Spoiler: Will ‘Lady Stoneheart’ be in Game of Thrones?
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Those who have read A Feast For Crows / A Dance With Dragons, probably have fond memories of Cold Hands and Lady Stoneheart. If so, as the last episode of…
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Giant insects attack post-apocalyptic Berlin in new series
We’re all keen to find out how Guardians of the Galaxy turns out. Some are predicting that it will be new-era Marvel’s first flop, where as others are championing it…
Queen Elizabeth II passes on the Iron Throne
The opportunity for what could have been the best photo… ever has been lost. From the moment it was announced that The Queen of England would be visiting the set…
Adam Christopher’s ‘Robot P.I. Series’ Snapped Up
I remember, a few years back now, there was an unusually large buzz around an – at that point – unpublished author named Adam Christopher. All I really knew about…
Angry Robot Shuts Down YA & Crime Fiction Imprints
I was saddened to hear that Angry Robot Books will be shutting down their Young Adult (Strange Chemistry) and Crime Fiction (Exhibit A) imprints. Angry Robot is probably one of…
Magic The Gathering Movie Coming? GoT Writer Involved…
News broke today that Game of Thrones Writer, Bryan Cogman, is set to write a number of movies based on the popular ‘Magic The Gathering’ card game. According to Deadline,…
David Gemmell Legend Award Winners Announced
The David Gemmell Legend Award winners have finally been announced and I think two of the three awards went the way we were expecting (Best Art and Newcomer), with what…
John Jarrold’s Literary Agency Celebrates 10 years
I’d like to say a huge congratulations to John Jarrold who today celebrates the 10th anniversary of his Literary Agency. Literary Agents are the unsung heroes in the publishing world.…
Amazon stand-off not just with Hachette anymore…
For those not in the know, Amazon and Hachette had some kind of breakdown during negotiations a few weeks back. Although no one has told us what exactly this breakdown…
Cover for Aaronovitch’s ‘Foxglove Summer’
I remember being in a bookshop a few years back (a second-hand one) and an elderly lady, maybe 75, tilted a book towards me and said “nice cover this, isn’t…
The World Goes Robin Hobb Cover Crazy!
Over the last few weeks we been inundated with Robin Hobb covers! Evidently (and quite rightly!), the publishers are taking advantage of the fact Robin is returning to events facing…
Cover of Abercrombie’s ‘Half The World’
We are still about a month or so away from Joe Abercrombie’s latest novel, Half a King, however the American publishers have decided they’re not going to make us wait…