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