We were afraid of this. Now that Night Shade Books is being sold off, this means a premature end to Eclipse Online, the online magazine started by Jonathan Strahan as a continuation of his acclaimed Eclipse book series. Strahan gave us this statement just now: Eclipse Online to close effective immediatelySeven years ago Eclipse One was published and went on to be part of one of the most respected original Read More ...
Today is the release date for River of Stars by Guy Gavriel Kay — a historical fantasy epic that people are calling "ambitious" and "an exceptional piece of work." And here’s a brand new exclusive excerpt, which takes us deep inside the realm of Kitai, which we first discovered in Kay’s Under Heaven. Kay himself sets it up for us: This passage, from early in the book, is a first Read More ...
There’s so much astonishing science fiction and fantasy coming your way this month, we can barely list it all. Including the new Evil Dead, Oblivion and tons of other movies. There are brand new books by Neil Gaiman, Paul Cornell, C.J. Cherryh and Robin Hobb. Plus Warehouse 13 and Defiance! Here’s your ultimate guide to April’s science fiction and fantasy. Top image: Detail of the cover of C.J. Cherryh’s Protector, Read More ...
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A few weeks back Peter Jackson participated in a live cast before the preview of the The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug footage. And he was joined by some old LOTR friends and super nerd Stephen Colbert, who gleefully grilled Jackson on his elf knowledge. Thankfully Jackson had a pretty solid response. Read More…
In today’s book news, the e-commerce giant has purchased the book discovery site.Read More…
While we all agree that it’s awesome that Game of Thrones has a shockingly wonderful TV adaptation, it can be a little difficult hearing everybody fawn over the HBO show when you read A Game of Thrones way back in 1996. The Axis of Awesome knows how you feel, and has penned this amazing little ditty in sympathy. Two warnings: 1) it starts a bit slow, but picks up wonderfully, Read More ...
She refutes Philip Roth’s advice to a young writer to “quit while you’re ahead.”Read More…
Lawyer-turned-novelist Tara Conklin explores slavery and the question of justice.Read More…
Some of the greatest nonfiction books about science read like novels. They borrow tropes and narrative tricks from science fiction, fantasy, horror, and more — turning great discoveries into great adventures. Here are nineteen science books that are better than genre fiction because they’re true. More » Read More…