2013 brought us some amazing books whether they're sequels or debuts, still more yet to come of course. So I thought I'd give us all a head start on seeing some of the books coming next year.
Some that might not arrive in 2014:
The Skull Throne,
The Doors of Stone.
A few that I'll be preordering:
The Crimson Campaign - Brian McClellan
Sword of the North - Luke Scull
Sworn in Steel - Douglas Hulick
Half a King - Joe Abercrombie"The first of three standalone but interconnected novels aimed at younger readers – will be published in summer 2014. A classic coming-of-age tale, set in a brilliantly imagined alternative historical world reminiscent of the Dark Ages with Viking overtones, the book tells the story of Yarvi, youngest son of a warlike king. Born with a crippled hand, he can never live up to his father’s expectations of what a real man should be and his destiny is not the throne but the Ministry, not the sword and shield but the book and the soft word spoken.
But when his father and brother are killed, Yarvi is propelled to kingship and must sit in the Black Chair, between gods and men, and half a man must find a way to rule as half a king. Thus begins a gripping switchback ride of a tale that will carry Yarvi far beyond his kingdom, from the heights of royalty to the depths of slavery, during the course of which he must find better ways to fight than with a sword, and learn the lessons that will make him a man."
Prince of Fools - Mark Lawrence "This is the first book of a planned trilogy titled The Red Queen’s War.
These books are set in the Broken Empire and cover the same two decades that we dipped into during Jorg’s tale [see Broken Empire trilogy]. The trilogy is stand-alone, i.e, it's not required that you read the Broken Empire trilogy first.
The story follows the fortunes of Jalan Kendeth, an arrogant and cowardly womanizer, a bully and a cheat. Our ‘hero’ has lived his life in luxury and plans to continue doing so. Things start to go wrong when poor judgement entangles him in the adventures of an axe-wielding barbarian from the frozen north...
Prince of Fools shows us the world of the Broken Empire with a thicker vein of humor than Jorg’s tale, but it’s the same bloodstained place and from time to time we catch a glimpse of Jorg and his friends in the background."
So far just one debut that I'll have a good look at.
The Emperor's Blades - Brian Staveley
Keep an eye out for any news about. Anne Lyle, Francis Knight, Stella Gemmell, Stephen Deas, Peter V brett (novella), Joe Abercrombie (shot stories), A certain anthology in memory of David Gemmell that I've seen mentioned here and there.
And there are a few authors that I need to start reading again so I can get hyped about their coming books. Brandon Sanderson, Brent Weeks and many more.
Go on, post some of yours!