10:28 am in Fantasy Blogosphere, News by Jeff
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.
Tags: Brent Weeks, Dark Water's Embrace, Dragon Keeper, Karen Miller, Naomi Novik, Neil Gaiman, Peter V. Brett, Robin Hobb, S.L. Farrell, Scott Sigler, The Inheritance, Toddy McFarlane, Tongues of Serpents, Tracy Hickman
7:33 am in Fantasy Blogosphere, News by Jeff
We kick off this week with a review of A Feast for Crows over at The Wertzone, and follow it up with reviews of books by Daniel Abraham, Mark Chadbourn, R.A. MacAvoy, and Robin Hobb.
We’ve also got some great interviews this week, featuring Robin Hobb, David Drake, and the first sci-fi author interview we’ve ever highlighted with Daniel Suarez. I heard the interview with Daniel Suarez on The Dragon Page podcast this week, and even though we cover mainly fantasy topics, this interview is just too good to miss. I love the idea of an author knowing more about internet security than the federal government, and will likely check out Daemon.
And finally, the e-book market is getting a bit rowdy, with Amazon and Macmillan doing a bit of bickering over prices this week.
Tags: A Feast for Crows, A Shadow in Summer, Daniel Abraham, Daniel Suarez, David Drake, Dragon Keeper, e-book wars, George R.R. Martin, Mark Chadbourn, R.A. MacAvoy, Robin Hobb, The Book of Kells, The Silver Skull: Swords of Albion
7:00 am in Fantasy Blogosphere, News by Jeff
We’ve got a boatload of reviews this week, covering everything from more recent titles like The Gathering Storm and Dragon Keeper to young classics such as A Storm of Swords, The Hero of Ages and The Lies of Locke Lamora. The Stormcaller by Tom Lloyd also looks promising, having potentially been looked over in a year when other authors like Scott Lynch were making their big debuts. The Dragon Page recently intervieweed Gail Z. Martin, and Ursula K. Le Guin continues to fight for her rights against Google. We cap off a stellar week with news of an inmate in Wisconsin being prohibited from playing D&D in prison. What will inmates want next, a renaissance festival on prison grounds?
Tags: A Storm of Swords, Arms-Commander, Brandon Sanderson, Bruce R. Cordell, City of Torment, Daniel Abraham, Dragon Keeper, Dungeons & Dragons, Gail Z. Martin, George R.R. Martin, James Barclay, L.E. Modesitt Jr., Nightchild, Robert Jordan, Robin Hobb, Scott Lynch, The Gathering Storm, The Hero of Ages, The Lies of Locke Lamora, The Price of Spring, The Stormcaller, Tom Lloyd, Ursula K. Le Guin
12:32 pm in Fantasy Blogosphere, News by Jeff
The fantasy book world is all a buzz with Joe Abercrombie’s latest novel, Best Served Cold. Abercrombie even grabbed commentary from the great one, George R.R. Martin, which is like giving your book’s marketing campaign a shot of nitrous. Vroom vroom!
Before you read the review of Robin Hobb’s most recent publication, Dragon Keeper, beware: it contains spoilers for the previous nine books. I found out the hard way, and let the author know how I felt in the comments section.
What are your feelings on reviews that give away plot details? Do you prefer reviews with plot summaries, or would you rather have a review detail all the aspects possible about the book without giving away any of the story? Let me know!
Tags: A Game of Thrones, Best Served Cold, Dragon Keeper, George R.R. Martin, Joe Amercrombie, Patrick Rothfuss, Robin Hobb
