Fantasy Blogosphere

Fantasy Blogosphere: December 13, 2010

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Jeff Pelletier

Reviews of a few novels this week, including one of my favorite reads this year, Lamentation by Ken Scholes. Interviews with Guy Gavriel Kay, Brent Weeks, and Scott Bakker. HBO released a 10-minute trailer for the Game of Thrones series this week, and Orbit Books offers a little elven holiday cheer.

Review: Lamentation by Ken Scholes @ SF Signal
Review: The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin @ Fantasy & SciFi Lovin’ News & Reviews
Review: The Shattering by Christie Golden @ Fantasy Book Review
Review: The Evolutionary Void by Peter F. Hamilton @ SF Signal
Interview: Guy Gavriel Kay @ Adventures in Sci-Fi
Interview: Brent Weeks @ The Mad Hatter
Interview Scott Bakker @ Mulholland Books
Author News: Pyr offers free eBook from James Enge in honor of 100th book published @ Pyr Blog

Game of Thrones HBO Series 10-minute Trailer

Holiday Treat

Categories: Fantasy Blogosphere, News | Tags: Brent Weeks, Christie Golden, fantasy books, Game of Thrones, Guy Gavriel Kay, James Enge, Ken Scholes, Lamentation, N.K. Jemisin, Peter F. Hamilton, Pry, Scott Bakker, The Evolutionary Void, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, The Shattering | Leave a comment

Fantasy Blogosphere: December 6, 2010

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Jeff Pelletier

The biggest news of the week for me is definitely the first real action promos for the HBO Game of Thrones series. Its great to see Sean Bean and crew in action, I’m so pumped for this series! Also really excited to see that Sanderson has sold another Mistborn novel, definitely looking forward to seeing that series extended. Reviews this week of newer novels from some of my favorite authors: Joe Abercrombie, Tad Willians, Jim Butcher and more. And please don’t miss the hilarious xtranormal video on publishing. If you have anything you’d like to share here on FBN, feel free to create a group and post your thoughts.

Review: Last Argument of Kings by Joe Abercrombie @ the Little Red Reviewer
Review: Stonewielder by Ian C. Esslemont @ The Wertzone
Review: Towers of Midnight by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson @ Fyrefly’s Book Blog
Review: Shadowrise by Tad Williams @ Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist
Review: Academ’s Fury by Jim Butcher @ Floor to Ceiling Books
Review: Garro: Oath of the Moment by James Swallow @ Fantasy & Sci-Fi Lovin’ News & Reviews
Interview: Scott Westerfield @ Space Dog Podcast
Author News: Brandon Sanderson sells new Mistborn novel to TOR @ Graeme’s Fantasy Book Review

Game of Thrones HBO Series Trailers

Absolutely Hilarious XtraNormal Video on Publishing

Categories: Fantasy Blogosphere, News | Tags: Academ's Fury, Brandon Sanderson, Game of Thrones, Garro: Oath of the Moment, Ian C. Esslemont, James Swallow, Jim Butcher, Joe Abercrombie, Last Argument of Kings, Mistborn, Robert Jordan, Scott Westerfield, Shadowrise, Stonewielder, Tad Williams, Towers of Midnight | Leave a comment

Fantasy Blogosphere: November 29, 2010

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Jeff Pelletier

A fairly calm week, as you would assume with the Thanksgiving holiday. Even with our bellies stuffed with turkey, a batch of interviews crossed the fantasy blogosphere, including chats with Brandon Sanderson, Michael Moorcock, Terry Brooks and others. Check out the Game of Thrones photos – I’m starting to get really excited. Although, I always pictured Tyrion with a roundish head; but hey, you can’t have everything, right?

