Scott Lynch’s Fourth Gentleman Bastard book coming in 2014!
Overlord
In what can only be described as super-fricken-awesome news, Scott Lynch has told Fantastical Imaginations that The Thorn of Emberlain is on schedule for a 2014 Q3 release. Here’s what…
The Deaths of Tao by Wesley Chu
Victoria Hooper
The Prophus and the Genjix are at war. For centuries they have sought a way off-planet, guiding humanity’s social and technological development to the stage where space travel is possible.…
Venom Movie, GoT Star to Terminator 5, Jupiter Ascending Trailer & More…
Well, I don’t think any of these SFF related news pieces are big or exclusive enough to warrant their own individual posts, but it seems this weekend has been chosen…
Foundations of Fantasy: Beowulf
Ryan Howse
More than any other genre, fantasy tends to examine ancient epics. Whether it’s the study of archetypes and ectypes, or a historical understanding of narrative itself, or simply a desire…
Kim Stanley Robinson on The Fall & Rise of Utopias…
Once a driving force of political change, utopian visions – a community or society possessing highly desirable or perfect qualities – are now out of fashion… In SFF these days…
Work Done For Hire by Joe Haldeman
For those who are unfamiliar with Joe Haldeman, let me start by telling you that the man is one of the most critically acclaimed authors in the genre of Science-Fiction.…
Patrick Rothfuss wants time travellers to get in touch
Fans rating a book wayyyyyyyyy before its release happens on Goodreads a lot, but authors rarely comment on it; especially when they are scoring primarily 5 stars such as Patrick…
Abercrombie finishes his YA; release date announced.
You may remember that a few months ago we reported on Joe Abercrombie’s latest project in his ‘I shall write a book in every genre known to man’ mission, a…
Godzilla Movie Trailer & Monster vs Monster?
I know a lot of you probably didn’t enjoy the last Godzilla film… it was cheesy and it lacked any real depth, but having been fascinated with dinosaurs and the…
The Daylight War by Peter V. Brett
Steff Humm
Never mind variety, anticipation is the true spice of life and is something Peter V. Brett really knows how to inspire. We waited with baited breath for the third instalment…
Sanderson shows Rothfuss a real wordcount…
When it was announced a few months back that the release date for Brandon Sanderson’s second book in his Stormlight Archive series, Words of Radiance, had been moved all the…
Brazilian Mistborn Cover… Rocks!
A few years ago I was really excited when the UK had their Brandon Sanderson books freshened up with some really nice abstract covers. Sanderson’s work has always been a…