Fantasy Book Club – April 2013: Fade To Black by Francis Knight
Lisa Taylor
Fade to Black by Francis Knight won our Debut theme for April. I’m pretty anxious to start this one because it definitely sounds like a book I will really enjoy.…
Reviews
Nina D’Aleo Interview
Dan Hanks
Last month I reviewed the outstanding science-fiction/fantasy novel The Last City. This month I’ve been fortunate enough to chat (time zones allowing) with its Australian author, the lovely Nina D’Aleo,…
A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan
Nicholas Schmiedicker
A Natural History of Dragons is exactly what it sounds like. A memoir written by a Victorian naturalist who has an obsession with dragons and embarks on an adventure to…
WOLFHOUND CENTURY – Intro & Free Extract
Overlord
Today we have an extract of a book that many fantasy fans have been keeping a close-eye on, Wolfhound Century. Those who have already received the book (mostly my fellow…
Across the Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn
Steff Humm
Eastern settings have an exotic magic all of their own even without traditional fantasy elements. From the title and beautiful Japanese-style cover art alone (variants of which can be found…
The Hounds of the Morrigan by Pat O’Shea
Hierath
A hambone is sweet, but a pot of jam is the supreme comforter… Mythology Thirteen years in the writing, The Hounds of the Morrigan was finally published in 1985, one…
Ack-Ack Macaque by Gareth L. Powell
Alister Davison
Let’s start with the blurb. In 1944, Britain’s best hopes for victory lie with a Spitfire pilot codenamed ‘Ack-Ack Macaque’. The trouble is, Ack-Ack is a cynical, one-eyed, cigar-chomping monkey,…
Tuf Voyaging by George R. R. Martin
Ryan Howse
George R. R. Martin is best known for his high fantasy epic, A Song of Ice and Fire. Yet he is an endlessly inventive writer, and long before ASOIAF, he…
The Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde
Liz Fellshot Ambrose
I’ve had people tell me that I shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. While I understand (and agree with) the metaphor as it applies to people, I think that…
Dreams and Shadows by C. Robert Cargill
Idlewilder
Think you know fairy tales? Think again. Dreams and Shadows by C. Robert Cargill is initially the story of Jared and Tiffany Thatcher and their life together, from high school…
Sci-Fi Book Club – March 2013: Old Man’s War by John Scalzi
The Sci-Fi Book will be reading John Scalzi’s Old Man’s War in March. It was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2006. “John Perry did two things…
Fantasy Book Club – March 2013: Retribution Falls by Chris Wooding
Our theme for nominations and voting for March was set to Pirates, and Retribution Falls (Tales of the Ketty Jay #1) had a decisive win. I have already read this…