On the day that Amazon.co.uk announced that Dragon Keeper by Robin Hobb is now available for pre-order, we take a look at what we can expect for this highly-anticipated piece of work. Dragon Keeper will hit bookstores on the 6th of July 2009. In November 2007, on her official website, Robin Hobb mentioned that she was working on a stand-alone novel. “The working title for it is Dragon Keeper, but I think that is likely to change as I get more pages. This book is set in the Rain Wilds, ... read more
Posted: August 30th, 2008 by Lee | No Comments | Filed under Robin Hobb
Bloomsbury has announced a 38 per cent increase in profits and is positive that new releases can help it sustain growth in the second half. Following last June’s publication of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the cash reserves leapt to £55m, up from £13m in the first half of 2007. Revenue in the children’s division dropped by 53%, attributed to a strong 2007 comparative that included the publication of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows but there was a solid performance ... read more
Posted: August 29th, 2008 by Lee | No Comments | Filed under J.K. Rowling
The Endeavour Award, named after the ship of Captain James Cook, is awarded to a distinguished science fiction of fantasy book written by a Pacific Northwest author(s) and published the previous year.The award in announced yearly at the OryCon and will be presented in November 2008. A $1,000 grant accompanies the award. The finalists for the 2008 awards are as follows The Book of Joby by Mark J. Ferrari Bright of the Sky: Book One of the Entire and the Rose by Kay Kenyon Not ... read more
Posted: August 26th, 2008 by Floresiensis | No Comments | Filed under Robin Hobb, Ursula Le Guin
The His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman comprised Northern Lights, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass. Audible.co.uk are currently offering all three unabridged readings for the special price of £34.99. The unabridged readings are by the author himself (as narrator) and cast. Visit audible.co.uk ... read more
Posted: August 24th, 2008 by Lee | No Comments | Filed under Audio-books, Philip Pullman
Terry Goodkind’s first fantasy book, Wizard’s First Rule, was released this week as a RosettaBooks e-book. The e-book is available to buy on Amazon Kindle only. This will be the first time that any of Goodkind’s titles have appeared in the e-book format. Arthur Klebanoff, CEO of RosettaBooks believes that Kindle, Sony Reader and other devices are convincing publishers and their bestselling authors to release e-books. Wizard’s First Rule, the first novel by Terry ... read more
Posted: August 23rd, 2008 by Lee | No Comments | Filed under Terry Goodkind, e-books
Orson Scott Card reviews Robin Hobb’s Soldier Son Trilogy under a post entitled Dance, Found and Renegade’s Magic, posted on the 21st of August 2008. Robin Hobb is one of the best fantasy writers ever. Writing as Megan Lindholm, she created one of the best urban fantasies ever: Wizard of the Pigeons. Since then, her interconnected Farseer, Liveship Traders and Tawny Man trilogies broke new ground for inventiveness, intelligence, passion and realism. For years I recommended her ... read more
Posted: August 23rd, 2008 by Lee | No Comments | Filed under Robin Hobb
A singed, first edition Harry Potter by JK Rowling will be the star prize in a charity auction in Perth next week. Perth and Kinross Association of Voluntary Service, which is currently making the finishing preparations for its Touch of Tartan charity ball on August the 29th, is inviting bids for the rare copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, worth over £500. The event will be held in Perth’s Salutation Hotel and will include a civic reception hosted by Perth and Kinross ... read more
Posted: August 20th, 2008 by Lee | No Comments | Filed under J.K. Rowling
Dabel Brothers Publishing is proud to announce the publication of the first ever-illustrated calendar from the epic fantasy series, A Song of Ice and Fire, written by George RR Martin. A New York Times #1 Bestseller, Martin’s fantasy series has garnered popular and critical praise since the first novel, A Game of Thrones, saw publication in 1996 and has recently been optioned for development by HBO. The incomparable Michael Komarck, an artist who has amazed fans with his faithful, ... read more
Posted: August 20th, 2008 by Floresiensis | No Comments | Filed under George R.R. Martin
Bookshops around the US are preparing themelves for the midnight launches that will be held in bookshops for Brisingr, the latest Christopher Paolini title in the Inheritance Cycle series. There will be more than 150 stores holding events to support the launch on 20th September, with Waterstone’s and a number of independents holding midnight events. Pre-orders on Amazon, where Brisinger has remained near the top of the pre-order chart for three months, have been strong. UK sales of ... read more
Posted: August 20th, 2008 by Floresiensis | No Comments | Filed under Christopher Paolini
Enid Blyton has been named the United Kingdom’s best-loved writer, beating Harry Potter creator JK Rowling into third place and leaving literary giants such as Shakespeare, Jane Austen and Charles Dickens trailing. Blyton, creator of the Famous Five books as well as the Secret Seven, Malory Towers and Noddy, topped a poll of 2,000 adults for the 2008 Costa Book Awards. There was an extremely strong showing for fantasy authors, with Roald Dahl, JRR Tolkien and Stephen King all making the ... read more
Posted: August 20th, 2008 by Floresiensis | No Comments | Filed under J.K. Rowling, J.R.R. Tolkien, Philip Pullman