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Fantasy Blogosphere: November 28, 2011

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Jeff Pelletier

The Alloy of Law reviews are pouring in, but sadly the biggest news is the passing of Anne McCaffrey. We have lost one of the greats. Her craft will be continued by the current crop of talented fantasy authors, and you can check out interviews with a few current greats like R.A. Salvatore, Patrick Rothfuss, Lev Grossman, Terry Brooks and Daniel Abraham below. Also, Brandon Sanderson talks about writing the Infinity Blade novella. Cool stuff.

Review: The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson @ Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist
Review: The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson @ Fantasy Book Review
Review: The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson @ Fantasy & Sci-Fi Lovin’ News & Reviews
Review: The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie @ The Rocky Mountain Collegian
Review: The Gunslinger by Stephen King @ BestFantasyBooks
Review: The Prodigal Mage by Karen Miller @ Fantasy Book Review
Review: Neverwinter by R.A. Salvatore @ Grasping for the Wind
Interview: R.A. Salvatore @ Geeks of Doom
Interview: Patrick Rothfuss @ Gollancz
Interview: Daniel Abraham @ Black Gate
Interview: Lev Grossman @ MTV
Interview: Paolo Bacigalupi @ Grasping for the Wind
Interview: Lev Grossman @ i09
Interview: Terry Brooks @ Suvudu
Interview: Felicia Day @ Los Angeles Times
Interview: David Anthony Durham @ If You’re Just Joining Us
Authors: Anne McCaffrey dies at 85 @ NY Times
TV: First look at Game of Thrones: Season 2 @ Fanboy
Video Games: Brandon Sanderson on Infinity Blade novella @ IGN
Video Games: Game of Thrones: Genesis review @ EuroGamer
Video Games: Game of Thrones: Genesis review @ Video Game Writers

Categories: Fantasy Blogosphere, News | Tags: Anne McCaffrey, Brandon Sanderson, Daniel Abraham, David Anthony Durham, fantasy books, Felicia Day, Game of Thrones, Infinity Blade, Joe Abercrombie, Karen Miller, Lev Grossman, Neverwinter, Paolo Bacigalupi, Patrick Rothfuss, R.A. Salvatore, Stephen King, Terry Brooks, The Alloy of Law, The Blade Itself, The Gunslinger, The Prodigal Mage | Leave a comment

Fantasy Blogosphere: September 19, 2011

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Jeff Pelletier

An geek’s dream team of interviews this week, with all-star authors like Lev Grossman, Patrick Rothfuss, Scott Lynch, Daniel Abraham, Peter S. Beagle, and more. The Night Circus makes some noise, placing in first in Amazon’s top 5 fantasy bestseller list for the week, and the detailed observer will notice reviews and interviews with author Erin Morgenstern popping up around the ‘webs. The talk is Harry Potter fans are hungry, and The Night Circus may be just the dish. Also, for a few weeks in a row, old-school “Choose Your Own Adventure” style books are making appearances in the fantasy blogosphere. Did someone say comeback?

Review: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern @ The Guardian
Review: The Magicians by Lev Grossman @ The Guardian
Review: Ghost Story by Jim Butcher @ Geeks of Doom
Review: Shadow Games by Glen Cook @ Fantasy Book Review
Interview: Lev Grossman @ Forward: The Jewish Daily
Interview: Patrick Rothfuss @ Speculate!
Interview: Scott Lynch @ Threat or Menace
Interview: Daniel Abraham @ MTV
Interview: Peter S. Beagle @ Oberon’s Law
Interview: Michael Stackpole @ TeleRead
Interview: Brent Weeks @ SF Signal
Interview: Mark Charan Newton @ Mail & Guardian
Interview: Erin Morgenstern @ Suvudu
Publishers: Gollancz buys self-published game series DestinyQuest @ The BookSeller.com

