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The Devil’s Alphabet

Posted: February 12, 2010 by Alan in Books We Like Meta: Daryl Gregory, Urban Fantasy
The Devil’s Alphabet

…Tennessee, that returns to his hometown to attend a funeral of a former best friend, who’s death is shrouded in mystery. Switchcreek, before Pax had left, had been a victim…

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Nightchild

Posted: February 9, 2010 by Steven in Books We Love Meta: James Barclay, Fantasy
Nightchild

…not a common occurrence to have every book in a trilogy be completely awesome. The Chronicles of the Raven should be on the shelves of every reader of Heroic Fantasy…

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The Affinity Bridge

Posted: November 17, 2009 by Steven in Books We Like Meta: George Mann, Steampunk
The Affinity Bridge

…is how we discovered THE AFFINITY BRIDGE by George Mann. The art design on the cover is incredible–some of the best we’ve see this year, in fact–and we knew right…

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Morning Star

Posted: August 11, 2016 by Writer Dan in Books We Love Meta: Pierce Brown, Dystopian SF, Science Fiction
Morning Star

…movie that, in my opinion, cannot come soon enough, but better not come before it is absolutely perfect, dangit. Because this series deserves a perfect movie. MORNING STAR is…

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Un Lun Dun

Posted: September 4, 2009 by Steven in Books We Like Meta: China Miรฉville, Fantasy, Young Adult
Un Lun Dun

…an “n” not an “m,” and they are alive), Black Windows (window frames with spider legs), Parakeets (they have a feather shaped like a key), ninja trash bins (complete with…

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Gardens of the Moon

Posted: August 26, 2009 by Steven in Books We Love Meta: Steven Erikson, Epic Fantasy
Gardens of the Moon

Since DUST OF DREAMS is coming to the US soon, we thought we would go back to the series’ roots to both introduce newcomers and invigorate the old-timers. GARDENS…

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The Swordbearer

Posted: August 17, 2009 by Alan in Books that are Mediocre Meta: Glen Cook, Fantasy
The Swordbearer

THE RETURN OF THE BLACK COMPANY (With Amazon), a Tor published omnibus, coming next month we thought we should get some Glen Cook on the site in preparation. THE SWORDBEARER…

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Winterbirth

Posted: August 12, 2009 by Steven in Books We Hate Meta: Brian Ruckley, Heroic Fantasy
Winterbirth

…without the blood and sword? In a word: boring. Ruckley’s novel is at its best when the characters (with whom we have absolutely no attachment – another problem in itself)…

Elitist Book Review Presents: Blackguards

Posted: August 26, 2014 in External Promotion Tags: Short Fiction

Well. Something new just popped up on Kickstarter. Have I said how much I love Kickstarter? It’s one of the best things to happen to the short-fiction market since… ever….

Self-Published Blog-Off Update

Posted: June 26, 2015 in News Tags: The Great Self-published Fantasy Blog-off

…Here’s the longer list of books we have eliminated from the competition: STORM SHADOW by Stephanie Caine THE FINAL REQUIEM by Joe Donahue THE ELEMENTS OF SORCERY by Christopher Kellen…