Christipher Paolini Interviewed
Matt Staggs over at Suvudu recently had a few moments to chat to Christopher Paolini, author of the hugely successful Inheritance Cycle. It’s been a long journey with the Inheritance Cycle, and one that made your career. Is there any sense of trepidation about leaving it behind? A bit. It’s definitely somewhat bittersweet to say [...]
Christopher Paolini’s UK tour: 28th September – 1st October 2011

The End is Coming… Christopher Paolini will be visiting the UK this week, just weeks before publication of the final book in the Inheritance cycle. This is a rare opportunity to hear about Inheritance from the author himself and to ask him your burning questions about Eragon, Eldest and Brisingr. His public UK events will [...]
Putting the Epic into Epic Fantasy SDCC Panel Review and Video
The long tail of news from San Diego Comic Con is always a lengthy process, and it’ll continue for awhile as people find their videos, upload them, etc. On Thursday of the con, the Putting the ‘Epic’ into Epic Fantasy panel had maybe a thousand people packed into Ballroom 6A, where authors George R. R. [...]
Fantasy news round-up, June 19, 2011
Apple iBooks trademark under fire from independent book publisher A small book publisher from New York is suing Apple over its use of the term “iBooks” for its e-book store and e-reader app for iOS. John T. Colby, Jr., owner of several small independent publishing imprints, filed a federal lawsuit in the Eastern District of [...]
The Inheritance Book Club Podcast: A fan-driven read-through of the Inheritance Cycle
The Inheritance Book Club will be an interactive and collaborative read through of Eragon, Eldest, and Brisingr – timed at a pace that will allow every reader to follow along with the show. Shur’tugal will release a free weekly book club podcast featuring an engaging discussion of the previous week’s reading pages — once a [...]
Excerpt of Christopher Paolini’s Inheritance

With the final book in Christopher Paolini’s Inheritance cycle expected to be released in November of this year, Random House, along with Paolini, have released a one page excerpt from the book. Not so very long ago, Eragon—Shadeslayer, Dragon Rider—was nothing more than a poor farm boy, and his dragon, Saphira, only a blue stone [...]
RHCB to publish Paolini’s final Inheritance Cycle book this autumn

The fourth and final book in Christopher Paolini’s Inheritance Cycle will be published this autumn. Following the novels Eragon, Eldest and Brisingr, the book will be simply be called Inheritance. Inheritance will be published in the UK on Tuesday 8th November 2011, simultaneously with the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, priced £18.99. It will [...]
Inheritance Receives Cover and Release Date

There will be many fans who have been waiting patiently for the fourth book in Christopher Paolini’s Inheritance Cycle series of books, following the success (popularly, if not critically) of Eragon, Eldest, and Brisingr. Well, after all that waiting, the fourth book, originally entitled ‘Inheritance’ now has a cover and a release date: November 8, [...]
Most anticipated books of 2011 – part 1

This is the first part in a three part post which will look at the most anticipated books for 2011. Vague Release Date Books (today) will be followed tomorrow by Random Other Books of 2011 and then my My Most Anticipated Books of 2011. Enjoy. – Josh A new year has broken and we’re one [...]
Canadian books that made a difference over the past decade
Indigo Books & Music Inc. have revealed the 75 books that most impacted booklovers during the past ten years in the Canadian retailer’s first Best of the Decade List. Compiled, considered and debated by the dedicated team of Indigo book buyers who have read, reviewed, recommended and bought a staggering number of books since 2000, [...]
Four books - old and new alike - that were a joy to read are selected each month. See past winners.
Ack-Ack MacaqueGareth L Powell
Days of Blood and StarlightLaini Taylor
Hemlock GroveBrian McGreevy
Zoo CityLauren Beukes

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