Clik here to view.
Giveaway - The Pilgrims by Will Elliott
On March 18th, Tor released The Pilgrims by Will Elliott, the first book of the Pendulum series. What's even more interesting is that you have the chance to get a free copy for yourself! Giveaway...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Winner - giveaway of The Pilgrims by Will Elliott
The winner of the giveaway for The Pilgrims by Will Elliott, courtesy of Tor is :Chi Shannon from Salem, OregonCongrats!
View ArticleClik here to view.
April releases
April isn't the busiest month in term of Fantasy releases but it will give us time to check that backlog. My spotlight for the month consist of "merrier" books than the actual trend of Grim and Dark...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Palace Job review
The Palace Job is the first Fantasy novel for Patrick Weekes. He has already released a couple of short stories and is working at Bioware as a senior writer, having worked on the Mass Effect stories....
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Round of Covers
It's cover round-up time!***Marc Simonetti, the french artist behind many great Fantasy covers in the last years strikes again with the french cover art for Le Fléau du Traître by Jeff Slayards...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New poll - Nostalgia?
The topic of my last poll was humor. To cover more than an aspect of it, I posted three questions instead of one and we now have the results.What type of Humor do you prefer?Sarcasm -...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Fantasy Reader turns five!
It's time to celebrate!A Fantasy Reader is now five years old!Thanks you all for coming back again and again over the years!Cheers to five more!
View ArticleClik here to view.
Extracts - Hulick, Patrick and Salyards
Three interesting extracts have surfaced on the web recently and they might give you a nice taste of upcoming novels. We're talking about Den Patrick's The Boy with the Porcelain Blade, Sworn in Steel...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New map - Elizabeth Bear's Eternal Sky
Another nice looking map for the index!It's the work of Ellisa Mitchell, an illustrator who also worked on interior maps for David Weber and for the Wheel of Time Roleplaying Game. The map is included...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New map - Salyards' Veil of the Deserters
And the index got even bigger!This time, it's the beautiful map of Jeff Salyards' series the Bloodsounder's Arc that started with Scourge of the Betrayer (my favorite Fantasy debut of 2012 - review...
View ArticleClik here to view.
2014 David Gemmell Awards shortlist
The shortlist is out for the 2014 David Gemmell Awards.Voting for the shortlists is open until the end of May, with the awards ceremony taking place at London's Magic Circle on the 13th June.My picks...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Knife Sworn review
Knife Sworn is the second book in the Tower and Knife trilogy, following the excellent debut of Mazarkis Williams, The Emperor's Knife, which was released back in 2011. The third book in the series,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
May releases
May 6th is the date to remember if you want to do some book shopping in may!Two debut authors are making a comeback with their second novel, Brian McClellan's The Crimson Campaign, the follow-up to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Emperor's Blades review
The Emperor's Blades is the first book in the Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne series and the debut Fantasy novel for American author Brian Staveley. The book was released by Tor in January 2014 and the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New maps - Chris Willrich's The Silk Map (and more!)
Chris Willrich second novel, The Silk Map, following the adventures of Gaunt and Bone after the events of The Scroll of Years was released earlier this month (on May 6th to be precise). I was delighted...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Kameron Hurley's The Mirror Empire, cover and excerpt
Richard Anderson made a name for himself as a Fantasy cover illustrator with the cover art for John R. Fultz's Books of the Shaper sereis (Seven Princes, Seven Kings and Seven Sorcerers) and most...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Guest post - Grieftongue by Jeff Salyards
With the release of Veil of the Deserters, I thought to ask Jeff Salyards if he would be interested in a guest post. I offered several topics and interestingly enough, he included several of them....
View ArticleClik here to view.
New poll - Battles!
Nostalgia. It was the topic of my last poll with a more specific question in mind: Are the Fantasy series of old aging well? Thinking back on the subject, I'm not sure they all do. Will readers who...
View ArticleClik here to view.
June releases
June 2014 is a busy month for the Fantasy genre.Here's my spotlight. Prince of Fools and Veil of the Deserters are the books that will come right up my to-read pile. What about you? What are you...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Round of Covers
The US cover art for Joe Abercrombie's second "YA" oriented novel, Half the World has been revealed. It's kind of.... special... it will catch the eye but it probably won't be showing up face first in...
View Article