[Mod Edit: Fatal Revenant reviews may contain spoilers for the novel. Read at own risk.] I was eager to read the second volume of The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant. Though a vast introduction, The Runes of the Earth, with its cliffhanger ending, left fans begging for more. Hence, I couldn't wa...

My full review is now live on the blog!

Patrick
www.fantasyhotlist.blogspot.com

Just finished my ARC of Fatal Revenant, and I really liked how Donaldson brought this one to an end.

Expect my spoiler-free review at some point on Monday. . .

Patrick
www.fantasyhotlist.blogspot.com

Only got one chapter left (which I'll be reading when I get back from work tomorrow evening), and so far I like The Runes of the Earth better than Fatal Revenant . Don't get me wrong -- it's a good sequel. But it's way too sluggish in certain portions, which breaks the rhythm somewhat. Still, a lot ...

The five winners will be announced next week, so keep your fingers crossed!

Patrick
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Just wanted to let you guys know that the interview questions have been forwarded to Donaldson.

So now we wait. . .

Patrick
www.fantasyhotlist.blogspot.com

Just finished Naomi Novik's upcoming Empire of Ivory. Last year, Naomi Novik burst into the fantasy scene with three highly entertaining novels which earned her the John W. Campbell Award. Temeraire/His Majesty's Dragon, Throne of Jade, and Black Powder War were a veritable breath of fresh air in an...

I just finished reading Pratchett's Making Money. Following up on Going Postal, Terry Pratchett lets Moist Von Lipwig, he of the golden suit and new Postmaster General, the man notorious for introducing the commemorative cabbage stamp with the cabbage-flavored glue, once again shine in the spotlight...

The questions will be forwarded to Donaldson's publicist next week. When he'll get back to me with the answers, I have no idea.

But no worries, for I'll let you all know when the interview goes live!

Patrick
www.fantasyhotlist.blogspot.com

Hey guys!

I have five of these babies up for grabs, courtesy of G. P. Putnam's Sons.

Registration is free and easy, so check the blog for the details.

Patrick
www.fantasyhotlist.blogspot.com

Ngugi wa Thiong'o's Wizard of the Crow is magical realism, not fantasy. Set in the fictional African republic of Aburiria, in Wizard of the Crow the author "set out to explore human relationships against the backdrop of a rapidly globalizing world." Thiong'o, naturally, as an exiled Kenyan...

Well, somehow I've become one of the most popular SFF bloggers in the world! :wink: Don't ask me how that came to be, though. . . The interview will appear on my blog, and then will be added to sffworld.com. I'm still discussing this with Putnam, but the interview should be done via email. As to why...

I guess you should post them here. That way, everyone can see what questions you guys came up with!

Patrick

Hi there! To help promote the release of Fatal Revenant , I'll be interviewing Donaldson next month. Feel free to submit your own questions, and the most interesting ones will be chosen to comprise the Q&A. By the way, I just started Fatal Revenant and it's pretty good thus far! ;) Patrick www.f...

Hi guys, I just posted the interview on the blog. They talk about Shadow Twin, Hunter's Run, ASOIAF, the upcoming anthologies, etc. Plenty of good stuff, no doubt about it! ;) Too bad both Daniel and Gardner missed the irony in my Terry Goodkind question! :P Enjoy, Patrick www.fantasyhotlist.blogspo...

Just finished Hunter's Run by GRRM, Dozois and Abraham. This story's first incarnation was a novella titled Shadow Twin, which was a limited edition published by Subterranean Press in 2005. Unfortunately, I haven't read the novella-length version of this book, so I can't draw comparisons between the...

Having loved John Twelve Hawks' The Traveler, I couldn't wait and immediately plunged into the sequel. Though it's once again an entertaining read, I felt that The Dark River didn't have as much substance as its predecessor. Indeed, this novel is a more a full fledged techno thriller. The pace is in...

Inexplicably, this latest offering by acclaimed author C. S. Friedman has been flying under the radar since last January. And given its quality, this sad state of affairs continues to baffle me. Feast of Souls marks Friedman's return to the fantasy genre. That, in and of itself, should be reason eno...

When John Twelve Hawks' The Traveler was released in 2005, it immediately created waves that rippled across genre fiction and beyond. As a matter of course, I wished to read this novel, yet I wanted to wait for the buzz to die down before giving it a shot. And somehow, I forgot all about it. When I ...

Just finished Jeff Somers' The Electric Church. For some reason, I can't say that it piqued my curiosity when I received the ARC. A few weeks later, as I was looking for something not too bulky to bring along for my trip to NYC and DC, I decided to give this Orbit USA launch title a shot. The story ...