Belgariad author David Eddings passes away

The author that introduced me to an ongoing love of fantasy books, David Eddings, passed away on Tuesday 2 June 2009, at the age of 77. Eddings’ two most popular series, the Belgariad and the Malloreon, are still two of the most popular bildungsroman series written, and haven’t been out of print since they were [...]

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A Song of Ice and Fire, now in game form

Such a weird day for news. Turns out that, unlike certain games becoming books, certain books are now becoming games. George R.R. Martin’s excellent Song of Ice and Fire series has been opted for a video game. Expect the game to look and feel a lot like Oblivion and other such WJRPGs.
My feeling about books-turned-games [...]

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The Elder Scrolls, now in book form

Good news for all you Elder Scrolls and Oblivion fans. Turns out that Bethesda are releasing a book set in the Elder Scrolls universe. The book, to be penned by famed author Greg Keyes, takes place after the events of Oblivion.
The Infernal City is set after the events of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion®, the [...]

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Gravity’s Rainbow

Tyrone Slothrop, a GI in London in 1944, has a big problem. Whenever he gets an erection, a Blitz bomb hits.
Has anyone read Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon? Should I get it?

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Day of the triffids

Today I received the book “day of the triffids” from amazon.
This is the front cover:

Lucky me, my book’s cover picture isn’t obscured by the text box, so I get the full monty. Pray, tell me how disturbing is this image! I can guarantee you that I am not thinking “plant spores” or “walking plants” when [...]

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Paradise Lost, But Fantastic Story Found

Paradise Lost by John Milton is an enthralling and amazing epic poem. Yes, it tells of the battle between Heaven and Hell in glorious detail. And yes it tells how Adam and Eve lose paradise. But, just as moving for me, was how someone else lost paradise and lamented that horrible loss in beautiful prose: [...]

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10 OTHER great fantasy book series

I’m a huge lover of fantasy novels. My personal library at home is stuffed to the gills with them, so it was with great interest that I read a post at List Universe about 10 great fantasy series. The rules of the list were that the series must be complete (there’s one cheat in the [...]

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