Review: Shadowrise & Shadowheart by Tad Williams @ Fantasy Book Critic
Review: The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson @ BestFantasyBooks.com
Review: Firedrake by Nick Kyme @ Graeme’s Fantasy Book Review
Interview: Brandon Sanderson @ Peter Orullian
Interview: Cherie Priest @ SFWA
Interview: Mark Charan Newton @ BSC
Interview: Michael Moorcock @ The Quietus
Interview: Tad Williams @ Star Ship Sofa
Interview: Terry Brooks @ SciFiNow
Television: Game of Thrones photos revealed @ MTV Movies Blog

Categories: Fantasy Blogosphere, News | Tags: Brandon Sanderson, Cherie Priest, Firedrake, Game of Thrones, Mark Charan Newton, Michael Moorcock, Nick Kyme, Shadowheart, Shadowrise, Tad Williams, Terry Brooks, The Way of Kings | Leave a comment

Fantasy Blogosphere: November 22, 2010

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Jeff Pelletier

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

Categories: Fantasy Blogosphere, News | Tags: Brandon Sanderson, Cherie Priest, Dreadnought, Game of Thrones, James Barclay, Karen Miller, Leviathan, M.R. Mathias, Mercedes Lackey, N.K. Jemisin, Nightchild, Peter V. Brett, Scott Westerfield, Shadowmarch, Tad Williams, The Broken Kingdoms, The Royal Dragoneers, Westeros, Your Highness | Leave a comment

Fantasy Blogosphere: November 15, 2010

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Jeff Pelletier

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

Categories: Fantasy Blogosphere, News | Tags: Brandon Sanderson, City of Ruin, Corvus, Diana Gabaldon, Game of Thrones, Gauntlgrym, Glen Cook, Mark Charan Newton, Mercedes Lackey, Paul Kearney, R.A. Salvatore, Robin McKinley, Surrender to the Will of the Night, The Exile, The Way of Kings | Leave a comment

Fantasy Blogosphere: November 8, 2010

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Jeff Pelletier

The embargo on Towers of Midnight reviews has expired, and the reviews are pouring in. In addition to the onslaught of ToM reviews, interviews with Brandon Sanderson are popping up like hotcakes. I never really got on the Wheel of Time bandwagon after reading the first book in the series, but I am about 10% through The Way of Kings, so expect a review of Sanderson’s solo work sometime soon. Also check out the interview with Felicia Day, good stuff.

Review: Towers of Midnight by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson @ Fantasy Book Critic
Review: Towers of Midnight by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson @ Grasping for the Wind
Review: Towers of Midnight by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson @ The OF Blog
Review: Towers of Midnight by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson @ The Wertzone
Review: Towers of Midnight by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson @ Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist
Review: The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemison @ Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist
Review: The Ninth Avatar by Todd Newton @ SF Signal
Review: Pegasus by Robin McKinley @ Graeme’s Fantasy Book Review
Review: The Once and Future King (review by Lev Grossman) @ Natalia Barron
Interview: Brandon Sanderson @ A Dribble of Ink
Interview: Brandon Sanderson @ Peter Orullian
Interview: Felicia Day @ Newsarama

Categories: Fantasy Blogosphere, News | Tags: Brandon Sanderson, Felicia Day, Lev Grossman, N.K. Jemison, Pegasus, Robert Jordan, Robin McKinley, T.H. White, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, The Once and Future King, Towers of Midnight | Leave a comment

Fantasy Blogosphere: October 31, 2010

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Jeff Pelletier

A fairly calm week in the fantasy blogosphere, with only one review of note crossing the wire. Naomi Novik swings by The Dragon Page, and R.A. Salvatore chats with Del Rey. Barnes & Noble released a full color, Android-based Nook this week, which will fill the slot between cheaper e-ink readers and the full-featured iPad starting at $500. The new Nook has a great price point, starting under $300 around $250. The Hobbit movie is officially staying in New Zealand, and check out the footage from the lead costume designer for the new HBO Game of Thrones series.

