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New map - Karthain (The Republic of Thieves)
The release date of The Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch is drawing near and back in July, Scott posted the map for the setting of the book, the city of Karthain, home of the bondmages. The map is...
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Chris Willrich Interview
Back in August, I received an ARC from Pyr for The Scroll of Years, the first full length novel of Chris Willrich. The blurb caught my curiosity and after reviewing the book (here), it was released on...
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October releases
Here's my spotlight for the October releases in Fantasy. Aside from the obviously highly, highly, highly anticipated return of Locke Lamora and Jean Tannen alongside Sabetha, I think that Drakenfeld...
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The Unholy Consult is done
Fans of R. Scott Bakker rejoice, the final piece of the Aspect Emperor trilogy, The Unholy Consult, follow-up to The White-Luck Warrior released on May 2011, is done (the first draft at least). Mr....
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Poll - Eager meter 2014
In the last poll, I shared with you compulsive side of me, my urge to buy books I want to read as soon as they are available. Hopefully, we are not in the majority as the results for the poll...
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The Garden of Stones review
Mark T. Barnes presents his first full length novel, The Garden of Stones, the first book of the Echoes of Empire series, a planned trilogy. The Australian author wrote short fiction before his book...
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New map - Neldar from Dalglish's Shadowdance series
Orbit posted and interesting article (well a series of them) about the making of the cover for David Dalglish's Shadowdance novel, A Dance of Cloaks. The latest entry explain the creation process for...
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A round of covers
Three new covers caught my attention recently. Here they are with comments and the blurb to accompany them!***The Splintered Gods by Stephen DeasThe Splintered Gods is the follow-up to Dragon Queen. A...
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Emperor of Thorns review
In 2011, Mark Lawrence was discovered as a promising new voice in Fantasy. His debut novel, Prince of Thorns got press from the 'grimdark' atmosphere and the supposedly too young and violent...
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The Thousand Names review
The Thousand Names is the debut novel of Django Wexler. The first book of the Shadow Campaigns series was released back in July along with a prequel short story called The Penitent Damnedthat you can...
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2013 Gemmell Legend awards winners
The David Gemmell Legend Awards 2013 winners were announced on Thursday.My picks for this year were: Mark Lawrence's King of Thorns for the Legend, Miles Cameron's The Red Knight for the Morningstar...
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November releases
November is less crowded in term of Fantasy releases (at least in my spotlight of the month). It will be the perfect time to pick up some books that have been waiting for a while in my to-read pile....
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2013 Goodreads choice awards
Goodreads posted the opening round for the best book of the year, 2013 edition. The list for the Fantasy category is (you can vote here):The Crown Tower by Michael J. SullivanThe Republic of Thieves...
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Lloyd's Moon's Artifice extract
Tom Lloyd new book, Moon's Artifice is set in a new setting, stepping away from his Epic Fantasy series Twilight Reign. Tom categorized his new novel as ''a fantasy action/conspiracy thriller'' The...
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New map - Albia (Miles Cameron's The Fell Sword)
Miles Cameron second book in the Traitor Son cycle, The Fell Sword, is coming out on December 19th 2013. Miles website was updated to promote the book and a nice map of Albia was added. The map is the...
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The Republic of Thieves review
The Republic of Thieves, book 3 of the Gentleman Bastards sequence by Scott Lynch, is finally upon us. The series started with The Lies of Locke Lamora back in 2006 and was followed not long after by...
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Goodreads 2013 awards final round
The final round is up for the Goodreads Choice Awards 2013. In the Fantasy category, the ten following books gathered the largest number of votes. My pick is still present, Emperor of Thorns by Mark...
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The Emperor's Blades excerpt
The hype machine is in full swing for the debut Fantasy novel of Brian Staveley. Tor posted the first seven chapters of the book, The Emperor's Blades, book one of the Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne....
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A Round of Covers - Lawrence, Lynch and Wexler
It's time for another round. What do you think of these?***Prince of Fools by Mark LawrenceThat's a nice cover although slightly generic... with a style a bit reminiscent of the Broken Empire trilogy....
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Poll results - Most awaited book of 2014
The question for my last poll was: "Which books are you most eager to read in 2014?" and the results are in! Are Fantasy readers still in love with fat Epic Fantasy series that will take more than a...
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