The SFcrowsnest.com top 100 science fiction and fantasy books for 2010
SFcrowsnest.com, the hugely respected online fantasy and science fiction publication, has published its chart for the Top 100 fantasy, science fiction and horror books (as voted for by the readers) of...
View ArticleTor.com publish prologue and chapter one of The Alloy of Law
Tor.com have published the prologue and chapter one from Brandon Sanderson’s fourth and latest Mistborn novel, The Alloy of Law, due out on November the 8th, 2011. Here are the first three paragraphs...
View ArticleFantasy news round-up, June 17, 2011
JK Rowling launches Pottermore.com JK Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter fantasy series has launched a new website, Pottermore.com. A Harry Potter fansite, the Leaky Cauldron, said it got a...
View ArticleAlice Wybrew experiences the David Gemmell Legend Awards 2011
On 17th June 2011, The Magic Circle in Euston hosted the David Gemmell Legend Awards for the third time running. Cosy yet elegant, the venue has become synonymous with the awards and remains the...
View ArticleMost Anticipated Books of 2012 – 2012 Heavyweights
Well would you look at that. 2012 has arrived, and is already starting to fly by. Resolutions have already fallen by the wayside, but the holiday fat is beginning to disappear (hopefully). Work is...
View ArticleA Memory of Light Cover Reveal
As Orbit so succinctly put it, “Twenty years. Thirteen books. Forty million fans. And now the final battles approaches.” Orbit have revealed the cover and release date for the final installment in...
View ArticleFergus McCartan: My book addiction in review
2013 has been a good year for feeding my book addiction. The majority of my reads have gone well and while many of the books were not from a new series I tried to branch out into the undiscovered...
View ArticleOrion announce full programme activities for 2014 Gollancz Festival
Gollancz, the science-fiction and fantasy imprint of the Orion Publishing Group, have announced the full programme of author events at Waterstones Piccadilly for The Gollancz Festival 2014 – the...
View ArticleMy book addiction 2014 and more of what’s to come in 2015
Where to start… There have been so many excellent (and a few bad) releases in 2014, so much so I reviewed nearly all of the books I have read, so hurray me. Some have inspired me, most have captivated...
View Article2015 has come and gone, let’s look to 2016
It’s that magic time of the year again, it’s 35 plus degrees outside (I live in the Great Down Under), I’ve drank too much, eaten too much and the in-laws are getting on my last nerve. However, these...
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