Fantasy Books

The Alloy of Law reviews are pouring in, but sadly the biggest news is the passing of Anne McCaffrey. We have lost one of the greats. Her craft will be continued by the current crop of talented fantasy authors, and you can check out interviews with a few current greats like R.A. Salvatore, Patrick Rothfuss, Lev Grossman, Terry Brooks and Daniel Abraham below. Also, Brandon Sanderson talks about writing the Infinity Blade novella. Cool stuff.

• Review: The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson @ Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist
• Review: The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson @ Fantasy Book Review
• Review: The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson @ Fantasy & Sci-Fi Lovin’ News & Reviews
• Review: The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie @ The Rocky Mountain Collegian
• Review: The Gunslinger by Stephen King @ BestFantasyBooks
• Review: The Prodigal Mage by Karen Miller @ Fantasy Book Review
• Review: Neverwinter by R.A. Salvatore @ Grasping for the Wind
• Interview: R.A. Salvatore @ Geeks of Doom
• Interview: Patrick Rothfuss @ Gollancz
• Interview: Daniel Abraham @ Black Gate
• Interview: Lev Grossman @ MTV
• Interview: Paolo Bacigalupi @ Grasping for the Wind
• Interview: Lev Grossman @ i09
• Interview: Terry Brooks @ Suvudu
• Interview: Felicia Day @ Los Angeles Times
• Interview: David Anthony Durham @ If You’re Just Joining Us
• Authors: Anne McCaffrey dies at 85 @ NY Times
• TV: First look at Game of Thrones: Season 2 @ Fanboy
• Video Games: Brandon Sanderson on Infinity Blade novella @ IGN
• Video Games: Game of Thrones: Genesis review @ EuroGamer
• Video Games: Game of Thrones: Genesis review @ Video Game Writers

A few reviews this week, but the real story is the interview onslaught, kicked off by a Brandon Sanderson sitting down with Fantasy Magazine, and continuing with a plethora of interviews with authors like R.A Salvatore, George R.R. Martin, Lev Grossman, and others.

• Review: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K Rowling @ Best Fantasy Books
• Review: Gauntlgrym by R.A. Salvatore @ Fantasy Book Review
• Review: The Crippled God by Steven Erikson @ Fantasy Book Review
• Interview: Brandon Sanderson @ Fantasy Magazine
• Interview: R.A. Salvatore @ Apex Book Company
• Interview: George R.R. Martin @ The Sound of Young America
• Interview: Lev Grossman @ The Agony Column
• Interview: Peter V. Brett @ Fantasy Faction
• Interview: Ursula K. Le Guin @ Vimeo
• Interview: George R.R. Martin @ MTV Geek
• Interview: Daniel Abraham @ MTV Geek

An geek’s dream team of interviews this week, with all-star authors like Lev Grossman, Patrick Rothfuss, Scott Lynch, Daniel Abraham, Peter S. Beagle, and more. The Night Circus makes some noise, placing in first in Amazon’s top 5 fantasy bestseller list for the week, and the detailed observer will notice reviews and interviews with author Erin Morgenstern popping up around the ‘webs. The talk is Harry Potter fans are hungry, and The Night Circus may be just the dish. Also, for a few weeks in a row, old-school “Choose Your Own Adventure” style books are making appearances in the fantasy blogosphere. Did someone say comeback?

