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Gifts for the Geek: Day 28: ‘The Flame Alphabet’ by Ben Marcus


Gifts for the Geek: Day 28: ‘The Flame Alphabet’ by Ben Marcus

Gifts for the Geek continues with today’s pick: The Flame Alphabet by Ben Marcus.
The Flame Alphabet is a complicated tale of familial love and alienation that unfolds in the story of an unusual apocalyptic event. A plague is spreading, but not by the usual means: no sneezing or coughing, biting or touching. This plague spreads [...]

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Be Grateful for Every Breath: An Interview with ‘The Dog Stars’ Author Peter Heller


Be Grateful for Every Breath: An Interview with ‘The Dog Stars’ Author Peter Heller

Peter Heller is the author of The Dog Stars, a quietly poetic post-apocalyptic novel whose themes of solitude and survival reflect the experiences of the author, An avid outdoorsman and adventure writer. Heller, spoke with me about the dogs in his life, the necessary role of of solitude in a writer’s life, and his own [...]

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Christopher Paolini To Publish Enhanced eBook


paolini-inheritancedeluxeThis October, Alfred A. Knopf and Christopher Paolini are releasing a first-ever enhanced ebook with 17 behind-the-scenes videos featuring the author himself!

October will also see the Inheritance Deluxe edition publish!

Read the announcement about this special event here!

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Free Preview: Two Chapters of Post-Apocalyptic Novel ‘The Dog Stars’


Free Preview: Two Chapters of Post-Apocalyptic Novel ‘The Dog Stars’

Sometimes books just seem to leap up out of nowhere and hijack your reading time until you’re done with them. You wonder afterwards, “Where did this come from? Why didn’t I hear of this book before now?” You gasp for breath, amazed at the book’s power and ninja-like stealth. That’s how Peter Heller’s The Dog [...]

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SDCC 2012: Ending an Epic: Christopher Paolini on ‘Inheritance’ and More


SDCC 2012: Ending an Epic: Christopher Paolini on ‘Inheritance’ and More

How do you end an epic series like the Inheritance Cycle? With a bang, that’s how. Christopher Paolini just came off a marathon global tour to promote his multi-volume Inheritance Cycle, and he’s at San Diego Comic Con to discuss his work, his fans and…kangaroo meat and butter!

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Glen Duncan’s ‘Talulla Rising’ Well Worth the Wait


Glen Duncan’s ‘Talulla Rising’ Well Worth the Wait

Glen Duncan’s The Last Werewolf ambushed me last year like a predator lunging out of the darkness. I wasn’t expecting the blackly humorous werewolf novel that would take over every spare moment I had until I read the final page. I wasn’t prepared for Jacob Marlowe, the last werewolf: An urbane protagonist whose creator described [...]

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Announcement: Inheritance Deluxe Edition by Christopher Paolini


paolini-inheritancedeluxeLast year, only one book anxiously waited for by millions of fans worldwide wrapped up its beloved series!

And now that book is being released in a Deluxe Edition!

Here is a press release about Inheritance Deluxe Edition by Christopher Paolini!

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Glen Duncan’s ‘The Last Werewolf’ Now Available in Paperback


Glen Duncan’s ‘The Last Werewolf’ Now Available in Paperback

Glen Duncan’s The Last Werewolf is now available in paperback, so if you haven’t read it yet then what are you waiting for? This is the very best werewolf novel I’ve ever read, and it easily scores a place in my top ten horror novels of all time:
World-weary, cynical and borderline suicidal, werewolf Jake Marlowe [...]

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An Interview with Anne Rice, Author, ‘The Wolf Gift’


An Interview with Anne Rice, Author, ‘The Wolf Gift’

I had the great pleasure yesterday of talking with author Anne Rice via telephone about her new novel The Wolf Gift. While our conversation was brief, I was struck by how open the author was about her work and her personal experiences. Anyone who has read her supernatural fiction knows that the big questions really [...]

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Try Before You Buy: Anne Rice’s ‘The Wolf Gift’


Try Before You Buy: Anne Rice’s ‘The Wolf Gift’

Today’s the day, Anne Rice fans! The undisputed queen of gothic horror’s first horror novel in years should be on store shelves by the time you read this. It’s called The Wolf Gift, and what a gift it is! Her Vampire Chronicles redefined the undead, and now it’s the werewolves’ turn. I think this is [...]

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