The Bodhisattva

Well that answers that question.

Red Seas Under Red Skies synopsis:
Escaping from the attentions of the Bondsmagi Locke Lamora, the estwhile Thorn of Camorr and Jean Tannen have fled their home city. Taking ship they arrive in the city state of Tal Varrar where they are soon planning their most spectacular heist yet; they will take [...]

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I have learned (and at times chronicled what I have learned about reviewing) many aspects about doing review. A continuing and continual learning experience, here is one I suffered from before, and is I feel one of the most important:
#14 (a) If you want anyone to respect your reviews, don’t (and I believe Rob [...]

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In a previous post I said I’d be doing some comic reviews at a couple of different venues, one of them is The Comics Review, where I just put up a review of the first issue in a new mini-series by Marvel occuring in their MC2 universe. It’s written by Tom Defalco with pencils [...]

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I want to note that recently I read a pretty damn good Star Wars novel, which is no common occurrence. Now, I am a defiant fan of Star Wars, although not one totally absent of common sense or decency because of it. My reading of Star Wars novels is more of a quest [...]

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I’m testing out a new template and doing some rearranging so bear with me for the next couple of days while I get shit straightened out.
Goodnight Canada!

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I just put up my interview with Scott Lynch, author of The Lies of Locke Lamora, over at Fantasybookspot.com where he talks Locke Lamora, being a pig-headed romantic moron, and a Fruity Oaty Bar jingle.
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Earlier today, I also put up my review of The Lies of Locke Lamora.

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I just up my review of The Lies of Locke Lamora at Fantasybookspot.com, Scott Lynch’s debut, and the first book in the Gentlemen Bastard sequence. I have been screaming about this book for 8 months *sigh* Time to move on…but check out the review!

The novel wil be available in the UK on June 1st, [...]

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- Alan DeNiro’s Cabana on the Lake of the Dead. I really want Skinny Dipping in the Lake of the Dead.
- A couple of posts ago I pimped the cover of Paul S. Kemp’s Shadowbred, recently he has made available the first chapter.
- Catherynne M. Valente shows off the [...]

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I just put up my interview with Hal Duncan, author of Vellum, over at Fantasybookspot.com. where we talk about his debut, Sumerian myth, the Irish everyman, Ink, and U.S./U.K markets.

Enjoy!

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In the next couple of months you’re going to start seeing reviews of comics from me, both at Fantasybookspot.com and some other sites that focus on the medium. This is my first for FBS, issue #1 of Wolverine Origins written by Daniel Way and featuring art by Steve Dillon (of Preacher fame). This [...]

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Due to focusing on the creative end of our venture at FBS, we have neglected to update some basic information at our site, and one such element is the way we handle our ads (which I guess to some would be the first thing on their mind). At any rate, I saw that Damon [...]

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Paul S. Kemp has recently put up the cover art for his next book, Shadowbred:

This is the first book in his forthcoming Twilight War Trilogy that will continue the chronicling of the story of Kemp’s Erevis Cale in a ‘Realms shaking event’. Here is the cover blurb:
“The Lady has spoken to me.
It [...]

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I just announced the winner of the second of Fantasybookspot.com’s two May contests, the prize being a copy of Hal Duncan’s Vellum (review here).

Go find out to see if you’re the winner!
Thanks to all who participated, as well as a special thanks to Hal Duncan and Del-Rey. To be kept up to date with our [...]

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Some points of interest from around the web:
- Jose Saramago interviewed at the Guardian.
- A gallery of William Burrough’s covers.
- 2006 Kirkus Spotlight on Fiction.

- Vernor Vinge interviewed at Instapundit.com.
- Terry Pratchett’s Hogfather to be made into a movie for the holidays.
- Read an excerpt from Hal Duncan’s Vellum.
- Read the first 3 chapters of [...]

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Just put up my review of Jeff Vandermeer’s latest, a novel-length Ambergris novel, Shriek: an Afterword. This book is out in the UK, and will be made available for all you new Vandermeer fans getting fat off the new editions of City of Saints and Madmen and Veniss Underground in the U.S. in August.

For [...]

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