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#FridayFlash – Last Words

April 11, 2014 by Icy Sedgwick 21 Comments

Monte looked at the book lying on the table. No name was emblazoned on the spine or cover. “Seems like a pretty big book to be lugging around,” he said. He knocked back the last of his whiskey, winced, and put down the glass. “Important things are no burden.” The man across the table smiled, […]

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#FridayFlash – Heartbreak

March 28, 2014 by Icy Sedgwick 17 Comments

The Almighty Crack, as the sound came to be known in the days and weeks afterwards, was first heard by those waiting to petition the priestesses at Beseda’s Shrine. Being in the catacombs below the Underground City, they were closest to the epicenter, and reported the sound as being like that of the Great Cannon […]

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#FridayFlash – Wolfkin

March 21, 2014 by Icy Sedgwick 16 Comments

You may ask me my name, but I may not give it to you. I have no true name, not in the way that you understand them. Wolfkin transfer such things through sounds that do not translate to written language as you know it. Yet Men insist on granting us names, as they might name […]

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Getting some good reviews in

March 19, 2014 by Icy Sedgwick 2 Comments

I never wanted to be one of those people who did nothing but bleat about how many reviews I’ve been getting but if I’m honest, I was so pleased to even be able to announce the eBook debut of The Necromancer’s Apprentice on Friday, and now I’m extra pleased to be able to announce my […]

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The Necromancer’s Apprentice is available now!

March 14, 2014 by Icy Sedgwick 12 Comments

Normally I’d use a Friday to post one of my Friday flash stories, but this week it’s rather different. Not only is it my birthday (wow, 825 already!), today also makes the day you can buy The Necromancer’s Apprentice! It’s a novella of which I am immensely proud, and I hope anyone who buys it […]

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Cover reveal!

February 10, 2014 by Icy Sedgwick 3 Comments

I’ve been buzzing about my forthcoming novella, The Necromancer’s Apprentice, for a while, and now I can finally reveal the cover! Only it’s not here – it’s over on Dark Continents Publishing’s blog, along with my post in which I discuss my influences and the world building of the story. If you want to see […]

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Icy is a folklore blogger and host of the Fabulous Folklore podcast. She is based in the north east of England, where she was born and raised amid the folk tales and legends of Tyneside and Northumberland. Icy is fascinated by history, cinema, art, and the occult, and griffins will always be her favourite mythical beast. She also writes dark fantasy novellas, Gothic short stories and the occasional weird Western, and she holds a PhD in Film Studies!

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