Posts Tagged With: George R.R. Martin

Fantasy Blogosphere: January 31, 2011

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Jeff Pelletier

Let the fantasy onslaught begin! Everyone seems to have finally returned from their New Year’s hangover/vacation, because the fantasy blogosphere was hectic this past week, to say the least. Kick it off with reviews of the most recent novels by Joe Abercrombie, Jim Butcher and Steven Erikson, skip on over to interviews with George R.R. Martin, Joe Abercrombie and James Enge, and round out the week with news about the Dark Tower tv series, D&D appearing on tv, and Orbit acquiring three new Dresden novels.

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Amazon’s Top 5 Fantasy Books, January 30, 2011

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Jeff Pelletier

Moon Dance and Fire Burn swap places, but the top 5 remains the same from last week. George R.R. Martin going strong!

  1. Shadowfever (Kindle) by Karen Marie Moning
  2. Moon Dance (Kindle) by J.R. Rain
  3. Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble, a Paranormal Romance (Kindle) by H.P. Mallory
  4. A Game of Thrones (Kindle) by George R.R. Martin
  5. Toil and Trouble, a Paranormal Romance (Kindle) by H.P. Mallory
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Fantasy Blogosphere: January 24, 2011

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Jeff Pelletier

This week kicks off with the first review I’ve seen yet of the unreleased The Wise Man’s Fear by Patrick Rothfuss, and follows it up with reviews of two other kings in the genre, namely Neil Gaiman and Brandon Sanderson. Peter S. Beagle celebrates 40 years of The Last Unicorn, we get more than the usual dose of fantasy comic reviews, and even a fantasy magazine review to boot. Its all capped with Sean Bean talking about what its like to portray Eddard Stark in the Game of Thrones HBO series, a new Game of Thrones trailer, and a new Game of Thrones video on the battle tactics used in the series. Sweet.

New Game of Thrones Trailer

New Game of Thrones Artisans Video

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Amazon’s Top 5 Fantasy Books, January 23, 2011

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Jeff Pelletier

Shadowfever jumps into first place with its Kindle edition, and A Game of Thrones holds strong leading into the launch of the HBO series in a few months.

  1. Shadowfever (Kindle) by Karen Marie Moning
  2. Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble, a Paranormal Romance (Kindle) by H.P. Mallory
  3. Moon Dance (Kindle) by J.R. Rain
  4. A Game of Thrones (Kindle) by George R.R. Martin
  5. Toil and Trouble, a Paranormal Romance (Kindle) by H.P. Mallory
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Amazon’s Top 5 Fantasy Books, January 16, 2011

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Jeff Pelletier

Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble and A Game of Thrones hold the first and second slots, respectively, and a few authors that spent time in the top 5 in 2010 make a return in J.R. Rain and Karen Marie Moning.

  1. Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble, a Paranormal Romance (Kindle) by H.P. Mallory
  2. A Game of Thrones (Kindle) by George R.R. Martin
  3. Moon Dance (Kindle) by J.R. Rain
  4. Toil and Trouble, a Paranormal Romance (Kindle) by H.P. Mallory
  5. Shadowfever (Hardcover) by Karen Marie Moning
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Top 10 Fantasy Books for 2011

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Jeff Pelletier

As I did last year, I’ve compiled a list of what are perhaps the most highly anticipated fantasy novels for 2011. The first three are actually carried over from last year, as they failed to be released in 2010, which arguably leads them to only be more highly anticipated.

This is the third in a series of Top 10 posts covering the fantasy industry. Last week, we covered the Top 10 Fantasy Book Trends of 2010. Next week, we cover the Top 10 Fantasy Video Games of all time.

A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin

While fans are frustrated with the time between the previous novel in the Song of Ice and Fire series and A Dance with Dragons, 2011 would be a fantastic time for Martin to release the latest novel in the series, with HBO launching the Game of Thrones television series in 2011. Rumor has it Martin will be announcing something in the coming weeks. Pick up A Dance with Dragons over at Amazon.com.

A Dance with Dragons

The Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch

The Republic of Thieves has a tentative release date of Spring 2011, likely due to Lynch‘s bout with depression, which he’s discussed publicly. Here’s to hoping Lynch is hanging in there, as fans of Locke Lamora and crew are salivating for the next installment in this series. Pick up The Republic of Thieves over at Amazon.com, which recently announced the release date as February.

