Fantasy Books

Reviews of A Game of Thrones, Gauntlgrym and The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack this week, along with interviews of Mercedes Lackey, Cherie Priest and Mark Charan Newton. Check out the best moments from Red Dwarf, the passing of Brian Jacques, and Joe Abercrombie appearing in TIME magazine.

• Review: A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin @ Daemen’s Books
• Review: Gauntlgrym by R.A. Salvatore @ Curled Up
• Review: The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack by Mark Hodder @ Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist
• Interview: Mercedes Lackey @ The Dragon Page
• Interview: Cherie Priest @ The Functional Nerds
• Interview: Mark Charan Newton @ The Ranting Dragon
• TV: Game of Thrones HBO series press, collectible novels @ Fine Books & Collections
• TV: Gaiman & Pratchett’s Good Omens to be adapted for tv @ Examiner National
• TV: The Best 5 Moments from each of the Red Dwarf crew @ Topless Robot
• Movies: First interviews with the cast of The Hobbit @ Stuff.co.nz
• Video Games: First Elder Scrolls V screen shots @ Geeks of Doom
• Author News: Brian Jacques, Author of Redwall books, has died @ NPR
• Author News: Joe Abercrombie appears in TIME magazine @ Orbit
• Author Blogs: China Mieville on fantasy, science fiction and politics @ ISR
• Author Blogs: Joe Abercrombie on the ingredients of good fantasy @ Orbit
• Funny: Everything I learned about marketing, I learned from D&D @ Community Marketing

A fantastic group of reviews this week, including Shadowmarch, Leviathan, and Nightchild, as well as interviews with Brandon Sanderson, Mercedes Lackey, and more. News on Peter V. Brett’s future novels, as well as a first look at the Game of Thrones HBO series. Cap it all off with a ridiculously awesome map of Westeros, and a trailer for a movie that could potentially rank as my favorite movie of all time.

• Review: Shadowmarch by Tad Williams @ Genre Reader
• Review: Leviathan by Scott Westerfield @ Bookwork Blues
• Review: Nightchild by James Barclay @ Speculative Book Review
• Review: The Broken Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin @ Fantasy Cafe
• Review: The Royal Dragoneers by M.R. Mathias @ Fantasy Book Critic
• Review: Dreadnought by Cherie Priest @ Worlds in a Grain of Sand
• Book Deals: Peter V. Brett sells 3 fantasy novels @ SF Scope
• Interview: Brandon Sanderson @ BookBanter
• Interview: Brandon Sanderson @ Peter Orullian
• Interview: Mercedes Lackey @ Locus
• Interview: Karen Miller and N.K. Jemisin @ Orbit
• Television: HBO Game of Thrones first look @ Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist
• Fan Art: Map of Westeros @ Cartographers’ Guild

Your Highness, Restricted Trailer

Reviews this week of The Way of Kings, Gauntlgrym, City of Ruin and more. Interviews with Robin McKinley, Brandon Sanderson and Mercedes Lackey, and another HBO Artisans video was released spotlighting the Game of Thrones series.

• Review: The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson @ SF Signal
• Review: Surrender to the Will of the Night by Glen Cook @ Fantasy Book Critic
• Review: Gauntlgrym by R.A. Salvatore @ Sacramento Book Review
• Review: The Exile by Diana Gabaldon @ Grasping for the Wind
• Review: City of Ruin by Mark Charan Newton @ Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist
• Review: Corvus by Paul Kearney @ Genre Reader
• Interview: Robin McKinley @ Publishers Weekly
• Interview: Brandon Sanderson via Twitter @ Tor
• Interview: Mercedes Lackey @ Locus

Game of Thrones HBO Series: The Artisans

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: