By Tia Nevitt, on March 30th, 2010
Master of None by Sonya Bateman Pocket Books
Read the First Chapter (pdf)
Regular readers know that I don’t usually read urban fantasies. However, this urban fantasy I couldn’t put down.
Gavyn Donatti is a professional thief who knows that some men are dangerous to work for. But still, he agrees — or [...]
By Tia Nevitt, on March 26th, 2010
There will be one more week of light posting before I resume my regular Sunday to Thursday schedule. I will divulge the reasons for this after next week.
But I do want to congratulate frequent commenter and awesome blogger Carolyn Crane — of The Thrillionth Page — for the publication of her novel, Mind [...]
By Tia Nevitt, on March 24th, 2010
Sonya Bateman is the author of the very fun urban fantasy, Master of None, which comes out next week. I thought I’d try out a conversational email interview on her, and she agreed to be experimented upon. We had lots of fun with this. Enjoy!
I thought I’d start this conversational interview with a [...]
By Tia Nevitt, on March 21st, 2010
The winner of the Spellwright giveaway is Julio! Thanks to everyone for entering, and thanks to Tor for sponsoring this giveaway.
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I have been reading a very LONG book called Angelology by Danielle Trussoni. This is my first foray into Dan Brown-style supernatural thrillers. Except, it isn’t really a thriller, because [...]
By Tia Nevitt, on March 17th, 2010
First, I’d like to offer a rather delayed congratulations to Deborah Blake, frequent commenter and occasional reviewer here, for signing with an agent! We have a lot of aspiring authors hanging out here, and it’s wonderful to see when they hit a milestone like this. It makes the rest of us think, yes, we [...]
By Tia Nevitt, on March 17th, 2010
Elder Scrolls Morrowind and Oblivion Bethesda Softworks
I’ve been a fan of the Elder Scrolls computer game series since the days of Daggarfall. I love the single-player role playing game because it seems like in multiplayer games, you’re limited to games like Diablo, which to me seem nothing but hack and [...]
By Tia Nevitt, on March 16th, 2010
If You Follow Me: A Novel by Malena Watrous Harper Perennial Trade Paperback – $14.99/$16.99 Can. General Fiction
Hoping to outpace her grief in the wake of her father’s suicide, Marina, a recent college graduate, has come to the small, rural Japanese town of Shika to teach English for a year. But in Japan, [...]
By Raven, on March 15th, 2010
Soulless By Gail Carriger (website) Orbit Mass market paperback, $7.99
Reviewed by Raven
Soulless was a fun novel. Mix Victorian England with vampires and werewolves and a coy sense of humor, and this book is the result. I think I can safely recommend it for fans of urban fantasy and Jane Austen (I [...]
By Tia Nevitt, on March 14th, 2010
Tor has offered to give away a copy of Spellwright by Blake Charlton, which Superwench reviewed (and loved!) below. To enter, either:
leave a comment (making sure you enter your accurate email address), or send me an email to tia dot nevitt at gmail dot com. If you email [...]
By Tia Nevitt, on March 11th, 2010
The River Kings’ Road by Liane Merciel Gallery Books Hardcover – $26
I was excited to hear about Liane Merciel’s The River Kings’ Road because it has been a while since I’ve seen any debut epic fantasies by women.
The River Kings’ Road centers around a handful of characters. Brys is a mercenary, [...]
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