Monthly Archives: July 2010

Amazon’s Top 5 Fantasy Bestsellers, July 31, 2010

Posted on July 31, 2010 by Jeff Pelletier

The top 5 fantasy books on Amazon.com stay the same this week, the only change being Faefever and Dead and Gone swapping places. Karen Marie Moning is showing strong signs after only three weeks in the top 5, with two weeks of two books in the top 5 in the bag.

Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
Bloodfever by Karen Marie Moning
Faefever by Karen Marie Moning
Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris

Categories: Bestsellers, News | Tags: Bloodfever, Breaking Dawn, Charlaine Harris, Dead and Gone, Dead in the Family, Faefever, Karen Marie Moning, Stephanie Meyer | Leave a comment

Fantasy Blogosphere: July 25, 2010

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Jeff Pelletier

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

Categories: Fantasy Blogosphere, News | Tags: Allison Brennan, Brandon Sanderson, Conan the Destroyer, Dan Abnett, Frank Frazetta, Game of Thrones, Graham McNeill, Guy Gavriel Kay, Jaleigh Johnson, Janny Wurts, Jasper Kent, Jim Butcher, Ken Scholes, Lamentation, Michael Whelan, The Dark King, The Lightning Tower, The Ships of Merior, The Way of Kings, The Wind in the Willows, Thirteen Years Later, Unbroken Chain | Leave a comment

Amazon’s Top 5 Fantasy Bestsellers, July 24, 2010

Posted on July 24, 2010 by Jeff Pelletier

Naomi Novik drops off the top 5 this week, replaced by a second entry from Karen Marie Moning in the top 5. This marks Moning’s first time ever with two books in the top 5 fantasy bestseller list.

Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
Bloodfever by Karen Marie Moning
Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris
Faefever by Karen Marie Moning

Categories: Bestsellers, News | Tags: Bloodfever, Breaking Dawn, Charlaine Harris, Dead and Gone, Dead in the Family, Faefever, Karen Marie Moning, Stephanie Meyer | Leave a comment

Fantasy Blogosphere: July 18, 2010

Posted on July 18, 2010 by Jeff Pelletier

Batten down the hatches because we’ve got a boatload of fantasy blogosphere news this week. Kick off the weekend with a slew of great reviews, spanning great fantasy novels like Imager’s Intrigue by L.E. Modesitt, Jr., a review of Joe Abercrombie’s entire trilogy, The First Law, to a review of a compilation edited by Neil Gaiman. Interviews aplenty this week as well, with some great names like David Drake, Naomi Novik, and others. Wrapping it all up is an update from George R.R. Martin on the casting, production team and film locations for the HBO series Game of Thrones.

Review: Imager’s Intrigue by L.E. Modesitt, Jr. @ Fantasy Book Critic
Review: The First Law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie @ BSC
Review: Blood of the Mantis by Adrian Tchaikovsky@ Genre Reader
Review: Shadow’s Son by Jon Sprunk @ Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist
Review: The Lost by Dan Abnett @ SF Signal
Review: Lord of the Changing Winds by Rachel Neumeier @ Grasping for the Wind
Review: Stories edited by Neil Gaiman and Al Sarrantonio @ Grasping for the Wind
Interview: David Drake @ The Dragon Page
Interview: Paul Kearney @ Fantasy Book Review
Interview: Naomi Novik @ Suvudu
Interview: Karen Miller @ Geek Syndicate
Television: George R.R. Martin’s HBO update on Game of Thrones @ GRRM’s Not a Blog

Categories: Fantasy Blogosphere, News | Tags: Adrian Tchaikovsky, Al Sarrantonio, Blood of the Mantis, Dan Abnett, David Drake, Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin, Imager's Intrigue, Joe Abercrombie, Jon Sprunk, Karen Miller, L.E. Modesitt Jr., Lord of the Changing Winds, Naomi Novik, Neil Gaiman, Paul Kearney, Rachel Newmeier, Shadow's Son, Stories, The First Law, The Lost | Leave a comment

Amazon’s Top 5 Fantasy Bestsellers, July 17, 2010

Posted on July 17, 2010 by Jeff Pelletier

Breaking Dawn and Dead in the Family hold strong in the number one and two spots, respectively, this week, while Bloodfever and Tongues of Serpents each make their first appearance. Dead and Gone sneaks back into the top 5, giving Charlaine Harris an additional novel in the top 5.

Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
Bloodfever by Karen Marie Moning
Tongues of Serpents by Naomi Novik
Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris

Categories: Bestsellers, News | Tags: Bloodfever, Breaking Dawn, Charlaine Harris, Dead and Gone, Dead in the Family, Karen Marie Moning, Naomi Novik, Stephanie Meyer, Tongues of Serpents | Leave a comment

Fantasy Blogosphere: July 11, 2010

Posted on July 11, 2010 by Jeff Pelletier

We’ve got a fantastic blend this week, kicking off with both a review and interview with Tracy Hickman, and following up with a great review of Leviathan Wept and Other Stories by Daniel Abraham over at Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist. Adding to the variety this week is an analysis of reading on eBook readers at SFSignal, and a few Hobbit steins for all you Lord of the Rings fans out there.

Get in some good reading this week and stay out of the heat!

Review: Song of the Dragon by Tracy Hickman @ Grasping for the Wind
Review: Leviathan Wept and Other Stories by Daniel Abraham @ Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist
Review: The King’s Bastard by Rowena Cory Daniells @ Fantasy & Scifi Lovin’ News & Reviews
Review: Thief Eyes by Jannie Lee Simner @ Fantasy Book Critic
Interview: Tracy Hickman @ The Dragon Page
Interview: Scott Westerfield @ Suvudu
Book Tech: Is Reading on a Kindle/iPad Really Slower? @ SFSignal
Art: D&D Player’s Guide illustrations @ Pigs with Crayons
Goods: The Hobbit Stein Collection @ Taverncraft

Categories: Fantasy Blogosphere, News | Tags: D&D, Daniel Abraham, iPad, Jannie Lee Simner, Kindle, Leviathan Wept and Other Stories, Rowena Cory Daniells, Scott Westerfield, Song of the Dragon, The Hobbit, The King's Bastard, Thief Eyes, Tracy Hickman | Leave a comment

Amazon’s Top 5 Fantasy Bestsellers, July 10, 2010

Posted on July 10, 2010 by Jeff Pelletier

Breaking Dawn holds strong in the number one spot this week, with Dead in the Family, His Majesty’s Dragon and Dead Until Dark playing musical chairs. Cloud Atlas makes the top 5 chart for the first time.

Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik
Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

Categories: Bestsellers, News | Tags: Breaking Dawn, Charlaine Harris, Cloud Atlas, David Mitchell, Dead in the Family, Dead Until Dark, His Majesty's Dragon, Naomi Novik, Stephanie Meyer | Leave a comment

Fantasy Blogosphere: July 4, 2010

Posted on July 4, 2010 by Jeff Pelletier

A great bunch of reviews this week, from Grave Peril by Jim Butcher to Nights of Villjamur by Mark Charan Newton. We’re also seeing more authors get into the habit of not only running their own blog, but creating guest posts on other blogs, as Mark Charan Newton has done with Amazon.com’s Omnivoracious blog.

Review: Grave Peril by Jim Butcher @ Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist
Review: The Daykeeper’s Grimoire by Christy Raedeke @ Fantasy Book Critic
Review: The Thief Taker’s Apprentice by Stephen Deas @ Graeme’s Fantasy Book Review
Review: Nights of Villjamur by Mark Charan Newton @ The Mad Hatter’s Book Review
Review: Speak to the Devil by Dave Duncan @ Grasping for the Wind
Review: Top 10 fantasy novels of the year @ Steve’s Fantasy Book Reviews
Author Blog: Mark Charan Newton on “The Mystery of Fantasy” @ Omnivoracious
Author Blog: Mark Charan Newton, “From Bookseller to Book Writer” @ Omnivoracious
Author Blog: Mark Charan Newton on Writing, Time and Age @ Mark Charan Newton’s bl0g
Interview: Charlaine Harris @ Vanity Fair

Categories: Fantasy Blogosphere, News | Tags: Charlaine Harris, Christy Raedeke, Dave Duncan, Grave Peril, Jim Butcher, Mark Charan Newton, Nights of Villjamur, Speak to the Devil, Stephen Deas, The Daykeeper's Grimoire, The Thief Taker's Apprentice | Leave a comment

Amazon’s Top 5 Fantasy Bestsellers, July 3, 2010

Posted on July 3, 2010 by Jeff Pelletier

Breaking Dawn and Dead in the Family swap places, while His Majesty’s Dragon makes a return to the top 5. Frost Moon makes its first appearance this week.

Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik
Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
Frost Moon by Anthony Francis
Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris

Categories: Bestsellers, News | Tags: Anthony Francis, Breaking Dawn, Charlaine Harris, Dead in the Family, Dead Until Dark, Frost Moon, His Majesty's Dragon, Naomi Novik, Stephanie Meyer | 3 Comments