With Dragon Haven, fantasy master Robin Hobb has begun to rekindle some of the magic that had left her most recent works, particularly the Soldier Son trilogy. The book represents a satisfying conclusion to the two book series –The Rain Wild Chronicles — Hobb has penned as a follow-up to her extended nine book saga The Realm of the Elderlings, while still leaving room for future works in that world. Robin Hobb is back in form. And with Dragon Haven she’s cutting up the fantasy scene once again.
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Gardens of the Moon is a remarkable book and a must-read for the more advanced fantasy fans amongst us. Ten years ago, its publication heralded the birth of a fantastic new epic series in the Malazan Book of the Fallen. But it’s a flawed novel. It’s not a masterpiece like Assassin’s Apprentice or The Eye of the World that will appeal to everyone. Instead, it’s an breath-taking experiment in fantasy – perhaps along the same line of power as R. Scott Bakker’s The Darkness That Comes Before, that experienced fantasy readers will want to add to their collection and ponder deep into the night.
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Australian fantasy author Karen Miller has finished The Reluctant Mage, the next book in her Fisherman’s Children series, which is the continuation of her Kingmaker, Kingbreaker series commenced with The Innocent Mage.
Continue Reading →Fantasy author George R. R. Martin has told his UK publisher he might hand over A Dance with Dragons, the long-awaited next book in the A Song of Ice and Fire series, “soon”. It is common for fans of the series, one of the major fantasy works currently ongoing, to complain about the length of time taken by Martin to write each new book.
Continue Reading →Raymond E. Feist fans are only a short time away from stepping back into the fantasy world of Midkemia, with the author’s new book At the Gates of Darkness due out in some areas in early January 2010. At the Gates of Darkness is the second book in the Demonwar Saga arc, after 2009′s Rides a Dread Legion.
Continue Reading →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.
Continue Reading →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.
Continue Reading →Guy Gavriel Kay’s Chinese-inspired novel takes shape.
Continue Reading →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 [...]
Continue Reading →If you are a Wheel of Time fan, buy this book NOW.
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