Fantasy Book News

This week we’ve got a review of one of my favorite fantasy reads so far this year: Lamentation by Ken Scholes. Also check out the interview with Jim Butcher over at SciFiNow. A classic Frazetta sold for 1.5 million over the past week, and Tor made the cover art of Brandon Sanderson’s A Way of Kings available as desktop wallpapers, so grab ‘em while they’re hot!

• Review: Lamentation by Ken Scholes @ Revelator News
• Review: Thirteen Years Later by Jasper Kent @ Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist
• Review: The Ships of Merior by Janny Wurts @ Genre Reader
• Review: The Dark King by Graham McNeill & The Lightning Tower by Dan Abnett @ Fantasy & SciFi-Lovin’ News & Reviews
• Review: Unbroken Chain by Jaleigh Johnson @ Grasping for the Wind
• Interview: Jim Butcher @ SciFiNow
• Interview: Allis0n Brennan @ Fantasy Book Review
• Television: Is Game of Thrones the Most Anticipated TV Show Ever? @ The Guardian
• Film: The Wind in the Willows Trailer Site
• Author News: Kay Breathes Life into Historial Fantasy @ The Leader-Post
• Art: The Way of Kings wallpapers by Michael Whelan @ Tor.com
• Art: Frazetta’s Conan the Destroyer sells for 1.5 million @ Collector’s Society

Four reviews kick off our fantasy blogosphere roundup this week, with reviews of books by Tad Williams, Joe Abercrombie, Ian C. Esslemont and Seressia Glass.  Following this is the fantastic news that HBO has approved A Game of Thrones, so we’ll be seeing something more than a static image soon. A few covers were released this week, for Brandon Sanderson’s The Way of Kings, and Brent Weeks’ The Black Prism. Check out the interview with Brandon for his comments on his new series. I’m not sure I’m into the new photo realistic cover as exhibited on Weeks’ novel; we’ll have to keep an eye on this and see if it becomes a trend. And last but not least, some sort of explanation as to why Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter made the Amazon top 5 yesterday.

• Review: Shadowrise by Tad Williams @ BookGeeks
• Review: The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie @Peter V Brett
• Review: Night of Knives by Ian C. Esslemont @ BSC Review
• Review: Shadow Blade by Seressia Glass @ SciFi & Fantasy Lovin’ News & Reviews
• News: BO greenlights A Game of Thrones @ Airlock Alpha
• News: Terry Brooks sells three more Shannara books @ GalleyCat
• Interview: Brandon Sanderson discusses The Way of Kings @ Suvudu
• Covers: The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson @ Tor
• Covers: The Black Prism by Brent Weeks @ Orbit
• Background: Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter @ Thaindian News