Categories: Fantasy Blogosphere, News | Tags: Brent Weeks, Daniel Abraham, DestinyQuest, Erin Morgenstern, fantasy books, Ghost Story, Glen Cook, Jim Butcher, Lev Grossman, Mark Charan Newton, Michael Stackpole, Patrick Rothfuss, Peter S. Beagle, Scott Lynch, Shadow Games, The Magicians, The Night Circus | Leave a comment

Fantasy Blogosphere: August 15, 2011

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Jeff Pelletier

Lev Grossman’s The Magician King hit stores this week, and created an appropriate amount of buzz in the blogosphere. While Grossman owned the week, there’s a lot going on overall, from interviews with George R.R. Martin, Peter S. Beagle and Patrick Rothfuss to a great article on the NY Times discussing fantasy’s place in the modern world. Fantasy is mainstream, people. Rejoice.

Review: The Magician King by Lev Grossman @ NPR
Review: The Magician King by Lev Grossman @ The OF Blog
Review: The Magician King by Lev Grossman @ Barnes and Noble
Review: The Unremembered by Peter Orullian @ Desert News
Review: Perfect Shadow by Brent Weeks @ Elitist Book Review
Review: The Ghost King by R.A. Salvatore @ Fantasy Book Review
Review: Hawkwood and the Kings by Paul Kearney @ Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist
Interview: Lev Grossman @ The Huffington Post
Interview: Lev Grossman @ A.V. Club
Interview: Lev Grossman @ Kirkus Review
Interview: Peter S. Beagle @ Oakland Local
Interview: Patrick Rothfuss @ Suvudu
Interview: George R.R. Martin @ Clout & About
Interview: George R.R. Martin @ Google
Interview: Mark Charan Newton @ Fantasy Fiction
Event: Michael Stackpole on self-publishing at GenCon @ TeleRead
Editorial: The Rise of Fantasy @ The New York Times

Categories: Fantasy Blogosphere, News | Tags: Brent Weeks, fantasy books, Hawkwood and the Kings, Lev Grossman, Mark Charan Newton, Michael Stackpole, Patrick Rothfuss, Paul Kearney, Perfect Shadow, Peter Orullian, Peter S. Beagle, R.A. Salvatore, The Ghost King, The Magician King, The Unremembered | Leave a comment

Fantasy Blogosphere: August 8, 2011

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Jeff Pelletier

A chance for Faramir, captain of Gondor, to show his quality. Quality is the name of the game this week, with fantastic stuff like Pat Rothfuss interviewing Jim Butcher, Daniel Abraham on writing the Game of Thrones comic, and Lev Grossman on wizards and orcs getting their due respect. Wait, Daniel Abraham on the GoT comic? That’s like the geekiest triple-combo ever.

Review: A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin @ FairfaxStation
Review: A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin @ Literary Musings
Review: A Song of Ice and Fire series @ Lifestyle Inquirer
Review: Flight to Dragon Isle by Lucinda Hare @ Fantasy Book Review
Interview: George R.R. Martin @ The Sydney Morning Herald
Interview: Patrick Rothfuss interviews Jim Butcher @ Suvudu
Interview: Tracy Hickman @ I Should be Writing
Interview: Daniel Abraham on writing the Game of Thrones comics @ MTV
Author Blogs: Respect for Wizards, Orcs by Lev Grossman @ The Wall Street Journal

Categories: Fantasy Blogosphere, News | Tags: A Clash of Kings, A Dance with Dragons, Daniel Abraham, Flight to Dragon Isle, Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin, Lev Grossman, Lucinda Hare, Patrick Rothfuss, Tracy Hickman | Leave a comment

Fantasy Blogosphere: July 11, 2011

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Jeff Pelletier

A Dance with Dragons teeters on the brink of release, and the fantasy blogosphere is flooding with reviews now that the embargo on reviews is lifted. Also this week, we found reviews of books by authors Patrick Rothfuss, Brandon Sanderson, Adrian Tchaikovsky and R. Scott Bakker, as well as an interview with Lev Grossman. Some cool fantasy art appeared this week as well, with the cover for the Game of Thrones dropping, and a really cool new map of Westeros. Photos from The Hobbit movie are starting to cross the blogosphere as well. Enough to get excited about yet?

