Friday Quotes

This week I finished The Bookman and started on The Graveyard Book and I'm still in the middle of listening to Leviathan, by Scott Westerfeld. Here are a few of the memorable quotes that I came across, in this week's reads:****************************************************************************The Bookman (Lavie Tidhar)This is the time of myths. They are woven into the present like silk strands from the past, like a mesh wire from the future, creating an interlacing pattern, a grand design, a repeating motif. Don't dismiss myth, boy."In the...

The Bookman by Lavie Tidhar

Do you ever wonder what history would have been like if the British empire had been taken over by giant talking lizards from outer space? No? Well, I haven’t either, but Lavie Tidhar has, and the result is The Bookman, a wild steampunk novel where you’ll find everything from Karl Marx and Martian probes to robots and magical books. The Bookman is Tidhar’s first full length novel, the first in a trilogy, and it certainly doesn’t hold anything back.The...

Favorite Fictional Character: King Trent

Favorite Fictional CharacterHosted by Ryan at WordsmithoniaWhen I was thirteen years old a friend of mine introduced me to Piers Anthony's Xanth books, and I quickly fell in love with Anthony's wonderful world of magic and puns. I followed the series for many years, until it began to grow a bit stale, but I always think back fondly on these books. Xanth was was the first fantasy series that I religiously followed and it really helped kindle my love...

Brandon Sanderson talks about The Way of Kings

One of the books that I am looking forward to the most is Brandon Sanderson's The Way of Kings, which is scheduled to be released in August. I've found each of Sanderson's books to be better then that last, and since the Warbreaker was one of my favorite books last year, I can only imagine how awesome The Way of Kings will be.And although August still seems to be in the distant future, Sanderson has already begun sharing some information about his...

Diving into the Wreck by Kristine Rusch

While I have been an avid fantasy reader for most of my life, it’s only recently that I’ve begun reading science fiction, and those have been mostly older classics. But after reading a couple of interesting reviews of Kristine Rusch’s Diving into the Wreck, I decided that it was time to expand my horizons and try some more modern SF. I also have no experience with SF space adventures- I've never even watched a single episode of Star Track or any...

New Book Releases: Week of March 14th

In order to help keep myself up-to-date on all of the great books that are constantly being released, I've decided to start off each week by providing a list of some of the science fiction and fantasy books that are being published that week. And although it will probably be a while before I actually manage to get around to reading most of these books, at least, now I'll know what I'm missing out on.***************************************************************************Title:...