Cage Match 2012: Round 4: Moiraine Damodred versus Kelsier
The Contestants Click to view original image source Click to view original image source Moiraine Damodred Aes Sedai of The Blue Ajah Age: 44 Race: Human (Aes Sedai) Weapons / Artifacts: The One Power...
View ArticleCage Match — Round 5 — Anomander Rake versus Moiraine Damodred
The Contestants Click to view original image source Click to view original image source Anomander Rake Son of Darkness, Knight of High House Dark, Mane of Chaos, Blacksword Age: Three hundred thousand...
View ArticleCage Match 2012: Championship: Moiraine Damodred versus Kylar Stern
The Contestants Click to view original image source Click to view original image source Moiraine Damodred Aes Sedai of The Blue Ajah Age: 44 Race: Human (Aes Sedai) Weapons / Artifacts: The One Power...
View ArticleCage Match 2012: Championship–Recap!
And that's the end of that chapter, folks! After a very spirited and, I must say, fun Cage Match, you all have chosen a champion: Moiraine Damodred (who also happens to be our first female champion. I...
View ArticleMichael Whelan Cover: A Memory of Light
Epic fantasy series Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson is quickly coming to its conclusion in early 2013! I don't have to talk too much about it. Anyone and everyone who has read...
View ArticleCover & Video: Legion by Brandon Sanderson
As I wrote yesterday, there are a few forthcoming short stories / novellas that I'm super excited about. Subterranean Press announced another one I am excited to finish. Why finish? Because Brandon...
View ArticleThis Tale Grew In The Telling
Epic fantasy has a great greatness about it and a great flaw. Sometimes, the tale grows in the telling. No one has known this better than JRR Tolkien, who began writing The Lord of the Rings in the...
View ArticlePoll: What Should I Read Next?
I fall in and out of reading. There are times when all I want to do is write. I forego reading for weeks at a time sometimes, putting all of my energies into whatever book or short story I am working...
View ArticlePoll: Have You Already Read A Memory of Light?
The wheel has turned for decades. Has it stopped? The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson is now complete. The final book, A Memory of Light, was published earlier this week...
View ArticleEvent Video: Brandon Sanderson & Harriet McDougal
On this Valentine's Day, the fantasy genre loves Brandon Sanderson and Harriet McDougal. You all know Brandon. He has become one of the biggest names in the genre. With his work on the Wheel of Time...
View Article2014 Gemmell Awards Shortlist Announced
2014 SHORTLISTS ANNOUNCED FOR DAVID GEMMELL AWARDS FOR FANTASY This year sees the sixth running of the David Gemmell Awards for Fantasy, one of fantasy fiction's most prestigious prizes, with the...
View ArticleLooking Through the Palantir: August 26th
Welcome to Looking Through the Palantir, a weekly recap where I bring you the latest news, features, releases and more from the realm of science fiction/fantasy. So cozy on up to your favorite...
View Article5 Epic Fantasies You Need To Read/Re-Read & Why
Epic fantasies. Readers in legions! Since so many people love a big ol' fat fantasy novel, I thought it might be fun to make a list of epic fantasies I think everyone should read. I mean, we know...
View ArticleRobert Jordan May Be Gone, But The Wheel Of Time Spins On
Writer Robert Jordan died on this day in 2007. He was, of course, one of the world’s most influential authors of epic fantasy, and to overstate his importance in the world of speculative fiction would...
View ArticleNew Release Interview: Jason Denzel Brings Us MYSTIC
Shawn Speakman: MYSTIC, your debut novel, is in fine bookstores today! Tell Suvudu readers about it and why you wrote it? Jason Denzel: Mystic is a personal, character-driven story that I’ve been...
View ArticleCage Match 2016 Round 1: Mat Cauthon and Tuon Paendrag vs Lilith Iyapo and...
The Contestants Mat Cauthon & Tuon Paendrag Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time Age: Unclear Race: Mat: Andoran; Tuon: Seanchan Weapons: Mat: Ashandarei; Tuon: anything she can get her hands on Special...
View ArticleCage Match 2016 Round 2: Mat Cauthon and Tuon Paendrag vs Bean Delphiki and...
The Contestants Mat Cauthon & Tuon Paendrag Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time Age: Unclear Race: Mat: Andoran; Tuon: Seanchan Weapons: Mat: Ashandarei; Tuon: Anything she can get her hands on Special...
View ArticleThis Tale Grew In The Telling
Epic fantasy has a great greatness about it and a great flaw. Sometimes, the tale grows in the telling. No one has known this better than JRR Tolkien, who began writing The Lord of the Rings in the...
View ArticleSo You Want to Read Epic Fantasy: Here’s Where to Start
Cover detail from To Green Angel Tower by Tad Williams. Art by Michael Whelan. The epic has been the foundation of fantasy for a long time. From Beowulf and the tales of King Arthur all the way up to...
View ArticleHow Should Unfinished Novels Be Treated After An Author Dies?
Cover detail from A Blink of the Screen by Terry Pratchett. Terry Pratchett is missed — but he’s still making us laugh. He is best known for Discworld, a comic fantasy series comprised of about 40...
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