This was a very good week for new books as I’m very interested in all the books that showed up and one is a definite must read since I already read the first book and loved it. The Black Prism by Brent Weeks The Black Prism is the first book in the Lightbringer series and will be released in hardcover on August 25. The first three chapters can be read online and there is also going to be a book […]
Elizabeth Bear is giving away two ARCs of The White City on her blog. Simply leave a comment amusing enough to make her want to give it to you and you could get a hold of a copy of this novella, which is being published by Subterranean Press in December. She is accepting entries until August 11. I’m not going to enter because I think this sounds like a good one to have as a signed limited edition. It’s Elizabeth […]
July was a slight improvement – four books read! Two of them were actually fairly long so I was happy with that number, especially considering nearly every weekend in July was taken up by new home related things. Now if only I were caught up on reviews… Books read in July are: 27. The Devil in Green by Mark Chadbourn (Review)28. Lord of the White Hell: Book One by Ginn Hale29. Naamah’s Curse by Jacqueline Carey30. The Last Stormlord by […]
The Devil In Greenby Mark Chadbourn368pp (Trade Paperback)My Rating: 6.5/10Amazon Rating: 3/5LibraryThing Rating: 3.94/5Goodreads Rating: 3.79/5 The Devil In Green is the first book in The Dark Age trilogy by Mark Chadbourn. The Dark Age follows the Age of Misrule trilogy, which tells of the sudden appearance of magic in the world and how it affected humanity. Even though The Devil In Green was just released at the end of May, the middle book (The Queen of Sinister) is already […]
Thanks to Joe from Adventures in Reading, I came across this interview with Elizabeth Bear over at tor.com. She’s one of my favorite authors and I thought this was a great interview covering topics such as her books and what she’s working on, how her background influences her writing, her author inspirations and diversity in speculative fiction. Reading this did make me sad that I still have a couple of books that I haven’t read by her (as well as […]
