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Fantasy Blogosphere: September 6, 2010

Jeff — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:00:11 +0000

This week we’ve got reviews of the third book in Ken Sholes five book series (Antiphon), Servant of a Dark God by John Brown, and an audiobook review of Aenarion by Gav Thorpe, among others. Brandon Sanderson kicks off his book tour for The Way of Kings, Daniel Abraham and Terry Pratchett offer interviews, Sandman by Neil Gaiman gets a television series, among other tv news, and of course, two new episodes of The Guild dropped since last week, giving us one of the best quotes in recent history: “Ah, but tonight, I am roll-playing myself”. Pure gold.

Review: Antiphon by Ken Scholes @ Fantasy Book Critic
Review: Servant of a Dark God by John Brown @ Fantasy & Sci-Fi Lovin’ News & Reviews
Review: Aenarion by Gav Thorpe @ Fantasy & Sci-Fi Lovin’ News & Reviews
Review: The Rembrandt Affair by Daniel Silva @ Genre Reader
Release: Brandon Sanderson’s The Way of Kings book tour announced @ Popdecay
Interview: Daniel Abraham @ Peter Orullian
Interview: Terry Pratchett @ guardian.co.uk
Photos: Terry Brooks meets Brent Weeks @ Suvudu
TV: Legend of the Seeker campaign set to continue @ Fantasy Book Review
TV: Neil Gaiman’s Sandman gets tv series @ Fanboy.com

The Guild, Season 4, Episode 6: Weird Respawn

The Guild, Season 4, Episode 7: Awkward Birthday!

Fantasy Blogosphere: August 29, 2010

Jeff — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 12:00:31 +0000

A pair of reviews of Brandon Sanderson’s The Way of Kings, accompanied by reviews of books by Brent Weeks, Adrian Tchaikovsky, and Chris Northern to kick off this week’s fantasy blogoshpere. Check out the interviews with Brent Weeks, Tracy Hickman, and Terry Brooks, and round out the week with good news regarding the Game of Thrones HBO series and more Guildy goodness!

Review: The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson @ A Fantasy Reader
Review: The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson @ Grasping for the Wind
Review: The Black Prism by Brent Weeks @ Fantasy Book Critic
Review: Salute the Dark by Adrian Tchaikovsky @ Genre Reader
Review: The Last King’s Amulet by Chris Northern @ Fantasy Book Critic
Interview: Brent Weeks video Q&A @ Janicu’s Book Blog
Interview: Tracy Hickman @ The Murverse
Interview: Terry Brooks Video Event @ Suvudu
Chat: Terry Brooks and Peter V. Brett @ Suvudu
Television: Game of Thrones HBO Series in Vanity Fair @ Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist
DVD Review: The Guild, Season 3 @ Geeks of Doom

Fantasy Blogosphere: August 22, 2010

Jeff — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 12:50:56 +0000

A couple reviews this week, including The Black Prism by Brent Weeks. Interviews crossing the fantasy blogosphere this week include James Barclay, Terry Brooks, and N.K. Jemison. Check out the exclusive excerpt from The Republic of Thieves over at Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist, and the new UK cover for Joe Abercrombie’s The Heroes. Round out the week with a short interview with Patrick Rothfuss on his love of comics.

Review: The Black Prism by Brent Weeks @ Grasping for the Wind
Review: The Machinery of Light by David J. Williams @ Fantasy Book Critic
Interview: James Barclay @ Falcata Times
Interview: Terry Brooks @ Del Rey
Interview: N.K. Jemison @ Locus
Interview: Upcoming chat with Peter V. Brett @ Del Rey
Excerpt: Scott Lynch’s The Republic of Thieves @ Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist
Covers: The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie @ Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist
Comics: Patrick Rothfuss reads comics @ Steve’s Fantasy Book Review

Fantasy Blogosphere: August 15, 2010

Jeff — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 12:00:23 +0000

Great reviews crossed the blogosphere this week, from Under Heaven by Guy Gavriel Kay, to The Scarab Path by Adrian Tchaikovsky and others. Check out the interviews with Brent Weeks, Patrick Rothfuss, Ursula K. Le Guin, and James Cameron. Rounding out this week in fantasy blogosphere news is a review of The Eye of the World #4 comic, cover art for the Knife of Dreams eBook, and a desktop wallpaper for Brent Week’s The Black Prism.

