All right, people. I need your help ( Read more... )

The first issues of Scott H. Andrews's Beneath Ceaseless Skies is now available online. Scott's goal with this online magazine was to give a focused outlet for literary adventure fantasy, stuff that you may or may not find in the current markets. To my knowledge, each issue will feature two stories, and so far, I've heard of some great names that' ( Read more... )

And not quite as punchy as before.

For those of you who were fascinated and/or horrified by the debate going on at fantasywithbite, I invite you to go back to the post and read through all of the discussions. He certainly seems a little more contrite and more willing to explain what he means, but I'm still amazed by some of the statements he's asserting ( Read more... )

maggiedr is a genius. She remembered the rather odd comment I got to Ursula K. Le Guin's Lavinia and asked if the commenter to Warrior and Witch is the same one.

Lo and behold, SHE IS RIGHT.

From Lavinia: http://calico-reaction.livejournal.com/71935.htmlRead more... )

You know, I've pretty much adopted a stance of letting things that irk me slide by. No ranting in LJ, nor anything else of that kind. Because really, what's the point?

But this? This I can't let slide.

I posted a review for Marie Brennan's Warrior and Witch over at calico_reaction. I also posted a summary in various book review communities for people who might ( Read more... )

So I came across a bit of interesting news today: Warner has acquired the rights to Terry Brooks' Shannara series. I wasn't too surprised, given that their box-office domination with Harry Potter is nearing its end (well, in another...what, four, five years?). Warner most likely is looking for another big-budget, fantasy cash-cow. That Brooks has ( Read more... )