Every January, I take a look at what books we have publishing over the next twelve months and see what I’m excited about.
The moment I heard about The Rook by Daniel O’Malley, I was excited. Read on to discover why and read an interview with the author!
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Authors are busy folk, and none more-so that George R.R. Martin. Nevertheless, as A Song of Ice and Fire continues to take the world by storm, thanks to HBO’s Game of Thrones and 2011’s successful launch of the series’ fifth volume, A Dance with Dragons, Martin found some time to answer questions from his fans on Reddit, one of the Internet’s most vibrant and popular communities.
The Wind Through the Keyhole by Stephen King is one of my Best Bets of 2012. It is a new Dark Tower novel, and with all Dark Tower releases it features a new artist. This time Jae Lee.
A few days ago, I received a flyer in the mail from Grant Books, the publisher responsible for producing the gorgeous limited and signed edition of The Wind Through the Keyhole. Here is that flyer featuring some new, unseen art!
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God created science fiction.
No really, He did. Along with a bunch of other cool stuff. Like Albert Einstein. And Alan Lightman.
Einstein was quoted once as wanting to know God’s thoughts on the creation of Creation. Since God hasn’t responded yet, Alan Lightman has stepped in to answer with Mr. g!
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Del Rey has announced a second novel based on the Hitman video game series from Io Interactive™. HITMAN: DAMNATION will be written by author Raymond Benson and will release in North America in Summer 2012.
Let’s say that one day when you’re on your way to work you find yourself faced with an enormous spacecraft. The thing is blocking off the four lanes of interstate, and traffic is backed up for miles. Stunned, you abandon your vehicle and join the throngs of your fellow commuters gathered around the craft’s perimeter. A hastily scrambled television crews gather to record this momentous occasion; millions off television viewers at home watching through their proxy eyes.
Read MoreThere are some great sci-fi/fantasy bloggers out there, fans who are devoting a lot of time and energy into supporting authors and their readers. Variety is the spice of life, as they say, and with the menagerie of unique and very different individuals out there contributing, it produces a whole that is better than its parts.
Here is a list of what other bloggers on the internet(s) did in the last week—reviews, interviews, comments, giveaways, and the like.
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The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks is celebrating its 35th anniversary of publication.
To celebrate this book that has helped define the genre since 1977, Del Rey Books will be publishing The Annotated Sword of Shannara, a book I will be partially working on as Terry’s long-time webmaster. Here’s more about it!
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