This was fun.
Category: the book pile
Reading books without pictures? Yup, the to read pile is large and to read pile is larger, mostly filled with speculative fiction.
China Miéville’s The Scar Leaves a Mark
China Mieville’s follow-up to his neo- classic Perdido Street Station takes to the high seas.
Steven Erikson’s Epic Fantasy Mic Drop – The Malazan Book of The Fallen
This practically killed epic fantasy for me. It’s the greatest epic fantasy of all time and one of best works of fiction of any kind ever so I just don’t have time for what used to be considered good enough in the genre.
STAR WARS Bloodline – Claudia Gray’s Shadows of the Empire
Claudia Gray continues being THE author of the new Star Wars novel canon.
Paul S. Kemp Gets The Star Wars Call – Interview
The creator of Erevis Cale of Forgotten Realms fame got the call to write Star Wars novels. I talk to him and make my pitch to be part of EU legend canon.
These Aren’t the Bastards You’re Looking For – Scott Lynch’s Republic Of Thieves
Scott. Is this a Star War?
Talking Fables with Chris Roberson Before iZombie – Interview
This guy went on to co-create iZombie.
Bug Out with Adrian Tchaikovsky Before Children of Time – Interview
An interview with another author who has since gone on to really make a name for himself in science fiction with Children of Time & has a lot of smart things to say about fantasy and writing.
Singing in the Crystal Rain with Tobias Buckell – Interview
Read his books, don’t use him as your life line.
The True God of Shadow – The Steven Erikson Interview
I talk to the guy who wrote the best fantasy series of all time and maybe my favorite work of fiction.
An Old Guard Chat With Malazan Co-Creator Ian Cameron Esslemont
The co-creator of my favorite fantasy setting and book series of all time talks to me. Not you.
Red Seas Under Red Skies is what Swashbuckling Fantasy Sequels Are Made Of
Scott Lynch’s follow-up to The Lies of Locke Lamora improves upon that exciting debut.
Matthew Stover Reveals Caine’s Bookshelf To Me – Interview
This guy arguably has the best science fiction/fantasy novel of this century in Blade of Tyshalle.
Getting in Trouble with Kelly Link – My Chat w/ a Pulitzer Prize Finalist. She Was Cool.
I told Kelly that her stories were on the level of Ted Chiang. Future me typing this can say I was right.
Sharing Words with Gregory Frost on Shadowbridge – Interview
A nice chat about his new series Shadowbridge, the great Roger Zelazny, and writing.
Watch the Thrones – My George R. R. Martin Interview
The one where I plead for Bronn.