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SF & Fantasy

George R. R. Martin Recommends David Anthony Durham


durham-sacredbandpbEpic fantasy can be great for obvious reasons.

It can also be bad for a very important reason. Volumes in an epic fantasy series are usually quite large, requiring a lot of words to tell the tale—and therefore a long time to finish.

Not so with David Anthony Durham’s Acacia trilogy. It is finished. It is epic. It is fantastic. And George R. R. Martin has something to say about it!

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Graphic Novels & Manga

Garfield goes digital


Garfield goes digital

Today, the Random House Publishing Group will be making Jim Davis’ beloved Garfield cartoons available in a digital format for the first time ever.

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SF & Fantasy

How the eBook is Changing the Industry


I’ve welcomed a number of writers into my home in the last month, including Terry Brooks, Lev Grossman, C. S. Friedman, Scott Westerfeld, Peter Orullian, Blake Charlton and Erin Morgenstern. It’s always fun to do so because of the conversation—and as of late that conversation has been interesting.

Because one topic of discussion came up with every author who visited:

The growth of the eBook market and what it means to our future.

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Star Wars

Only Five More Days Until ‘Star Wars’ E-Books!


Only Five More Days Until ‘Star Wars’ E-Books!

Wow! Time flies! A month or so ago readers of this website learned that the entire line of Star Wars novels published by Bantam and Del Rey would soon be available for their favorite e-reading devices, and here we are with only five days to go! Think about it: you’ll be able to carry the [...]

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Suvudu

“Star Wars” Library Coming to Your Datapad…er…eReader!


Got an eReader of some sort? Bet you do. Most Star Wars fans aren’t afraid of new technology.
Heck, I bet that the first thing that your typical Star Wars fan would say upon hearing of a UFO landing would be “Great! When do we meet ‘em?” followed by “I hope those tentacled freaks brought enough [...]

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Suvudu

APES WILL RISE!


APES WILL RISE!

The apes are coming, just like you always knew they would. They’re taking over Facebook (check out an exclusive Livestream chat with the the WETA team, the special effects geniuses behind the scenes of the new film Rise of the Planet of the Apes on the Official Avatar movie Facebook page at 2:30 PDT today) [...]

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Paranormal

Eek, Books! eBooks! World War Z Excerpt


Eek, Books! eBooks! World War Z Excerpt

The Zombie War came unthinkably close to eradicating humanity. And we are all aware that in order to avoid making the same mistakes we should be aware of our past.

This is our past.

Coupled with Max Brooks’ Zombie Survival Guide, World War Z will prepare us for what we will face again in the future. Testimony, eyewitness reports, it’s all here.

Excerpt of World War Z by Max Brooks.

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Paranormal

Eek, Books! eBooks! Overwinter Excerpt


Eek, Books! eBooks! Overwinter Excerpt

Here it is – the second book in David Wellington’s werewolf series. If you liked Frostbite you can’t not follow it up with Overwinter. And I still can’t walk home alone at night.

Overwinter Excerpt

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Paranormal

Eek Books! eBooks! Frostbite Excerpt


Eek Books! eBooks! Frostbite Excerpt

I can no longer walk home alone at night. David Wellington’s Frostbite has cheerfully, okay, graphically, pointed out that horrible things can happen to you when you’re alone. And while Cheyenne Clark was lost in the wilderness, not walking home alone, when she was bitten – I’m not taking any chances.

If you don’t mind the risk, by all means, continue your nightly trek. Or, to get major thrills without injury to life and limb, read a bit of Frostbite.

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Suvudu

Crown’s Halloween Treat Bowl: The Zombie Survival Guide


Crown’s Halloween Treat Bowl: The Zombie Survival Guide

As you may have seen by now, Crown Publishing has put together a Halloween eBooks treat bowl for you to enjoy. You’ll want to make sure you visit that site and bookmark it (or subscribe to the Crown RSS feed) to keep up with all their latest additions.

First up at bat is The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks.

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