Fantasy Book News

Fantasy Blogosphere: July 25, 2010

Jeff — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 19:17:16 +0000

This week we’ve got a review of one of my favorite fantasy reads so far this year: Lamentation by Ken Scholes. Also check out the interview with Jim Butcher over at SciFiNow. A classic Frazetta sold for 1.5 million over the past week, and Tor made the cover art of Brandon Sanderson’s A Way of Kings available as desktop wallpapers, so grab ‘em while they’re hot!

Review: Lamentation by Ken Scholes @ Revelator News
Review: Thirteen Years Later by Jasper Kent @ Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist
Review: The Ships of Merior by Janny Wurts @ Genre Reader
Review: The Dark King by Graham McNeill & The Lightning Tower by Dan Abnett @ Fantasy & SciFi-Lovin’ News & Reviews
Review: Unbroken Chain by Jaleigh Johnson @ Grasping for the Wind
Interview: Jim Butcher @ SciFiNow
Interview: Allis0n Brennan @ Fantasy Book Review
Television: Is Game of Thrones the Most Anticipated TV Show Ever? @ The Guardian
Film: The Wind in the Willows Trailer Site
Author News: Kay Breathes Life into Historial Fantasy @ The Leader-Post
Art: The Way of Kings wallpapers by Michael Whelan @ Tor.com
Art: Frazetta’s Conan the Destroyer sells for 1.5 million @ Collector’s Society

Amazon’s Top 5 Fantasy Bestsellers, July 24, 2010

Jeff — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 16:18:07 +0000

Naomi Novik drops off the top 5 this week, replaced by a second entry from Karen Marie Moning in the top 5. This marks Moning’s first time ever with two books in the top 5 fantasy bestseller list.

Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
Bloodfever by Karen Marie Moning
Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris
Faefever by Karen Marie Moning

Fantasy Blogosphere: July 18, 2010

Jeff — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 12:00:43 +0000

Batten down the hatches because we’ve got a boatload of fantasy blogosphere news this week. Kick off the weekend with a slew of great reviews, spanning great fantasy novels like Imager’s Intrigue by L.E. Modesitt, Jr., a review of Joe Abercrombie’s entire trilogy, The First Law, to a review of a compilation edited by Neil Gaiman. Interviews aplenty this week as well, with some great names like David Drake, Naomi Novik, and others. Wrapping it all up is an update from George R.R. Martin on the casting, production team and film locations for the HBO series Game of Thrones.

Review: Imager’s Intrigue by L.E. Modesitt, Jr. @ Fantasy Book Critic
Review: The First Law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie @ BSC
Review: Blood of the Mantis by Adrian Tchaikovsky@ Genre Reader
Review: Shadow’s Son by Jon Sprunk @ Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist
Review: The Lost by Dan Abnett @ SF Signal
Review: Lord of the Changing Winds by Rachel Neumeier @ Grasping for the Wind
Review: Stories edited by Neil Gaiman and Al Sarrantonio @ Grasping for the Wind
Interview: David Drake @ The Dragon Page
Interview: Paul Kearney @ Fantasy Book Review
Interview: Naomi Novik @ Suvudu
Interview: Karen Miller @ Geek Syndicate
Television: George R.R. Martin’s HBO update on Game of Thrones @ GRRM’s Not a Blog

Amazon’s Top 5 Fantasy Bestsellers, July 17, 2010

Jeff — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 18:16:46 +0000

Breaking Dawn and Dead in the Family hold strong in the number one and two spots, respectively, this week, while Bloodfever and Tongues of Serpents each make their first appearance. Dead and Gone sneaks back into the top 5, giving Charlaine Harris an additional novel in the top 5.

Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
Bloodfever by Karen Marie Moning
Tongues of Serpents by Naomi Novik
Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris

Fantasy Blogosphere: July 11, 2010

Jeff — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:00:19 +0000

We’ve got a fantastic blend this week, kicking off with both a review and interview with Tracy Hickman, and following up with a great review of Leviathan Wept and Other Stories by Daniel Abraham over at Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist. Adding to the variety this week is an analysis of reading on eBook readers at SFSignal, and a few Hobbit steins for all you Lord of the Rings fans out there.

Get in some good reading this week and stay out of the heat!

