Category Archives: Fantasy

Damned & Crusade: An Epic Urban Fantasy Series in the Making

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Erin Underwood

It felt wrong to write a review of Damned since I know both authors so well and I am closely connected to the series. So, instead I decided to write a rumination on the Crusade series since there are a … Continue reading →

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Review: The Kingkiller Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss – Enter to Win Signed Books!

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Erin Underwood

Kingkiller Chronicles reviewed by Heather Magaw. See below for special giveaway. Title: The Name of the Wind (Kingkiller Chronicles, Day 1) Author: Patrick Rothfuss Publisher: DAW Trade Print Ed: Reprint edition – April 7, 2009 ISBN-13: 978-0756405892 Details: 672 Pages … Continue reading →

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Special Review: Ghost Story (Dresden Files, No. 13) by Jim Butcher

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Erin Underwood

HOME / CHICAGO / AFTER DEATH NOTICES / SPOILERS* Wizard City Tribune Harry Dresden Is Dead and Kickin’ by Erin Underwood July 26, 2011 CHICAGO – Harry Dresden, Chicago’s resident wizard-for-hire, has been reported missing and is suspected dead. Dresden … Continue reading →

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Supernatural Noir – Enter to Win a Signed Copy!

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Erin Underwood

Award winning editor Ellen Datlow is giving away 5 (YES! FIVE!) signed copies of her new anthology Supernatural Noir. The copies will be signed by Ellen Datlow and several of the contributing authors including Gregory Frost, Jeffrey Ford, John Langan, Rick Bowes, … Continue reading →

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Growing Up YA Lit-Style: A Personal Essay

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Erin Underwood

Ilsa J. Bick, MD, a child psychologist and YA author, recently published an article on the Hunger Mountain site in which she responds to a pair of essays by Meghan Cox Gurdon, Children’s Reviewer for the Wall Street Journal, who … Continue reading →

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Review: Water to Burn by Katharine Kerr

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Erin Underwood

Author: Katharine Kerr Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated Print Date: August 02, 2011 ISBN-13: 978-0756406912 Details: 336 pages | Paperback | $7.99 ~ In Water to Burn, the second Nola O’Grady Novel, Katharine Kerr hits the page with a well written story that takes off from … Continue reading →

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The Many Mysteries of Charles Tan: An Interview

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Erin Underwood

Charles Tan is the blogger behind one of speculative fiction’s top blogs, Bibliophile Stalker. While much of the content on his site pertains to Philippine speculative fiction, Tan has his finger on the pulse of the SF/F industry. Not only … Continue reading →

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Review: Game of Thrones: Season One

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Erin Underwood

Reviewed by Hannah Strom-Martin Author’s Note: There have been endless recaps and thematic analysis of Game of Thrones, the new HBO television show based on the Song of Ice and Fire Novels by author George R.R. Martin.  The Thrones blogging … Continue reading →

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NPR’s New Poll: “Best Science Fiction, Fantasy Books? You Tell Us”

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Erin Underwood

Okay, folks, this is it! Genre fiction, specifically science fiction and fantasy, has gone to some pretty terrific places before, but when it goes to NPR…. Well, we all should hitch a ride to see what’s going on. What you’ll … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Bordertown – The Shared World Interview!

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Erin Underwood

The 1980s brought us big hair, big movies, and big possibilities. Rock ‘n Roll ruled the day. Fantasy fiction began shedding its traditional castles and bearded sorcerers in lieu of modern settings and characters, which included elves, punk rock, and … Continue reading →

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