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Author Terry Brooks reads a lot of books—both in the fantasy genre and without.
But every once in a while, he wants to share an extraordinary find with others. He has done so with Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence. Make the jump to read Terry’s review!
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New York Times bestselling author Terry Brooks is a voracious reader.
So when he reads a book he loves, he likes to tell people about it. He has been directly responsible for me reading some of the best books in the genre—as well as outside the genre. He thinks he has found another one.
Make the jump to see his review of The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers!
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There are some great sci-fi/fantasy bloggers out there, fans who are devoting a lot of time and energy into supporting authors and their readers. Variety is the spice of life, as they say, and with the menagerie of unique and very different individuals out there contributing, it produces a whole that is better than its parts.
Here is a list of what other bloggers on the internet(s) did in the last week—reviews, interviews, comments, giveaways, and the like.
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New York Times bestselling author Terry Brooks is a voracious reader.
So when he reads a book he loves, he likes to tell people about it. He has been directly responsible for me reading some of the best books in the genre. He thinks he has found another one.
Make the jump to see his review of Midnight Run by Ben Aaronovitch!
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Yesterday, Railsea by China Mieville published in fine bookstores everywhere!
Today, people are reading it.
But there were review editions sent out, advanced reader copies that book reviewers, booksellers, and critics were allowed to read early. Here is what they say!
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New York Times bestselling author Terry Brooks is a voracious reader.
So when he reads a book he loves, he likes to tell people about it. He has been directly responsible for me reading some of the best books in the genre. He thinks he has found another one.
Make the jump to see his review of The Games by Ted Kosmatka!
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The Hugo and Nebula Award season is upon us.
Here comes Embassytown by China Mieville!
Awards are not important though. Not really. People reading great work is what’s important. Therefore, people should read Embassytown and here is a list of reviews and video interviews to do the convincing for me!
Read MoreLike most online booksellers, Amazon gives their customers the ability to write reviews. This is a good thing. People often like getting feedback from people who are not biased (the biased being publishers, authors, agents, etc.) and its that feedback that helps someone decide whether or not to buy the book.
But I’m not pleased how people use the star-rating system as a means to belittle everything excerpt the product. And here’s why.
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One of the new additions I’ve installed on Terry Brooks’ website is the ability to follow his reviews on Goodreads. He gets asked what he’s reading all of the time and we thought it would be a great thing to start posting what he’s reading along with his reviews.
Third up is a book I loved several years ago and now Terry is loving it as well. The book in question? Summerland by Michael Chabon!
Read MoreYou’ve got to hand it to Paizo publishing. Formerly the publishers of Dungeons & Dragons flagship publications – Dragon and Dungeon – the scrappy little company found itself facing an unlikely future when Wizards of the Coast rescinded the rights to both in favor of revamping them as web-only publications, and then moved on to [...]
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Matt Staggs
I'm all about some chain lightning, myself. Maybe fireball. Or how about a vorpal blade?