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E.E. Knight Interview – The Age of Fire

On November 12, 2006 By Damon Cap In Interviews

This week our guest is E.E. Knight author of the Vampire Earth series as well as a new fantasy series called Age of Fire.

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To the Power of Three by Laura Lippman Review

On November 6, 2006 By Brian Lindenmuth In Book Reviews

Laura Lippman, author of the popular Tess Monaghan series, takes a break to explore a stand alone novel. In To the Power of Three she takes an old mystery novel concept, the locked room mystery …

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The Girl in the Glass by Jeffrey Ford Review

On August 11, 2006 By Clare In Book Reviews

For 2005, THE GIRL IN THE GLASS won the Edgar award for Best Paperback Original from the Mystery Writers of America. You might think a crime-writing award a strange one for Jeffrey Ford to receive …

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The Book of Ballads by Charles Vess Review

On June 10, 2006 By Clare In Book Reviews

With textual help from some well-known names, but primarily from the inspiration of classic Anglo-Saxon storysongs, Charles Vess has created a unique form of graphic novel. Recently reprinted in softcover, THE BOOK OF BALLADS is …

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Caught Stealing by Charlie Huston – Review

On May 14, 2006 By Clare In Book Reviews

I always think a good hard-boiled crime novel ought to read like I’m sliding into a warm bath with slit wrists, so smooth I’m grinning through the bleed-out. Charlie Huston’s CAUGHT STEALING reads like that. …

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Witness To Myself by Seymour Shubin Review

On May 4, 2006 By Clare In Book Reviews

Seymour Shubin’s WITNESS TO MYSELF is not the typical fare usually found beneath the lurid cover of a Hard Case Crime paperback. For one thing, the protagonist is a decent fellow, unlike the usual noir …

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The Wizard Lord by Lawrence Watt-Evans Review

On April 23, 2006 By Clare In Book Reviews

Lawrence Watt-Evans begins his latest sword and sorcery series with THE WIZARD LORD, Volume One of The Annals of the Chosen. In the land of Barokan, magic is everpresent. The ler are the spirits within …

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Titus Groan by Mervyn Peake Review

On January 1, 2006 By Clare In Book Reviews

If you haven’t yet read Titus Groan, then for all your life, the infant heir to castle Gormenghast has waited for you. Certainly for most of your life anyway, since Book One in Mervyn Peake’s …

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Temeraire, Naomi Novik’s His Majesty’s Dragon Charms – Review

On December 31, 2005 By Jay In Book Reviews

If you have become as jaded as I have become regarding fantastic fiction, even certain title choices causes you to avoid or at the very least postpone when you get to a novel, a blasé …

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Patricia McKillip’s Od Magic Review

On November 22, 2005 By Matt Denault In Book Reviews

The genre that today is labeled “fantasy” on the shelves of your local bookseller and library (or the links of your favored e-tailer) is made up of many different literary traditions. There are the mythological …

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Tolkien and the Great War Review

On September 22, 2005 By Victoria Hoyle In Book Reviews

Innumerable commentators, critics, fans and, lately, even film-makers have suggested that Tolkien’s oeuvre was deeply affected by his experiences in the Great War (1914-18) and particularly at the Battle of the Somme in 1916 (when …

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Caitlin Sweet Interview and Telling of Stars Review

On September 6, 2005 By Victoria Hoyle In Interviews

Since publishing her debut novel A Telling of Stars (2003) with Penguin, Canadian Caitlin Sweet has joined the burgeoning ranks of young, innovative fantasy genre writers. She has since released a prequel to A Telling …

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Synergy! Sharing Favorite Scary Stories with Carrie Vaughn, Charlie Huston, Jimmy Palmiotti & More!

On September 5, 2005 By Jay In Book Reviews, Comics, Game of Thrones, Guest Blogs, Interviews

Synergy is back! If you haven’t seen this column before, the basic idea is that we put the same question to a variety of professionals (and sometimes amateurs) who interest us to create a plateful of …

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Graphic Novels: Going the Long Way Round – Tim Eldred Guest Blog

On July 23, 2005 By Tim Eldred In Comics, Guest Blogs

It’s a process that places abnormal demands on you and on the people around you. If this is the way you choose to express yourself creatively, there is a price to be paid for it. But …

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A DC Comics Gateway in Identity Crisis

On June 4, 2005 By Jay In Comics

Identity Crisis is a DC mini-series that love or hate is a legitimate benchmark on the DC timeline noting the company’s trends as the beginning of a shift in their line’s direction as a whole. …

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Susanna Clarke’s Magical Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell Review

On June 4, 2004 By Jay In Book Reviews, Comics, Game of Thrones, Guest Blogs, Interviews

In my opinion, simply stated, with no reservation what so ever, the best novel published in 2004. The best Fantasy novel? Well, yes, but also, the best fictional novel, bar none. Susanna Clarke’s debut novel, …

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