Author: Justin Blazier

Thoughtful Thursday: Judging Books by Their Covers

We here at Fantasy Literature have a tradition of poking fun at cover art. I thought I would change that up a today and show some truly great cover art. These are my personal favorites. I have listed 6 covers, and the reasons I like them. I would like for you to link to your own favorite covers in the comments below. Use the the info bar at the top the page to access the authors and their books. Our favorite cover from the comments will get their pick from the stacks. Here we go…

The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie.

August 11th, 2011. Justin Blazier | Giveaway!, Thoughtful Thursday | 10 comments |

WWW: August 10, 2011

Summer conventions are in full swing, and there is plenty of news being thrown around. I managed to wrangle in a few of the more interesting articles for your consumption. In the coming weeks, if you find something interesting you think everyone should read, drop me a line via the contact form and let me know, or just post it below. Let’s get started:

1) Jim Butcher Interviews Patrick Rothfuss: Is this some sick joke Suvudu is playing on me? Get out of my head. My fanboy level nearly reached critical mass when I spotted this.

August 10th, 2011. Justin Blazier | World Wide Wednesday | 7 comments |

Thoughtful Thursday: Fantasy doesn’t pretend

Aside from reading fantasy I also run a restaurant with my wife. Our restaurant is directly across the street from our local library, so we get a lot of readers through our doors and I get a chance to talk with many of them. Inevitably, when discussing books, the fact that I’m a huge fantasy nerd gets mentioned fairly quickly. The conversation usually goes something like this:

Customer: Oh, so you’re a big reader too? Who’s your favorite author? I love Stephen King.
Me: Oh yeah,

August 4th, 2011. Justin Blazier | Giveaway!, Thoughtful Thursday | 15 comments |

Ghost Story: You have to read The Dresden Files

Ghost Story by Jim Butcher

Writing this review is going to be impossible without spoiling some of the series for those who have not read through Changes, just a little warning. The title of this book, Ghost Story, does a pretty good job of revealing the entire premise of the story: Harry is a ghost. Like all ghosts he has a task that must be completed in order to be at peace. A lot of what was planted in Changes bears fruit in Ghost Story.

August 4th, 2011. Justin Blazier and Kat Hooper´s rating: 4, 4.5 | Jim Butcher | SFF Reviews | 1 comment |

WWW: July 27, 2011

Lots of links for you today. You will find everything from ebooks to time travel amongst the gems below. In the coming weeks, if you find something interesting you think everyone should read, drop me a line via the contact form and let me know, or just post it below. Let’s get started:

1) Gollancz announces SF Gateway: Thousands of out of print classics available online at a new site developed by Gollancz.

2) Monica Valentinelli Goes Offline: Monica experiments with going offline from social media for 100 days and has came to some interesting conclusions.

July 27th, 2011. Justin Blazier | World Wide Wednesday | 4 comments |

Thoughtful Thursday: Choose your own relic (and win)!

This week we’re giving away the entire series of YA Relic Master books by Catherine Fisher, the author of the New York Times bestselling duology Incarceron and Sapphique. (Read Bill’s review of Incarceron.)

“Welcome to Anara, a world mysteriously crumbling to devastation, where nothing is what it seems: Ancient relics emit technologically advanced powers, members of the old Order are hunted by the governing Watch yet revered by the people, and the great energy that connects all seems to also be destroying all.

July 21st, 2011. Justin Blazier | Giveaway!, Thoughtful Thursday | 18 comments |

WWW: July 20, 2011

Thanks for stopping by. Hope you find the links to your liking. In the coming weeks, if you find something interesting you think everyone should read, drop me a line via the contact form and let me know, or just post it below. Let’s get started:

1) Suvudu Talks with Editor David Pomerico about Conan: Another great interview from Suvudu, and about one of my favorite fantasy characters.

2) Nerdiest Dress Ever?: There are so many inappropriate jokes I could make here…

July 20th, 2011. Justin Blazier | World Wide Wednesday | 3 comments |

Rename this horrible cover!

Sexy Babes and…Killer Whales?

Today’s cover masterpiece was originally title The Cingulum by John Maddox Roberts. It was published in 1985 by Tor Books, and the literary world has not been the same since. That might be a slight exaggeration. Actually, I just made that up completely. The literary world barely got indigestion when The Cingulum was released, but that doesn’t stop this cover from being completely awesome.

This has all the elements of an award-winning novel. It has a sexy lady in a somewhat revealing outfit.

July 14th, 2011. Justin Blazier | Thoughtful Thursday | 14 comments |

Thoughtful Thursday: A Dance with Dragons Giveaway

Next Tuesday is a big day for many fantasy readers — they’re quivering with excitement over the release of A Dance with Dragons. After all the years of waiting, whining and crying, all the controversies, all the epic internet flame wars… After 5 years of waiting, the next installment in George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series is only days away.

Some readers have named their children after Martin’s characters, but I am, so far, not a huge fan.

July 7th, 2011. Justin Blazier | Giveaway!, Thoughtful Thursday | 43 comments |

WWW: July 6, 2011

Hope everyone enjoyed their weekend. It was Independence Day in the States and we blew up a respectable amount of stuff in celebration. I personally managed to unwittingly turn a Chinese lantern into a floating fireball of death. An unknown insect made a suicide dive into my wife’s cornea, but nobody was permanently damaged and we all had a good time. Despite the ongoing festivities, I managed to find a few links for you. In the coming weeks, if you find something interesting you think everyone should read, drop me a line via the contact form and let me know,

July 6th, 2011. Justin Blazier | World Wide Wednesday | 6 comments |

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