Fantasy Book News

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

Check out a Thanksgiving-sized helping of fantasy book reviews this week, including a pair on The Magicians by Lev Grossman, Pat’s review of The Dragon Keeper by Robin Hobb, and reviews of books by David Anthony Durham, Terry Brooks, and more.

We’ve also got news on The Dark Tower film project, Choose Your Own Adventure books make it to Kindle publication, and I give my take on the worst ending in fantasy books over at Grasping for the Wind.

• Review: The Magicians by Lev Grossman @ Bird-brained Book Blog
• Review: The Magicians by Lev Grossman @ Fantasy & Sci-Fi Lovin’ News & Reviews
• Review: Servant of a Dark God by John Brown @ Fantasy & Sci-Fi Lovin’ News & Reviews
• Review: The Dragon Keeper by Robin Hobb @ Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist
• Review: The Other Lands by David Anthony Durham @ King of the Nerds
• Review: A Princess of Landover by Terry Brooks @ Drying Ink
• News: Choose Your Own Adventure books now available on Kindle @ Fantasy Book News & Reviews
• The Worst Endings in Fantasy/Sci-Fi @ Grasping for the Wind
• Dissed: Industry producer/directors turn down The Dark Tower project @ movie-moron.com

From Sanderson to Jordan to Hobb, we’ve got a few interesting reviews this week.  The review of The Dragon Keeper over at Elitist is particularly harsh.  I’m going to have to read this book to form my own opinion, because after just reading Ship of Magic, its hard to believe that Hobb could swing so far from one extreme to the other.

• Review: Blood of the Mantis @ Graeme’s Fantasy Book Review
• Review: Elantris @ A Fantasy Reader
• The Path of Daggers @ Adventures in Reading
• The Dragon Keeper @ Elitist Book Review
• Cast Updates: A Game of Thrones HBO series @ Fantasy Book Review