Review: Swords at Culver by Richard Gwyn Davies @ BestFantasyBooks.com
Interview: Naomi Novik @ The Dragon Page
Interview: Mark Charan Newton @ From Bar to Bar
Interview: Andy Remic and Gav Thorpe @ Angry Robot
Chat: R.A. Salvatore @ Del Rey
Book Tech: Barnes & Noble introduces full color, Android-based Nook @ MediaBistro
Author Blogs: Daniel Abraham on urban fantasy @ DanielAbraham.com
Movies: New Zealand bends and Hobbit stays @ The New York Times

The Artisans: Costume Design for Game of Thrones

The Artisans: Michele Clapton

Categories: Fantasy Blogosphere, News | Tags: Android Nook, Andy Remic, Daniel Abraham, Game of Thrones, Gav Thorpe, Hobbit, Mark Charan Newton, Naomi Novik, R.A. Salvatore, Richard Gwyn Davies, Swords at Culver | Leave a comment

Fantasy Blogosphere: October 24, 2010

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Jeff Pelletier

The fantasy blogosphere is abuzz this week with great reviews of The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie, the Swords and Dark Magic anthology, Stoneweilder by Ian C. Esslemont, and more. Authors were busy this week with interviews with Brandon Sanderson, Raymond E. Feist, Gail Z. Martin, R.A. Salvatore and Brent Weeks. The cover for The Crippled God by Steven Erikson was released, Martin Freeman confirms his role as Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit, and R.A. Salvatore is giving away his first Drizzt novel, Homeland, as a free eBook.

Review: The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie @ Speculative Horizons
Review: I Shall Wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett @ Escape Pod
Review: Swords and Dark Magic by Various @ Grasping for the Wind
Review: The Magicians by Lev Grossman @ Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist
Review: Stoneweilder by Ian C. Esslemont @ Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist
Review: The Spirit Thief by Rachel Aaron @ Graeme’s Fantasy Book Review
Review: Warrior Priest by Darius Hinks @ Graeme’s Fantasy Book Review
Review: Elves: Once Walked With God by James Barclay @ SFFWorld
Review: The Black Prism by Brent Weeks @ Bookworm Blues
Interview: Brandon Sanderson @ Grasping for the Wind
Interview: Brandon Sanderson @ SciFiNow
Interview: Raymond E. Feist @ Absent Willow Review
Interview: Gail Z. Martin @ Patricia’s Vampire Notes
Interview: R.A. Salvatore @ The Tome Show
Interview: R.A. Salvatore @ Elitist Book Reviews
Interview: Brent Weeks @ A Dribble of Ink
Covers: The Crippled God by Steven Erikson @ Del Rey
Movies: Martin Freeman Confirmed as Bilbo Baggins for The Hobbit @ Geeks of Doom
Movies: Revisiting The Black Cauldron @ Slate
eBooks: Free: Homeland by R.A. Salvatore @ SF Signal

Categories: Fantasy Blogosphere, News | Tags: Bilbo Baggins, Brandon Sanderson, Brent Weeks, Darius Hinks, Elves: Once Walked With God, Gail Z. Martin, Homeland, I Shall Wear Midnight, Ian C. Esslemont, James Barclay, Joe Abercrombie, Lev Grossman, Martin Freeman, R.A. Salvatore, Rachel Aaron, Raymond E. Feist, Steven Erikson, Stoneweilder, Swords and Dark Magic, Terry Pratchett, The Black Cauldron, The Black Prism, The Crippled God, The Heroes, The Hobbit, The Magicians, The Spirit Thief, Warrior Priest | Leave a comment

Fantasy Blogosphere: October 17, 2010

Posted on October 17, 2010 by Jeff Pelletier

Slews of reviews and interviews this week, with the New York Comic Con concluding yesterday. Check out the interviews with Joe Abercrombie, Peter V. Brett, Scott Westerfield, R.A. Salvatore and James Enge. A few great book reviews, including Before They are Hanged and Acacia. Also, don’t miss the cover of Mark Charan Newton’s The Book of Transformations, or the news on The Hobbit movie.