• Review: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern @ The Guardian
• Review: The Magicians by Lev Grossman @ The Guardian
• Review: Ghost Story by Jim Butcher @ Geeks of Doom
• Review: Shadow Games by Glen Cook @ Fantasy Book Review
• Interview: Lev Grossman @ Forward: The Jewish Daily
• Interview: Patrick Rothfuss @ Speculate!
• Interview: Scott Lynch @ Threat or Menace
• Interview: Daniel Abraham @ MTV
• Interview: Peter S. Beagle @ Oberon’s Law
• Interview: Michael Stackpole @ TeleRead
• Interview: Brent Weeks @ SF Signal
• Interview: Mark Charan Newton @ Mail & Guardian
• Interview: Erin Morgenstern @ Suvudu
• Publishers: Gollancz buys self-published game series DestinyQuest @ The BookSeller.com

A chance for Faramir, captain of Gondor, to show his quality. Quality is the name of the game this week, with fantastic stuff like Pat Rothfuss interviewing Jim Butcher, Daniel Abraham on writing the Game of Thrones comic, and Lev Grossman on wizards and orcs getting their due respect. Wait, Daniel Abraham on the GoT comic? That’s like the geekiest triple-combo ever.

• Review: A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin @ FairfaxStation
• Review: A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin @ Literary Musings
• Review: A Song of Ice and Fire series @ Lifestyle Inquirer
• Review: Flight to Dragon Isle by Lucinda Hare @ Fantasy Book Review
• Interview: George R.R. Martin @ The Sydney Morning Herald
• Interview: Patrick Rothfuss interviews Jim Butcher @ Suvudu
• Interview: Tracy Hickman @ I Should be Writing
• Interview: Daniel Abraham on writing the Game of Thrones comics @ MTV
• Author Blogs: Respect for Wizards, Orcs by Lev Grossman @ The Wall Street Journal

Reviews of a few classics by Tolkien, interviews with great authors like Rotufuss, Abraham, and Orullian, and more previews from the Greatest TV Series of All Time, Game of Thrones.

• Review: The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien @ Seattle PI
• Review: The Pirate King by R.A. Salvatore @ Fantasy Book Review
• Review: Tales from the Perilous Realm by J.R.R. Tolkien @ Fantasy Book Review
• Review: The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss @ SF Signal
• Review: Wolfsangel By M.D. Lachlan @ SF Review
• Interview: Patrick Rothfuss @ Dragonmount
• Interview: Daniel Abraham @ SF Signal
• Interview: Peter Orullian @ Grasping for the Wind

Game of Thrones: Episode 6 Preview 1

Game of Thrones: Episode 6 Preview 2

Game of Thrones: Episode 6 Preview 3

Great reviews of great books by great authors, from The Heroes to The Long Price Quartet to Summer Knight and more. Interviews with George R.R. Martin, Guy Gavriel Kay, Daniel Abraham and more, and Game of Thrones gets renewed for a second season on HBO.

• Review: The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie @ The West Australian
• Review: The Long Price Quartet by Daniel Abraham @ Tor
• Review: Summer Knight by Jim Butcher @ Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist
• Review: Return of the Crimson Guard by Ian C. Esslemont @ Fantasy Book Review
• Interview: George R.R. Martin: Part 2 @ Time
• Interview: Guy Gavriel Kay on May 3 @ Suvudu
• Interview: Daniel Abraham @ Orbit
• Interview: Paul Kearney @ Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist
• TV: Game of Thrones wins second season @ Monsters & Critics

Game of Thrones: Episode 2 Preview

Game of Thrones: Episode 3 Preview

Too many George R.R. Martin interviews to list here this week, but a great interview with Time magazine. New trailers for Game of Thrones, and a making of The Hobbit video emerged this week as well.

• Review: The Dragon’s Path by Daniel Abraham @ Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist
• Review: Goblin Tales by Jim C. Hines @ Grasping for the Wind
• Interview: George R.R. Martin @ Time
• Interview: Steven Erikson @ Seattle PI
• Interview: N.K. Jemisin @ Fantasy Magazine
• Cover: The Magician King by Lev Grossman @ Oneironomicon
• Products: D&D purfume @ Fanboy.com

Game of Thrones: Poison Trailer

Game of Thrones: Epic Trailer

The Making of The Hobbit

Interview with Patrick Rothfuss Part 2

The spotlight is shared by Pat Rothfuss and George Martin this week, the former garnering publicity following his recent release of The Wise Man’s Fear, and the latter on the forthcoming release of his HBO tv series. In addition to the barrage of coverage on these great authors, there are reviews of books by great authors that crossed this week: Glen Cook, Peter S. Beagle and Daniel Abraham.

