Just one more novel for Sara Douglass?

On November 12, 2009 By

Australian fantasy author Sara Douglass has revealed she is planning to write one more “no holds barred” fantasy novel, as she struggles with the aftermath of cancer, but the author is not sure what the future holds after that. In May Douglass announced that she had finished all of her treatment, and her cancer was in remission. “I am back to trying to live a more normal life. Both cancer, surgery and 6 months of chemotherapy really knocked me about. I’m concentrating now on regaining strength and fitness,” she wrote. And in July the author again said her health was continuing to improve.

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Reviews praise McAuley’s Gardens of the Sun

On November 12, 2009 By

Paul McAuley’s new book Gardens of the Sun has started to garner positive reviews as readers approve of the conclusion to the 2008 novel The Quiet War by the British science fiction writer. The Quiet War focused on the war between different branches of humans who live separately on Earth and on the moons of Jupiter and Saturn, with the latter having genetically modified themselves and moved away from the Earth norm.

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Brent Weeks’ next book: Black Prism

On November 12, 2009 By

The cover art and some more information about American fantasy author author Brent Weeks’ next book, entitled Black Prism, has made its way onto the internet. Weeks is best known for his best-selling Night Angel trilogy, which focuses on an orphan (Azoth) who becomes an assassin. That trilogy has now finished, and for some time Weeks has been working on Black Prism, expected to be the first book in a new trilogy published by Orbit.

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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies gets prequel

On November 9, 2009 By

The publisher behind Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is planning a prequel entitled Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls.

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Robin Hobb: Video games can kill your writing

On November 8, 2009 By

Obsessive hobbies such as video games can kill the ability of a writer to produce their books because they’re so addictive, fantasy master Robin Hobb has warned.

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Under Heaven covers revealed

On November 8, 2009 By

Guy Gavriel Kay’s Chinese-inspired novel takes shape.

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Stephanie Meyer to go on Oprah

On November 8, 2009 By

Twilight author Stephanie Meyer has revealed plans to appear on the Oprah Winfrey Show on November 13 to support the launch of the film adaptation of New Moon.

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Jeff Vandermeer’s Finch goes on sale

On November 4, 2009 By

Note: This article may contain spoilers about Jeff Vandermeer’s previous work as Finch is the third novel set in his imaginary city of Ambergris.

Finch, the new novel by American fantasy author Jeff Vandermeer, went on sale this week to positive reviews. The book – the third set in Vandermeer’s imaginary city [...]

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Vampire author Anne Rice launches angel series

On November 3, 2009 By

Anne Rice, the acclaimed author of 1976′s Interview with the Vampire, has launched a new series of books focused on angels, dubbed Songs of the Seraphim. The first book, Angel Time, went on sale last week.

The book, according to its blurb, focuses on Toby O’Dare, a contract killer in [...]

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Tolkien estate earnt $50m last year

On November 2, 2009 By

Forbes Magazine has placed deceased fantasy author J. R. R. Tolkien high on its list of top-earning dead celebrities, claiming the estate of the creator of The Lord of the Rings series pulled in an estimated $50 million in revenues last year.

Tolkien passed away in 1973, aged 81, after creating what is arguably [...]

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