Review: Under Heaven by Guy Gavriel Kay @ StevenTill.com
Review: The Scarab Path by Adrian Tchaikovsky @ Fantasy Book Critic
Review: The Grave Thief by Tom Lloyd @ Genre Reader
Review: Bearers of the Black Staff by Terry Brooks @ Grasping for the Wind
Review: The King’s Bastard by Rowena Cory Daniells @ Book Girl of Mur-y-Castell
Interview: Brent Weeks @ Adventures in SciFi Publishing
Interview: Patrick Rothfuss @ Locus
Interview: Ursula K. Le Guin @ Star Ship Sofa
Interview: James Cameron @ GeekTyrant
Comics: The Wheel of Time: The Eye of the World #4 @ Geeks of Doom
Covers: Knife of Dreams eBook cover art @ Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist
Art: The Black Prism by Brent Weeks wallpaper @ Orbit

Fantasy Blogosphere: August 8, 2010

Jeff — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 14:28:37 +0000

Great reviews of Dragon Keeper and Tongues of Serpents this week, followed by interviews with Brent Weeks, Peter V. Brett, Neil Gaiman, Tracy Hickman, and more. A few interesting moves in the eBook industry this week as well. Finally, I can’t believe Neil Gaiman is about to start receiving royalty checks for my favorite comic book hero.

Review: Dragon Keeper by Robin Hobb @ Fantasy Book Review
Review: Tongues of Serpents by Naomi Novik @ Fantasy Book Critic
Interview: Brent Weeks @ Grasping for the Wind
Interview: Peter V. Brett @ The Functional Nerds
Interview: Neil Gaiman @ The Sydney Morning Herald
Interview: Tracy Hickman and Scott Sigler @ I Should be Writing
Interview: Karen Miller @ Star Wars Action News
Covers: The Inheritance by Robin Hobb @ Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist
Book Tech: Free eBook of S.L. Farrell’s Dark Water’s Embrace @ Grasping for the Wind
Book Tech: eBook critique @ Grasping for the Wind
Book Tech: Amazon and Apple under investigation for eBook pricing @ TheBookSeller.com
Comics: Judge rules that Todd McFarlane owes Neil Gaiman for Spawn @ io9.com

Fantasy Blogosphere: June 20, 2010

Jeff — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 13:21:07 +0000

The first trailer for George R.R. Martin’s HBO Game of Thrones series hit this week, so if you’re itching to check it out, click play below. After you’ve got your fix, I encourage you to check out a few of the reviewed we’ve compiled this week, and a great interview with N.K. Jemisin we located as well. Winter is Coming!

Review: Shadow’s Edge by Brent Weeks @ Steve’s Fantasy Reviews
Review: Spellwright by Blake Charlton @ Fantasy & SciFi Lovin’ News & Reviews
Review: The White Road by Lynn Flewelling @ Jenny’s Books
Interview: N.K. Jemisin @ Fantasy Book Critic
Interview: Lev Grossman @ SeattlePI.com
Spinoffs: Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter collaboration @ Graeme’s Fantasy Book Review

Fantasy Blogosphere: March 28, 2010

Jeff — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 13:00:03 +0000

If you’re looking for a few good book reviews, you’ve come to the right place this week. I’d really like to check out Shadowrise and The Stormcaller when I find some time to fit them into my reading schedule. Also this week, a pair of interviews: video of Raymond E. Feist commenting on his 30 book series, his methods of character development, and how he feels fans have received his work over the years, as well as a transcript of an interview with the great Peter S. Beagle. We continue to follow the development of the Firefly comic series (solely because Patton Oswalt is hilarious), and we cap the week with news about Frank Frazetta and the family feud that has been surrounding his work for years.