Review: Before They are Hanged by Joe Abercrombie @ The Little Red Reviewer
Review: Acacia by David Anthony Durham @ Fantasy Book Review
Review: The Reluctant Mage by Karen Miller @ Elitist Book Reviews
Review: City of Ruin by Mark Charan Newton @ Bookworm Blues
Review: The Food of the Gods by H.G. Wells @ Graeme’s Fantasy Book Review
Review: The Half-Made World by Felix Gilman @ Fantasy Book Critic
Review: The King’s Bastard by Rowena Cory Daniells @ Fantasy Book Critic
Review: Flesh and Bone by Jefferson Bass @ Worlds in Ink
Interview: Joe Abercrombie @ Suvudu
Interview: Peter V. Brett @ Suvudu
Interview: Scott Westerfield @ Suvudu
Interview: R.A. Salvatore @ Suvudu
Interview: James Enge @Paul Jessup
Covers: Mark Charan Newton’s The Book of Transformations @ Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist
Movies: The Hobbit movie is finally happening @ Fanboy

Categories: Fantasy Blogosphere, News | Tags: Acacia, Before They are Hanged, City of Ruin, David Anthony Durham, Felix Gilman, Flesh and Bone, H.G. Wells, James Enge, Jefferson Bass, Joe Abercrombie, Karen Miller, Mark Charan Newton, Peter V. Brett, R.A. Salvatore, Rowena Cory Daniels, Scott Westerfield, The Book of Transformations, The Food of the Gods, The Half-Made World, The Hobbit, The King's Bastard, The Reluctant Mage | Leave a comment

Fantasy Blogosphere: October 10, 2010

Posted on October 10, 2010 by Jeff Pelletier

Huge tracts of reviews this week, from The Scarab Path to The Wolf Age to Northlanders and more. i09 has an interview with George R.R. Martin, and Tor talks with Scott Westerfield. The cover for Daniel Abraham’s The Dragon’s Path is released, Andy Remic offers a free eBook, and Dragon Warrior, the first digital RPG I ever played, has a bar? I’ll take 4 slimes please!

Review: The Scarab Path by Adrian Tchaikovsky @ Steve’s Fantasy Review
Review: Against All Things Ending by Stephen R. Donaldson @ Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist
Review: The Wolf Age by James Enge @ Grasping for the Wind
Review: Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson @ Floor to Ceiling Books
Review: The Desert Spear by Peter V. Brett @ The Bookwork Blues
Review: The Spirit Thief by Rachel Aaron @ Fantasy Book Critic
Review: Northlanders by Brian Wood @Fantasy Book Review
Review: Elminster Must Die! by Ed Greenwood @ Sacramento Book Review
Interview: George R.R. Martin @ i09
Interview: Scott Westerfield @ Tor
Covers: The Dragon’s Path by Daniel Abraham @ Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist
eBooks: Free eBook of Andy Remic’s Kell’s Legend @ Genre Reader
Video Games: Dragon Warrior Bar @ Fanboy

Book Trailer for R.A. Salvatore’s Gauntlgrym

The Guild: Season 4, Episode 12: Guild Hall

Hilarious Dragon Song

Categories: Fantasy Blogosphere, News | Tags: Adrian Tchaikovsky, Against All Things Ending, Andy Remic, Brian Wood, Daniel Abraham, Dragon Warrior, Ed Greenwood, Elminster Must Die!, Gardens of the Moon, Gauntlgrym, George R.R. Martin, James Enge, Kell's Legend, Northlanders, Peter V. Brett, R.A. Salvatore, Rachel Aaron, Scott Westerfield, Stephen R. Donaldson, Steven Erikson, The Desert Spear, The Dragon's Path, The Guild, The Scarab Path, The Spirit Thief, The Wolf Age | Leave a comment