The Wise Man’s Fear The Kingkiller Chronicle #2 Written: Patrick Rothfuss Published: March 1, 2011 Publisher: DAW ISBN: 0756404738 Obtained via: Purchase Blurb: For nearly four years, fantasy and science fiction enthusiasts have been eagerly awaiting this second volume to Patrick Rothfuss’ Kingkiller Chronicles. The first volume, The Name of the Wind, won the…
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Review & Giveaway: The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms The Inheritance Trilogy #1 Written: N.K. Jemisin Published: February 25, 2010 Publisher: Orbit ISBN: 0316043915 Obtained via: Gift from a friend Blurb: Yeine Darr is an outcast from the barbarian north. But when her mother dies under mysterious circumstances, she is summoned to the majestic city of Sky. There, to her…
Green Rider Series Re-Read: Guest Review of The High King’s Tomb
I have to admit The High King’s Tomb, book 3 of Kristen Britain’s Green Rider series, is not my favorite of the three I’ve read so far. For example, again with only the mentions with Stevic G’ladheon. Also, Karigan actually gets a bit whiny in the first half of this book, where as I specifically…
Meet Tor’s New Bouncing Baby Twins
Like Fantasy? Like Steampunk? Then I have some good news for you. Tor.com has announced the creation of two “satellite sites” exclusively for sharing some of the best content found around the ‘net in the fantasy and steampunk genres. Basically, these are Facebook “fan” pages and accompanying Twitter streams. Would you care to meet these…
Review: The Black Prism by Brent Weeks
There is so much to address about The Black Prism. We have a very ambitious new fantasy world, a unique and fairly complicated magic system, an interesting political set-up, and some pretty ambiguous characters. The Black Prism [is] a spicy recipe for a series that I will definitely be lining up to finish.