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REVIEW: The Name of the Wind: The Kingkiller Chronicle, Day One by Patrick Rothfuss

REVIEW: The Name of the Wind: The Kingkiller Chronicle, Day One by Patrick Rothfuss

Dear Mr. Rothfuss, By February I had heard enough people mention how eagerly they were awaiting the sequel to your first novel, 2007's The Name of the Wind, that I was intrigued and decided to pick up the first book in the series. The Name of the Wind begins this way: "It was night again. [...]

REVIEW: Crown of Crystal Flame by C.L. Wilson

REVIEW: Crown of Crystal Flame by C.L. Wilson

Dear Ms. Wilson: This is a tough book to review because it is the fifth book in an epic romance fantasy story and this story brings to conclusion plot arcs that began in book 1.   For that reason, the measure by which I have judged this book is how satisfying I found it to be [...]

REVIEW: Broken Wing by Judith James

REVIEW: Broken Wing by Judith James

Dear Ms. James: Kristie J. emailed me not too long ago and asked me if I had read your debut release, Broken Wing.   She was so enthusiastic about the book that even though I hadn’t yet read it, I made sure I did ASAP.   And it is a very promising first novel, reminiscent of many [...]

Where the hell is EPIC?

I’ve read about RWA getting alot of grief this past week for discriminating against small presses however, I think it is patently clear that the reason for the 2007 change in RWA policy regarding recognized publishers (making it more author focused) is to protect its authors from unscrupulous small presses (including epresses) who start up [...]

REVIEW:  Lord of the Fading Lands by C.L. Wilson

REVIEW: Lord of the Fading Lands by C.L. Wilson

Dear Ms. Wilson, Lord of the Fading Lands first came to my attention when my blogging partner, Jane, sent all her co-bloggers an excited email after reading an ARC of the book back in the summertime. Soon afterward, Jane blogged about the book and since then, others have fallen in love with it, both here [...]