In an interview, Tanya Huff beautifully blows this constant comment out of the water. I have to agree with her. I don't make a big deal out of it, but probably 80% of the writers I currently look forward to and read are women genre writers. (Part of that 20% includes Steve Miller, of Lee & Miller.)

"Science fiction is thought to be generally ( Read more... )

stina_leicht talks about something that rings true for me, too. Fantasy is always just a tiny bit deeper in my heart than SF, as much as I love SF--and also truer. The balance of light and dark is important to me, as anyone who has read my work knows. I always look for Hope--I'm just wired that way ( Read more... )

Here's an article over on NPR.org talking about why one young woman thought the hero of Dune was a perfectly good transitional hero -- because instead of being trapped in whining, like the hero of Catcher in the Rye, for example, Paul adaptedI think that was a major point for me, the reason that I haven't gotten back to a lot of so-called literary ( Read more... )

Just finished Martha Wells' The Serpent Sea. I will be reviewing it, but right now just let me say that I want more, I wonder if Moon will ever know what clan he came from, and if that will be a blip of pain to push past, or an entirely new subplot of politics to be maneuvered through ( Read more... )

The super talented, very sharp and funny Brenda Clough has not one but TWO books out in trade paperback from Foxacre Press, The Crystal Crown and The Dragon of Mishbil. You can get the ebook versions at Book View Cafe! The BVC link will take you to Foxacre and samples of the books.

It's a good time to run...

The Crystal Crown ( Read more... )

If you've never read the adventures of Master Li and Number Ten Ox, chronicled in the fantasy novels Bridge of Birds, The Story of the Stone, and Eight Skilled Gentlemen, you've missed one of my favorite series of books in all of fantasy. They take place in "a China that never was," and Barry Hughart was inspired to write them when he discovered ( Read more... )

I do not understand the problem of several readers who reviewed Gail Carriger's CHANGELESS. I think she's doing a smashing job. In fact, I am quite willing to cause considerable damage to get my hands upon a copy of BLAMELESS ( Read more... )

Another great one has gone ahead to make the next camp....

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/03/25/world/AP-AS-Australia-Obit-Wrightson.html?_r=1

BVC authors will chat about their new fantasy ebook anthology, Dragon Lords and Warrior Women.

Come on by and chat with the authors! We will have a drawing for a free copy of Dragon Lords and Warrior Women.When: Tuesday, March 16, 8-11 pm EDT ( Read more... )

As part of my manga research while designing my first foray into manga writing and art, I've started getting RSS from several popular manga sites, including TheRumicWorld. Inuyasha Manga Editor Annette Roman has a nice post today about trees in fantasy -- as spirits, religious focuses, sentients, demons, and just friends who protect your home and ( Read more... )