Fantasy Book News

Pairs galore this week, as we feature two interviews with Jim Butcher, and a review and interview with Tad Williams. Check out the reviews of Guy Gavriel Kay and Adrian Tchaikovsky’s most recent works, and don’t miss the US dates for Robin Hobb’s Dragon Haven tour.

• Review: Under Heaven by Guy Gavriel Kay @ The Wertzone
• Review: Dragonfly Falling by Adrian Tchaikovsky @ Elitist Book Review
• Review: The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams @ King of the Nerds
• Interview (audio): Jim Butcher @ The Dragon Page
• Interview: Jim Butcher @ The Absent Willow Review
• Interview: Joe Abercrombie @ The David Gemmell Legend
• Interview: Tad Williams @ SFF World
• TV: George R.R. Martin comments on the HBO series @ The Los Angeles Times
• Authors: Robin Hobb’s US tour dates for Dragon Haven @ Fantasy Book Review

Reviews galore, an interview with R.A. Salvatore, an update on Scott Lynch, and news about The Hobbit film. What more could you ask for? Okay, how about an update from Ursula K. Le Guin on her crusade to uphold the rights of authors everywhere in this digital age? You got it.

• Review: A Young Man Without Magic by Lawrence Watt-Evans @ Fantasy Book Critic
• Review: The Magicians by Lev Grossman @ Sophisticated Dorkiness
• Review: Dragon Haven by Robin Hobb @ SciFi Fantasy Fiction
• Review: Realms of the Dead by Various (including R.A. Salvatore) @ Grasping for the Wind
• Interview: R.A. Salvatore @ The Author Hour
• Personal: Scott Lynch update @ Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist
• Rights: Ursula K. Le Guin on Art, Information, Theft and Confusion @ Book View Cafe Blog
• Music: Michael Moorcock’s writing playlist @ The New York Times
• Movies: Ian McKellen says Guillermo Del Toro to begin filming The Hobbit @ Geeks of Doom

We’ve got boatloads of fun this week, from reviews of books by Brandon Sanderson, Daniel Abraham, and Mercedes Lackey, to a chat with David Anthony Durham.  Tack on the top 25 Babes of DragonCon and a revolution in online gaming, and you’re going to be a busy bee this week.

• Review: Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians @ Blog Critics
• Review: Dawnthief @ Fantasy & Sci-Fi Lovin’ Girl
• Review: The Price of Spring @ Val’s Random Comments
• Review: Joust @ Stella Matutina
• News: Chat w/David Anthony Durham @ Grasping for the Wind
• News: Dragon Haven @ Keeping the Door
• News: Top 25 Babes of DragonCon @ Geeks of Doom

Fun Corner

So Warcraft and Warhammer just found themselves some serious new competition.  Dungeons & Dragons Online is now free: