers liked it! “… Gilman’s writing was in turns lush and harsh, spare and bountiful almost mirroring the contrast between East and West, acceptance and rejection, celebration and despair. This was a story which took my imagination on a trip while also leaving me with things to ponder and mull over. […]
First review for GABRIEL’S ROAD! Read More »
Woke up this morning to 2 things via the internet. 1. My ‘local town’ homepage, once again giving all the (unwanted) gifts, and provoking my next month’s Patreon rant (which is a far better use of my energy, I suspect, than actually confronting the incredibly damagingly stupid people who make those comments). 2. This lovely
Every time a positive review comes in, a writer gets another feather in her wings. “The Cold Eye is a captivating read… Both of these novels are more than “weird Westerns,†they create an entirely new Western mythos, one I hope to explore for many books to come. –SF/F Blog “The Cold Eye was pretty much
Son Of Updatery of a Book Launch…. Read More »
And no, it never, ever gets old, hearing nice things said about your work. :-) [THE COLD EYE is] tale of a young traveler trying to figure out the mystery behind the suspicious deaths and magical undercurrents happening in the Territory…. When [Isobel] discovers that the force of the magic is even stronger than her
RT gives THE COLD EYE 4 stars! Read More »
I got an email from my agent (before coffee!), with a link to PW’s review of THE COLD EYE. This is a very important milestone in the life of a new book – did they like it? Did they hate it? Did I just waste a year of my life on something that should never
The first review for THE COLD EYE is in…. Read More »
Awwww, someone just posted a review of THE SHATTERED VINE! I love it when backlist gets love…. And especially when the reader gets what I was doing. “[the scene] is indicative of how Gilman subverts expectations, favoring philosophical debates over big action sequences, and even dispatching one major battle completely off the page. The result
Silver on the Road Review: The Devil’s in the Deals An interestingly critical (in the taking-apart sense, not the negative sense) review from GeeklyInc that left me with the Happy Writer sensation of “yeah, you got it, go me.†:-)  And today, when I’m feeling low-energy and low-enthusiasm, this kept me from pulling the covers
People are (still) talking about SILVER ON THE ROAD (and this makes me happy) Read More »
Excuse me while I hit some of the review highlights for SILVER ON THE ROAD…. “In this delightful start to The Devil’s West series… Gilman skillfully plays with western folklore and history, infusing them with ambiguity and subtle strangeness to deliver a memorable adventure out on the untamed frontier. Refreshingly, her vision of the American
Bull Spec sez: [SILVER ON THE ROAD is] a Weird West story with a teenage girl employed by the devil as the main character? The concept was so intriguing that Your Humble Reviewers had to read it. And so they did. And they liked what they read! The scenery descriptions are wonderful and the details of
More shiny glee for SILVER! Read More »
Got my first 2-star review on Amazon for SILVER ON THE ROAD! Mostly, it seems, for using “they” as a gender-neutral pronoun. “The author created engaging characters and a story that kept my interest. But… the worst, and most frequent, glitch was the use of “they” as a gender-neutral singular pronoun. “They” is always plural
Three Reviews for SILVER ON THE ROAD, because People Are Different Read More »