If you've never tried any of Neil Gaiman's books, why not download this totally free, totally legit copy of (in my opinion) his best novel, and see if you like it?

Here's the blog post linking to the free copy of American Gods.

Seriously, he's an excruciatingly talented writer. Well worth reading.

So, I guess I'm kind of a book snob ( Read more... )

While waiting on the tran platform to go in for the pre-release book party in London at the HP Con I caught sight of a pale, bald man down the platform and before conscious thought my brain screamed "VOLDEMORT! AARGH!" before I realised that no, it was just some bald guy in a suit. But genuinely I thought it was Voldemort for a few seconds. Tells ( Read more... )

I got this from trinityofone, and it's really cool - it's a site called GoodReads, where you can keep an online book diary with reviews of everything you read, and network with other people to see what they're reading, and also get reviews of books you're thinking about reading. I love it already, and I've only been on it for ten minutes. Give it a go :)

Good ( Read more... )

There are some authors you just have to pimp, because they are That Good.

I've been rereading these lately, hence the sudden pimpage.

Ghosts in the Snow by Tamara Siler Jones

Seriously, go check it out. There's a free excerpt and everything.

After watching the magnificent Night Watch, and reading the book, I really, really want to read more fantasy stories that are based in Russia, because I've only read one other fantasy based in Russia and that was awesome, too, and so, y'know, from Russia with love, please. If anybody should have any thoughts on the matter. (ali_calder, you are my greatest ( Read more... )

Been reading some great books the last couple of days (breaking off for the moment from my Wheel of Time reread, which can get a little heavy.) Read the new Kelly Armstrong werewolf book, Broken, which managed to carry off pregnancy and kids along the way with flair and ease (no easy task without it becoming mushy and gah); the second 'Warprize' ( Read more... )

I've been rereading some of my old books lately, remembering how much I loved them. First I reread my Anita Blake books, and I was really enjoying them all the way through book nine until book ten, when it became crap. Those who have read them will know what I mean; those who haven't cannot understand the depths of rubbishness to which they sank. ( Read more... )

Okay, first a notice: I'm going to be away from the 9th to the 17th of February because I'm going to Gambia. So just because there are no posts does not mean I have finally succumbed to the evil demon that has been trying to possess me for the last two years, simply that I'm in Africa. (Some of you may say, what's the difference? I say, wuhuh ( Read more... )

I'm not going to Debbie's thing tonight, sadly, though I want to, because giving all your friends the lurgy is not my favourite way of saying 'Merry Christmas!' So I hope you all have a good time and I'll see you soon. If you don't go back until some time after the end of next week I'm actually finishing work next week, so after that I'm free (and ( Read more... )