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I could just let the facts speak for themselves, but this really annoys me so I feel the need to ramble. The other day I looked up the price of Heir of Novron on my Kindle. A few days latter I checked again, this time on my PC. To my shock, the price had gone up $3.90. I thought...

Tor have announced that they will be publishing the first three Wheel of Time books as trade paperbacks featuring the covers from the eBooks. The Cover for EotW might attract some romance/nautical fans.......(covers below) Tor also have a nice round up of February Fantasy releases. I'm guessing US centric. The Little Red Stalker after following...

For my own amusement and because I'm bored, I bring you the first post in the "Author Pose Off" series. The categories that I've come up with so far are: The Tough Guy, The Serial Killer, I'm to Sexy, Crazy Cat Women, The Hippie and Pimp Daddy First up 'The...

Gollancz have posted the following on their blog. Well, the months have rolled around faster than anyone could quite credit and we find ourselves in 2012 and still without that final confirmed delivery of the completed draft of Scott Lynch’s The Republic of Thieves. Sadly those who expressed their doubts have been proved right and we’re...

Tor.com have launched their 2011 Readers Choice Award. They want you to vote for the books you enjoyed the most and that were published in 2011. No idea why they are calling the award 'The Stubbies'. It isn't a beer bottle or a short pair of shorts! Very confusing for this Australian. Fantasy Faction has launched...

Was David Gemmell in the habit of being out of date and adding material to books that had already been published? If not then the people running the David Gemmell Legend Award arn't doing a very good job of respecting him or his name. I understand that they are volunteers and most likely working on a shoe...

Myke Cole and his début urban fantasy novel 'Shadow Ops: Control Point' has been popping up on all the fantasy social media feeds I follow, as well as getting a fair bit of pimpage from Peter V Brett, so I thought I'd take a looksee. Army Officer. Fugitive. Sorcerer. Across the country and...

Peter V Brett has made an update on his blog about the release date of The Daylight War. Main points as follows: As of this moment, The Daylight War will probably be out February 4, 2013. The Demon Cylce is not a trilogy. It's a five book series. There will be...

The first draft that is. Oh and Click the cover for a laugh(mb). Sanderson tweets: Ladies and gentlemen, A Memory of Light--the final book in The Wheel of Time--has been finished. As for when the book will come out, Tor should do an announcement soon. Revisions will take a good six months....

Because I was bored I did a quick look around at some "Best of 2011 Lists". The following books got the most mentions. It's a top five. Four books tied for 4th. In the aftermath of a colossal battle, the future of the Seven Kingdoms hangs in the balance once again--beset by newly emerging threats from...