Review: Song of the Dragon by Tracy Hickman @ Grasping for the Wind
Review: Leviathan Wept and Other Stories by Daniel Abraham @ Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist
Review: The King’s Bastard by Rowena Cory Daniells @ Fantasy & Scifi Lovin’ News & Reviews
Review: Thief Eyes by Jannie Lee Simner @ Fantasy Book Critic
Interview: Tracy Hickman @ The Dragon Page
Interview: Scott Westerfield @ Suvudu
Book Tech: Is Reading on a Kindle/iPad Really Slower? @ SFSignal
Art: D&D Player’s Guide illustrations @ Pigs with Crayons
Goods: The Hobbit Stein Collection @ Taverncraft

Amazon’s Top 5 Fantasy Bestsellers, July 10, 2010

Jeff — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 14:00:53 +0000

Breaking Dawn holds strong in the number one spot this week, with Dead in the Family, His Majesty’s Dragon and Dead Until Dark playing musical chairs. Cloud Atlas makes the top 5 chart for the first time.

Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik
Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

Fantasy Blogosphere: July 4, 2010

Jeff — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 12:00:00 +0000

A great bunch of reviews this week, from Grave Peril by Jim Butcher to Nights of Villjamur by Mark Charan Newton. We’re also seeing more authors get into the habit of not only running their own blog, but creating guest posts on other blogs, as Mark Charan Newton has done with Amazon.com’s Omnivoracious blog.

Review: Grave Peril by Jim Butcher @ Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist
Review: The Daykeeper’s Grimoire by Christy Raedeke @ Fantasy Book Critic
Review: The Thief Taker’s Apprentice by Stephen Deas @ Graeme’s Fantasy Book Review
Review: Nights of Villjamur by Mark Charan Newton @ The Mad Hatter’s Book Review
Review: Speak to the Devil by Dave Duncan @ Grasping for the Wind
Review: Top 10 fantasy novels of the year @ Steve’s Fantasy Book Reviews
Author Blog: Mark Charan Newton on “The Mystery of Fantasy” @ Omnivoracious
Author Blog: Mark Charan Newton, “From Bookseller to Book Writer” @ Omnivoracious
Author Blog: Mark Charan Newton on Writing, Time and Age @ Mark Charan Newton’s bl0g
Interview: Charlaine Harris @ Vanity Fair

Amazon’s Top 5 Fantasy Bestsellers, July 3, 2010

Jeff — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 16:53:22 +0000

Breaking Dawn and Dead in the Family swap places, while His Majesty’s Dragon makes a return to the top 5. Frost Moon makes its first appearance this week.

Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik
Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
Frost Moon by Anthony Francis
Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris

Fantasy Blogosphere: June 27, 2010

Jeff — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 16:11:39 +0000

The cover for Gail Z. Martin’s The Sworn was released this week, and we’ve got a great mix of reviews, from Terry Brooks’ latest to a pair of Adrian Tchaikovsky novels, to the Swords and Dark Magic compilation. We’ve also located an interview with George R.R. Martin’s editor who discusses her work on A Clash of Kings. Topping off this week is our first mention of eReaders in the fantasy blogosphere, and it comes in the form of Ray Kurzweil offering a solution to books that get mangled by current eReader software.

Review: Bearers of the Black Staff by Terry Brooks @ A Dribble of Ink
Review: Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison @ Fantasy Literature
Review: Empire in Black and Gold by Adrian Tchaikovsky @ SFF World
Review: Dragonfly Falling by Adrian Tchaikovsky @ The Mad Hatter’s
Review: Swords and Dark Magic by Various @ Sci-Fi Lovin’ News & Reviews
Review: The Map of All Things by Kevin J. Anderson @ Fantasy Book Critic
Review: Nights of Villjamur by Mark Charan Newton @ Grasping for the Wind
Release: The Sworn by Gail Z. Martin @ 1888 Press Releases
Cover: The Sworn by Gail Z. Martin @ Orbit
Interview: Anne Groell discusses working on A Clash of Kings @ Suvudu
Interview: Karen Miller @ Angela Slatter
Film: Weta Workshop to bring The Wind in the Willows back to life @ Fantasy Book Review
Book Tech: Ray Kurzweil introduces eReader software set to trump all @ The New York Times

Amazon’s Top 5 Fantasy Bestsellers, June 26, 2010

Jeff — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 13:48:18 +0000

Changes by Jim Butcher drops off this week, with the other top 4 holding strong. Butcher’s departure makes room for a third Charlaine Harris novel in the top 5.

Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
Containment by Christian Cantrell
Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris