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