Review: Shadowrise by Tad Williams @ Speculative Book Review
Review: Reaper’s Gale by Steven Erikson @ Val’s Random Comments
Review: Shadow’s Edge by Brent Weeks @ Only the Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Review: The Great Bazaar and Other Stories by Peter V. Brett @ Blood of the Muse
Review: The Stormcaller by Tom Lloyd @ A Fantasy Reader
Review: Swords of the Six by Scott Appleton @ Fantasy Book Critic
Review: The Dresden Files series @ Suite 101
Interview: Raymond E. Feist @ Grasping for the Wind
Interview: Peter S. Beagle @ Port Iris
Covers: Chronicles of the Dread Empire by Glen Cook @ Graeme’s Fantasy Book Review
Comics: Patton Oswalt on Firefly @ Entertainment Weekly
Art: Frank Frazetta’s Son is ‘an Alien’ @ CBR

Fantasy Blogosphere: March 7, 2010

Jeff — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:00:27 +0000

Four reviews kick off our fantasy blogosphere roundup this week, with reviews of books by Tad Williams, Joe Abercrombie, Ian C. Esslemont and Seressia Glass. Following this is the fantastic news that HBO has approved A Game of Thrones, so we’ll be seeing something more than a static image soon. A few covers were released this week, for Brandon Sanderson’s The Way of Kings, and Brent Weeks’ The Black Prism. Check out the interview with Brandon for his comments on his new series. I’m not sure I’m into the new photo realistic cover as exhibited on Weeks’ novel; we’ll have to keep an eye on this and see if it becomes a trend. And last but not least, some sort of explanation as to why Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter made the Amazon top 5 yesterday.

Review: Shadowrise by Tad Williams @ BookGeeks
Review: The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie @Peter V Brett
Review: Night of Knives by Ian C. Esslemont @ BSC Review
Review: Shadow Blade by Seressia Glass @ SciFi & Fantasy Lovin’ News & Reviews
News: BO greenlights A Game of Thrones @ Airlock Alpha
News: Terry Brooks sells three more Shannara books @ GalleyCat
Interview: Brandon Sanderson discusses The Way of Kings @ Suvudu
Covers: The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson @ Tor
Covers: The Black Prism by Brent Weeks @ Orbit
Background: Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter @ Thaindian News

Fantasy Blogosphere: February 21, 2010

Jeff — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 12:00:16 +0000

Winter is almost here. George R.R. Martin announced that he’s 1,261 pages into A Dance with Dragons, supporting my prediction the novel would be released in 2010, and in general giving me a good feeling all over. Jim Cameron plans to release an Avatar prequel novel in 2010, which he has not begun writing yet. Ambitious, but what do you expect from one of the most ambitious filmmakers in history. Perhaps the the interview of the decade, with R.A. Salvatore interviewing Margaret Weis on her new novel with Tracy Hickman and writing in a world based on role-playing games in general. We cap this week where I turn back my clock an hour here in Brazil by turning back the clock and remembering countless hours spent with the red box, the first in the old Dungeons & Dragons boxed set.

News: George R.R. Martin 1,261 pages into A Dance with Dragons @ The Guardian
News: James Cameron to write Avatar novel @ The Celebrity Cafe
Review: Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie @ A Dribble of Ink
Review: The Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks @ A Fantasy Reader
Interview: R.A. Salvatore interviews Margaret Weis @ Tor/Forge’s Blog
Interview: Terry Pratchett @ The Sunday Morning Herald
Reminisce: Dungeons & Dragons @ Suvudu

Fantasy Blogosphere: January 10, 2010

Jeff — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 12:00:30 +0000

I don’t think we’ve ever had a more eclectic brew on the Fantasy Blogosphere. We start this week off with a pair of reviews at Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist and Grasping for the Wind, and balance those out nicely with three interviews, including the second we’ve spotlighted in the “Patrick Rothfuss interviews other fantasy authors” series. He’s following up his interview with Joe Abercrombie with a conversation with Brent Weeks. We touch on a new novella by Steven Erikson, give Brandon Sanderson the nod for his work on The Gathering Storm, and round out the week with a lesson on writing from George R.R. Martin, and the icing on the cake: a cage match between Steven Erikson and R. Scott Bakker. Mmm, Tasty.

Review: Horus Rising by Dan Abnett @ Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist
Review: Shadow Prowler by Alexy Pehov @ Grasping for the Wind
Interview: Patrick Rothfuss interviews Brent Weeks @ Patrick Rothfuss’ site
Interview: Guy Gavriel Kay @ Book Banter
Interview: Peter S. Beagle @ Alethea Kontis
News: Steven Erikson novella Crack’d Pot Trail @ Fantasy Book Review
News: Brandon Sanderson’s work on The Gathering Storm not too shabby @ The Gateway
Education: Learn to Write Good by George R.R. Martin @ GRRM’s blog
Cage Match: Steven Erikson vs R. Scott Bakker @ The League of Ordinary Gentlemen