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Contest – win GoblinQuest signed by Jim C. Hines
FantasyBookSpot is pleased to announce a new contest: a signed, paperback copy of GoblinQuest by Jim C. Hines. This contest is set to coincide with Mr. Hines participating in an Author Chat set for October 6, 2007 at 9:00 P.M. EST. What is GoblinQuest about you ask? In the history of grand adventures, heroic quests, [...]
Book Review – Shadowstorm
Author: Paul S. Kemp Cover Artist: Raymond Swanland Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Binding: Paperback Publication Date: August 2007 Shadowstorm is the second release in Paul S. Kemp’s Twilight War Trilogy. It delivers the reader right back into the chaos that was brought to us by the first book, Shadowbred. In doing so, Kemp was able [...]
Book Review – The Name of the Wind
Author: Patrick Rothfuss Cover Artist: Donato Giancola Publisher: DAW Binding: Hardcover Publication Date: August 2007 First person features are not often seen from debut novelists, but Patrick Rothfuss was able to thwart any such novice regularities with witty banter, a highly developed and diverse arrangement of characters, intimate settings, and an easy-to-read yet sophisticated writing approach. [...]
On the Spot at BSC – Patrick Rothfuss interview
Patrick Rothfuss is a new author who has generated lots of buzz in the last couple of months, and now he’s On The Spot. His debut novel, The Name of the Wind, is the first installment of the The Kingkiller Chronicles trilogy. Enough with the introduction – and on to Patrick Rothfuss On The Spot. [...]
DarkCon 2007
Expectations, either negative or positive, heavily influence the initial thought patterns of any individual – especially if he or she lacks any knowledge of what he or she is venturing into. For me, the memory bank that was slated for “cons” was empty, an unfortunate aspect of a life secluded to a five block radius, [...]
Book Review – Shadowbred
Author: Paul S. Kemp Cover Artist: Raymond Swanland Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Binding: Paperback Publication Date: November 2006 Wizards of the Coast and Forgotten Realms: Names that echo fancies of Dungeons and Dragons. The mere whisper of D&D can illicit comments from all shades of life, which proves that it has transcended other games by [...]
Book Review – Chronicles of Soone: Heir to the King
Author: James Somers Publisher: Breakneck Books Binding: Paperback Publication Date: October 2006 James Somers’s novel, Chronicles of Soone: Heir to the King, is the depiction of a pocket of space where good and evil must once again meet. No shock there; that is the basis for most good stories, but what immediately hits the reader [...]
On the Spot at BSC – James Somers interview
This week our On the Spot guest is James Somers, author of The Chronicles of Soone: Heir to the King. Patrick: I am here with James Somers, whose debut novel The Chronicles of Soone: Heir to the King has recently been released by Breakneck Books. So James, what is this book all about? James Somers: [...]
Book Review – A Game of Thrones
Author: George R.R. Martin Publisher: Bantam Spectra Binding: Paperback Publication Date: August 2006 A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin (the masses refer to him as GRRM) is not your typical story of a land that holds similarities to the Middle Ages. Yes, knights joust, kings rule, and even dragons and magic are [...]
Book Review – The Two Swords
Author: R.A. Salvatore Cover Artist: Todd Lockwood Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Binding: Hardcover Publication Date: 2004 The conclusion of The Hunter’s Blade Trilogy picks up where The Lone Drow (the second installment) left off: the dwarves are attempting to thwart an orc advance and Drizzt is out in the wilderness causing havoc amongst the [...]
Book Review – The Thousand Orcs
Author: R.A. Salvatore Cover Artist: Todd Lockwood Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Binding: Hardcover Publication Date: October 2002 The story starts off by accompanying a small group of dwarves, led by Tred McKnuckles, who are attempting to beat another group of dwarves to a city where they are planning on selling their wares. Unfortunately for [...]