Review: A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin @ Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist
Review: A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin @ The Wertzone
Review: A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin @ MySanAntonio
Review: The Wise Man’s Fear by Patrick Rothfuss @ A Fantastical Librarian
Review: Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson @ Fantasy Book Review
Review: Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson @ Boom Tron
Review: Empire in Black and Gold by Adrian Tchaikovsky @ Floor to Ceiling Books
Review: The White Luck Warrior by R. Scott Bakker @ Neth Space
Interview: Lev Grossman @ If You’re Just Joining Us
Covers: Game of Thrones comic adaptation cover by Alex Ross @ The Daily Blam!
Movies: Photo of dwarfs from The Hobbit released @ Fanboy.com
Art: Where’s Waldo of Westeros maps @ Fanboy.com

Categories: Fantasy Blogosphere, News | Tags: A Dance with Dragons, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Alex Ross, Brandon Sanderson, Empire in Black and Gold, fantasy books, Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin, Lev Grossman, Mistborn, Patrick Rothfuss, R. Scott Bakker, The Hobbit, The White Luck Warrior, The Wise Man's Fear, Warbreaker, Westeros | 1 Comment

Fantasy Blogosphere: May 23, 2011

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Jeff Pelletier

Reviews of a few classics by Tolkien, interviews with great authors like Rotufuss, Abraham, and Orullian, and more previews from the Greatest TV Series of All Time, Game of Thrones.

Review: The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien @ Seattle PI
Review: The Pirate King by R.A. Salvatore @ Fantasy Book Review
Review: Tales from the Perilous Realm by J.R.R. Tolkien @ Fantasy Book Review
Review: The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss @ SF Signal
Review: Wolfsangel By M.D. Lachlan @ SF Review
Interview: Patrick Rothfuss @ Dragonmount
Interview: Daniel Abraham @ SF Signal
Interview: Peter Orullian @ Grasping for the Wind

Game of Thrones: Episode 6 Preview 1

Game of Thrones: Episode 6 Preview 2

Game of Thrones: Episode 6 Preview 3

Categories: Fantasy Blogosphere, News | Tags: Daniel Abraham, fantasy books, J.R.R. Tolkien, M.D. Lachlan, Patrick Rothfuss, Peter Orullian, R.A. Salvatore, Tales from the Perilous Realm, The Pirate King, The Return of the King, Wolfsangel | Leave a comment

Fantasy Blogosphere: May 16, 2011

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Jeff Pelletier

Interviews galore this week, with Joe Abercrombie interviewing George R.R. Martin, Peter Orullian interviewing Patrick Rothfuss and Jeff VanderMeer interviewing Mark Hodder. Check out the Game of Thrones infographic, really cool stuff.

Review: A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin @ T.N. Tobias
Review: The Quantum Thief by by Hannu Rajaniemi @ Grasping for the Wind
Interview: Mark Hodder @ Omnivoracious
Comics: Manga Game of Thrones covers @ io9
Art: Game of Thrones infographic @ hauteslides

Joe Abercrombie interviews George R.R. Martin: Part 1

Joe Abercrombie interviews George R.R. Martin: Part 2

Peter Orullian interviews Patrick Rothfuss: Part 3

Game of Thrones: Episode 5 Preview

Categories: Fantasy Blogosphere, News | Tags: A Game of Thrones, fantasy books, Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin, Hannu Rajaniemi, Joe Abercrombie, Mark Hodder, Patrick Rothfuss, Peter Orullian, The Quantum Thief | Leave a comment

Fantasy Blogosphere: April 18, 2011

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Jeff Pelletier

Too many George R.R. Martin interviews to list here this week, but a great interview with Time magazine. New trailers for Game of Thrones, and a making of The Hobbit video emerged this week as well.