• Review: The Wise Man’s Fear by Patrick Rothfuss @ Fantasy & SciFi Lovin’ News & Reviews
• Review: Surrender to the Will of the Night by Glen Cook @ BSC
• Review: Sleight of Hand by Peter S. Beagle @ Grasping for the Wind
• Review: The Dragon’s Path by Daniel Abraham @ SF Signal
• Interview: Daniel Abraham talks The Dragon’s Path @ Omnivoracious
• Interview: Steven Erikson @ Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist
• Interview: Patrick Rothfuss @ Adventures in Sci-Fi
• Performance: Patrick Rothfuss reads from The Wise Man’s Fear @ The Agony Column
• Profile: George R.R. Martin @ The New Yorker
• TV: George R.R. Martin talks Game of Thrones HBO series @ Entertainment Weekly
• TV: Interview with Game of Thrones producers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss @ Entertainment Weekly
• Movie: Andy Serkis to be Second Unit Director for The Hobbit @ The Hollywood Reporter
• Art: Cover to 2010 A Song of Ice and Fire calendar released @ Mission Unknown!

15-minute HBO Game of Thrones Preview

The Making of HBO’s Game of Thrones

Interview with Patrick Rothfuss

A triage of great interviews, with a triage of great authors this week: George R.R. Martin, Ian C. Esslemont and Daniel Abraham. We’re in April now, and with the impending premier episode of the Game of Thrones HBO series looming only a few weeks over the horizon, the fantasy blogosphere is abuzz with George R.R. Martin, the biggest of which is the interview at the NY Times. Winter is Coming!

• Review: Childe Morgan by Katherine Kurtz @ Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist
• Review: Sandstorm by Christopher Rowe @ Grasping for the Wind
• Interview: George R.R. Martin @ NY Times
• Interview: Ian C. Esslemont @ Elitist Book Reviews
• Interview: Daniel Abraham @ Omnivoracious
• Cover: The Measure of the Magic by Terry Brooks @ Fantasy Book Review
• Profile: George R.R. Martin @ Fantasy Magazine
• TV: New Game of Thrones HBO series photos @ Entertainment Weekly

Reviews of books by Joe Abercrombie, Daniel Abraham, Mark Hodder and Scott Westerfield this week, and interviews with Joe Abercrombie, Terry Brooks, Peter Orullian and Mark Lawrence. Production begins for The Hobbit movie, Gimli gives his take on portraying a dwarf in a film (advice for The Hobbit actors), and HBO releases a slew of shorts spotlighting individual characters.

• Review: The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie @ The OF Blog
• Review: The Dragon’s Path by Daniel Abraham @ Fantasy Book Critic
• Review: The Curious Case of the Clockwork Man by Mark Hodder @ Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist
• Review: Behemoth by Scott Westerfield @ Jawas Read, Too!
• Interview: Joe Abercrombie @ Omnivoracious
• Interview: Terry Brooks @ Suvudu
• Interview: Peter Orullian @ Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist
• Interview: Mark Lawrence @ Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist
• Movie: Production begins for Jackson’s The Hobbit @ Fanboy
• Movie: Gimli’s Guide to Dwarving Made Easy @ Empire

Game of Thrones Character Profile: Tyrion Lannister

Game of Thrones Character Profile: Robert Baratheon

Game of Thrones Character Profile: Jaime Lannister

Game of Thrones Character Profile: Daenerys Targaryen

Game of Thrones Character Profile: Khal Drogo

Game of Thrones Character Profile: Catelyn Stark

Game of Thrones Character Profile: Bran Stark

Game of Thrones Character Profile: Robb Stark

Game of Thrones Character Profile: Jon Snow