Fantasy Book News

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?

• Review: The Price of Spring by Daniel Abraham @ Fantasy Book News & Reviews
• Review: A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin @ The Wertzone
• Review: The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson @ Unbound
• Review: Arms-Commander by L.E. Modesitt Jr. @ Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist
• Review: The Gathering Storm by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson @ A Fantasy Reader
• Review: The Stormcaller by Tom Lloyd @ Only the Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy
• Review: The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch @ Intelli-Gent Reviews
• Review: Nightchild by James Barclay @ Fantasy Book News & Reviews
• Review: City of Torment by Bruce R. Cordell @ Fantasy Book Critic
• Review: Dragon Keeper by Robin Hobb @ SuperFastReader
• Interview: George R.R. Martin @ Suvudu
• Interview: Gail Z. Martin @ The Dragon Page
• News: Ursula K. Le Guin vs Google @ CBC News
• News: Inmate loses appeal to play Dungeons & Dragons @ NYDailyNews.com

If our last Fantasy Blogosphere post was the most eclectic yet, then this is the most abundant. Chock full of review goodness, this post features reviews of books by Robin Hobb, David Anthony Durham, Ken Scholes, George R.R. Martin, Guy Gavriel Kay, Daniel Abraham, James Barclay and Terry Pratchett, and a triage of Jim Butcher reviews from NextRead. Pat’s got a fresh interview with Joe Abercrombie, and there’s exciting news all around; its looking like we’re really going to see A Game of Thrones as an HBO series, R.A. Salvatore signs for 6 additional Forgotten Realms books, and the movie rights for Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn trilogy have been optioned. What a great time to be a fantasy fan!

• Review: The Dragon Keeper by Robin Hobb @ Fantasy Book Critic
• Review: First Lord’s Fury by Jim Butcher @ Fantasy Book Critic
• Review: Acacia by David Anthony Durham @ A Fantasy Reader
• Review: Canticle by Ken Scholes @ Adventures in Reading
• Review: A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin @ The Wertzone
• Review: White Night by Jim Butcher @ NextRead
• Review: Small Favour by Jim Butcher @ NextRead
• Review: Turn Coat by Jim Butcher @ NextRead
• Review: Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay @ The James Review
• Review: A Shadow in Summer by Daniel Abraham @ The Stamp
• Review: Dawnthief by James Barclay @ Ty’s Book Review
• Review: Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett @ SF Signal
• Interview: Joe Abercrombie @ Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist
• News: GRRM A Game of Thrones HBO series looking more likely @ Geeks of Doom
• News: R.A. Salvatore signs new book deal with WotC @ The Wertzone
• News: Movie rights optioned for Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn trilogy @ BSC Review