Review: The Dragon’s Path by Daniel Abraham @ Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist
Review: Goblin Tales by Jim C. Hines @ Grasping for the Wind
Interview: George R.R. Martin @ Time
Interview: Steven Erikson @ Seattle PI
Interview: N.K. Jemisin @ Fantasy Magazine
Cover: The Magician King by Lev Grossman @ Oneironomicon
Products: D&D purfume @ Fanboy.com

Game of Thrones: Poison Trailer

Game of Thrones: Epic Trailer

The Making of The Hobbit

Interview with Patrick Rothfuss Part 2

Categories: Fantasy Blogosphere, News | Tags: D&D, Daniel Abraham, Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin, Goblin Tales, Jim C. Hines, Lev Grossman, N.K. Jemisin, Patrick Rothfuss, Steven Erikson, The Dragon's Path, The Hobbit, The Magician King | Leave a comment

Fantasy Blogosphere: April 11, 2011

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Jeff Pelletier

The spotlight is shared by Pat Rothfuss and George Martin this week, the former garnering publicity following his recent release of The Wise Man’s Fear, and the latter on the forthcoming release of his HBO tv series. In addition to the barrage of coverage on these great authors, there are reviews of books by great authors that crossed this week: Glen Cook, Peter S. Beagle and Daniel Abraham.

Review: The Wise Man’s Fear by Patrick Rothfuss @ Fantasy & SciFi Lovin’ News & Reviews
Review: Surrender to the Will of the Night by Glen Cook @ BSC
Review: Sleight of Hand by Peter S. Beagle @ Grasping for the Wind
Review: The Dragon’s Path by Daniel Abraham @ SF Signal
Interview: Daniel Abraham talks The Dragon’s Path @ Omnivoracious
Interview: Steven Erikson @ Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist
Interview: Patrick Rothfuss @ Adventures in Sci-Fi
Performance: Patrick Rothfuss reads from The Wise Man’s Fear @ The Agony Column
Profile: George R.R. Martin @ The New Yorker
TV: George R.R. Martin talks Game of Thrones HBO series @ Entertainment Weekly
TV: Interview with Game of Thrones producers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss @ Entertainment Weekly
Movie: Andy Serkis to be Second Unit Director for The Hobbit @ The Hollywood Reporter
Art: Cover to 2010 A Song of Ice and Fire calendar released @ Mission Unknown!

15-minute HBO Game of Thrones Preview

Game of Thrones Exclusive Preview

The Making of HBO’s Game of Thrones

Interview with Patrick Rothfuss

Categories: Fantasy Blogosphere, News | Tags: A Song of Ice and Fire, Andy Serkis, Daniel Abraham, Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin, Glen Cook, Patrick Rothfuss, Peter S. Beagle, Sleight of Hand, Steven Erikson, Surrender to the Will of the Night, The Dragon's Path, The Hobbit, The Wise Man's Fear | Leave a comment

Amazon’s Top 5 Fantasy Books, April 3, 2011

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Jeff Pelletier

A Game of Thrones holds strong in first place, while The Name of the Wind drops off the top 5 in favor of J.R. Rain’s American Vampire.

A Game of Thrones (Kindle) by George R.R. Martin
Dead Reckoning (Hardcover) by Charlaine Harris
The Wise Man’s Fear (Kindle) by Patrick Rothfuss
Moon Dance (Kindle) by J.R. Rain
American Vampire (Kindle) by J.R. Rain

Categories: Bestsellers, News | Tags: A Game of Thrones, American Vampire, Charlaine Harris, Dead Reckoning, fantasy books, George R.R. Martin, J.R. Rain, Moon Dance, Patrick Rothfuss, The Wise Man's Fear | Leave a comment