Carol Berg’s latest fantasy novel, Dust and Light, is set in the same world as her Mythopoeic Award-winning Lighthouse Duet (Flesh and Spirit and Breath and Bone). It will be followed by the second half of the Sanctuary Duet, Ash and Silver, later this year. Lucian is an exceptionally rare pureblood. While most of these sorcerers have a single magical specialty, the gods granted Lucian gifts with both art and history. Those with dual bents normally have little ability with […]

Today I am giving away one EPIC READS prize pack—a set containing the first two books in The Reckoners series by Brandon Sanderson! Firefight, the second book, was released in January, and both this and the previous novel are #1 New York Times bestsellers. I haven’t yet read the most recent book, but Steelheart is a lot of fun with a fantastic ending so I’m excited to be giving these away! ABOUT STEELHEART (read an excerpt): Ten years ago, Calamity came. […]

The Leaning Pile of Books is a feature where I talk about books I got over the last week – old or new, bought or received for review consideration (often unsolicited). Since I hope you will find new books you’re interested in reading in these posts, I try to be as informative as possible. If I can find them, links to excerpts, author’s websites, and places where you can find more information on the book are included. This was a […]