Howdy, everyone! Our latest crossword has arrived! It's time to get solvin'! QTL Crossword: Two's Company Puzzle Spoilers Below! Today's puzzle is mostly a grab bag. It's headlined by Sarah J. Maas—author of A Court of Thorns and Roses and many other fantasy books—and Jim Butcher of The Dresden Files fame. Enjoy! For more puzzles, subscribe…
Author: Cole Rush
Mid-Year QTL Goal Check-In Extravaganza Bonanza
Last year, the QTL team got together and established some personal goals for 2025. Now that we’re more than halfway through 2025 (holy cow!), we felt a mid-year check-in was in order! Here’s where we stand: our progress, any tweaks to our existing goals, and how we feel about it all! Need a refresher? Here’s…
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Quill To Live Crossword 3: Allomancer? I Hardly Know ‘Er!
Goooooood morning and/or afternoon, QTL readerss (depends on when you read this, of course). Today's puzzle features a site favorite. Let's hop to it! QTL Crossword: Allomancer? I Hardly Know 'Er! Puzzle Spoilers Below!! This week it's a Mistborn puzzle! Vin and Elend are chillin' on the grid. If you haven't jumped into Brandon Sanderson's…
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Sailing To Sarantium – Sheer Perfection
My first Guy Gavriel Kay foray took me to the glistening city of Sarantium, where political intrigue and nefarious plots abound. Each year, the QTL team participates in an end-of-year book club. Each member forces us to immediately read a book they think we are missing out on, and this was a selection for 2024.…
Quill To Live Crossword 2: GG, K?
Welcome back, solvers! IT's time for another QTL Crossword on this gorgeous Memorial Day. I hope your day off (if you have one) is just swell. Today's puzzle is themed around one of QTL's collective favorite authors. Start solving! QTL Crossword: GG, K? Puzzle Spoilers Below!! We have a lot of go-to authors, but few…
The Last Unicorn – Magical Mystical
Today, we travel to a mystical forest. Peter S. Beagle’s The Last Unicorn has long lingered on my shelf, glimmering like the luminous white coat of the eponymous creature. I pulled it down for a quick read and was soon immersed in a fairy tale full of momentum, like a unicorn galloping across the land…
What Are The Best Bard/Barbarian Pairings In Fantasy?
This article was originally published at Reactor. We open on an undulating meadow: The reeds sway in the wind, dancing to a tune lost on human (or elven) ears. A creek bisects the plain, its ripples and gurgles in harmony with the chirps and squeaks of nearby wildlife. In the distance, two figures mosey down…
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Quill To Live Crossword 1: Name Game
Welcome to a new Quill To live tradition, folks! Starting today, you'll get a free crossword puzzle every other Monday. The puzzles will be midi-sized, for the most part (if you're not a crossword fan already, you can just ignore that term and enjoy the puzzles). I'll draw on all corners of the sci-fi and…
Salem’s Lot – Let’s Vamp
Some screwy supernatural shenanigans are a’brewing! Monstrous things lurk in the shadows, and the town’s unassuming residents are succumbing to the evil forces at work. That’s right, folks, the sound of the bell is resonant today, for I’m reviewing another book by Stephen King-A-Ding-Ding. The town of Jerusalem’s Lot, Maine, is not okay. Writer and…
I’ll Be Gone In The Dark – A True Crime Masterpiece
I’m not what the culture would call a “True Crime Girlie.” I’ve seen my fair share of crime documentaries, and I’ve absorbed a heap of secondhand information from my wife and her friends who are more interested in such things. I prefer my crimes fictional, and I often find the True Crime genre icky, particularly…
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