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The Daylight War review

The Daylight War is the third book in the Demon Cycle series by Peter V. Brett. It hardly needs an introduction, as I'm convinced that this novel was one of the most expected releases of 2013 for many...

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Excerpts, samples, extracts and maps!!!

You want to get acquainted with the books you're still hesitating to pick up?  You want to get some taste of them before buying them?  Look no further, here's a list of excerpts, samples or extracts...

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Forge of Darkness review

Forge of Darkness is the first novel in a new trilogy by Steven Erikson. The Kharnakas Trilogy is set many years in the past from the events of the Malazan Book of the Fallen at the time when the Tiste...

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Game of Thrones season 3 trailer

If  March 31st wasn't already marked on your calendar, here's the reason it should!  Looks amazing!

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Abercrombie's The Heroes limited art

Joe presented on his blog the wraparound cover art for the Subterranean Press limited edition of his novel The Heroes.  The illustration is by the hand of the talented Raymond Swanland (who I mentioned...

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Title revealed for Sanderson's Stormlight book 2

Tor.com posted the news for the title of the follow-up to The Way of Kings (my review), Words of Radiance, the second novel in the Stormlight Archive series by Brandon Sanderson. While this information...

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Stephen Deas' Dragon Queen cover

Back in October of last year, Gollancz released their catalog for spring and summer.  On the catalog, the cover art for Dragon Queen by Stephen Deas wasn't really appealing (the one at the end of the...

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March releases

March will be a busy month for Fantasy readers.  It's the Fantasy debut for 2008 Philip K. Dick award winner David Walton with Quintessence and also the release of a first novel for Luke Scull.  Some...

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New map - Luke Scull's world of The Grim Company

Luke Scull debut novel was released in the UK on March 1st and will be out in the US later this year (September) although you can already pick up the audiobook from Audible.  Back in February, the...

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The loot of the last weeks

Here's some new procurement pron.  Add to this an e-arc of Quintessence by David Walton and Luke Scull's The Grim Company audiobook and you get an happy reader!

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Cover art for Nathan Hawke's Gallow books

If you have read my 2013 coming up books post, you probably saw that the three Gallow books by Nathan Hawke will be published by Gollancz this year (it's the author debut series).  The publisher...

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McClellan's The Crimson Campaign cover

Brian McClellan, author of Promise of Blood, the first book in the Powder Mage Trilogy that will debut in April, unveiled the cover for his second book, The Crimson Campaign, published by Orbit.  I...

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New poll - Magic systems

In my last poll, I wanted to explore some genre bending or mixing.  I was interested in finding out which genre creates the best mix with Epic Fantasy. The top four answers were:Military - 31%Dark -...

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Scott Lynch's Republic of Thieves release date

It's now official, The Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch, the long awaited third book in the Gentleman Bastard sequence has a release date and it's in 2013!US : October 8th 2013UK: October 10th...

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Newton's Drakenfeld cover

Drakenfeld is the first novel in a new series for Mark Charan Newton.  I loved (so far, since I still have the last book to read) the Legends of the Red Sun and with what I have read so far from the...

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Kickstarting

Unless you've been away from the web for a while, you probably know what Kickstarter is, if not, it can be defined as "Kickstarter is a funding platform for creative projects. Everything from films,...

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The Red Knight review

The Red Knight is the Fantasy debut of Canadian author Miles Cameron and the first book in the Traitor Son cycle, a series that will span five novels.  The novelist  also wrote several historical...

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Round of covers

With many covers appearing around the web, it's time for another round of covers!***First up is the UK cover art for Brandon Sanderson upcoming novel, Steelheart. The art style is the same as the...

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April releases

Fantasy debut and critically acclaimed authors?  What more can you ask for in April? Here's my spotlight for the following month.  I'm almost finished with Promise of Blood and sadly a little late for...

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Promise of Blood - Adopest map

Promise of Blood, the debut novel of Brian McClellan, includes three beautiful maps of the nation of Adro, one of the Nine, it's capital city Adopest and the summit of South Pike Mountain.  Brian...

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