The Republic of Thieves

The Wise Man’s Fear by Patrick Rothfuss

Set for release on March 1, 2011 (according to Amazon.com), the second novel in Rothfuss‘ trilogy is likely to be one of the top-selling fantasy novels of 2011. Fans of Kvothe are extremely excited to see where Rothfuss takes the flame-haired hero next. Pick up The Wise Man’s Fear over at Amazon.com.

The Wise Man's Fear

The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie

Joe Abercrombie is hands-down one of the best in the business at this point, and The Heroes is the second stand-alone novel following his First Law trilogy.  I’ve only read the first novel in the First Law trilogy, but I can’t wait to play catch-up and get to his more recent work. Pick up The Heroes over at Amazon.com.

The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie

Requiem by Ken Scholes

Requiem is the fourth book in the Psalms of Isaak quintet. I’ve read Lamentation, the first in the series, and have read reviews of the second and third novels in the series. If Requiem continues the reported increase in quality, The Psalms of Isaak is shaping up to be one of the highest quality fantasy series of the current generation of writers.

[Book cover not yet released]

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Fantasy Blogosphere: January 10, 2011

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Jeff Pelletier

A great week in fantasy literature, with an impending update from GRRM on A Dance with Dragons, Amazon emailing clients who have previously purchased Scott Lynch works (me) announcing the launch date of The Republic of Thieves, reviews of The Heroes and Shadowheart, interviews with Ursula K. Le Guin and Tracy Hickman, and it seems LOTR has gone Beatles. Whew!

Come to Mordor music video

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Amazon’s Top 5 Fantasy Books, January 9, 2011

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Jeff Pelletier

Its an epic/urban slugfest to kick off 2011, with two novels each by H.P. Mallory and George R.R. Martin making the top 5. In a hilarious contrast, we have novels from one of the best epic fantasy series in recent history sharing the top 5 with what has to be one of the cheesiest urban fantasy series ever, stealing its titles from Shakespeare. I’m really not sure which takes the cake: a novel titled “Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble, A Paranormal Romance”, or “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter”, which we saw in the top 5 in 2010. Ricidulous. Anyway, definitely worth noting is the fact that all 5 novels in the top 5 this week are Kindle editions. Will we say goodbye brick and mortar stores in 2011?

  1. Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble, a Paranormal Romance (Kindle) by H.P. Mallory
  2. A Game of Thrones (Kindle) by George R.R. Martin
  3. Toil and Trouble, a Paranormal Romance (Kindle) by H.P. Mallory
  4. Out of the Black (Kindle) by Lee Doty
  5. A Clash of Kings (Kindle) by George R.R. Martin
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Amazon’s Top 5 Fantasy Bestsellers, December 26, 2010

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Jeff Pelletier

Towers of Midnight gets knocked completely out of the top 5, in perhaps the most significant shift in recent months: all books in Amazon’s top 5 are Kindle editions, for the first time I’ve ever seen it happen. Replacing hardcover editions of popular current novels like Towers of Midnight and World War Z are Kindle versions in some instances of the same books (World War Z), and in others Kindle editions of classics (The Lord of the Rings). Also, The Hobbit was just outside the top 5, coming in at number 6, also a Kindle edition.

  1. A Game of Thrones (Kindle) by George R.R. Martin
  2. World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War (Kindle) by Max Brooks
  3. The Lord of the Ring (Kindle) by J.R.R. Tolkien
  4. Moon Dance (Kindle) by J.R. Rain
  5. Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble, a Paranormal Romance (Kindle) by H.P. Mallory
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Amazon’s Top 5 Fantasy Bestsellers, December 19, 2010

Posted on December 19, 2010 by Jeff Pelletier

Towers of Midnight with another strong week, holding the number one spot with hardcover sales. A Game of Thrones continues to see strong Kindle sales for the holiday season.

  1. Towers of Midnight (Hardcover) by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
  2. World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War (Hardcover) by Max Brooks
  3. Breaking Dawn (Hardcover) by Stephanie Meyer
  4. Fire Lord’s Lover (Kindle) by Kathryne Kennedy
  5. A Game of Thrones (Kindle) by George R.R. Martin
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