After Audible Frontiers published the entire collection of Fritz Leiber’s Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser stories, I eagerly listened to the first volume, Swords and Deviltry. I enjoyed the stories, but not enough to rush headlong into the rest of the series. Recently, however, I’ve returned to the world of Nehwon, the fictional setting for [...]

The second season of HBO’s True Blood, based on Charlaine Harris’s Sookie Stackhouse novels. The show’s first season very loosely followed the first novel in the series, Dead Until Dark, while the second season made significant departures from the second novel, Living Dead in Dallas. Hoping to garner some clues about the show’s third season, [...]

The first book I reviewed here on AzureScape was Swords and Deviltry, the first in a seven-book collection of Fritz Leiber’s Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser stories. My review of that anthology was mixed, on the one hand praising the inventiveness of Leiber’s language and world-building, but on the other hand lamenting the rather flat [...]

Yes, no reviews or ramblings lately. So very sorry about that. Real life has once again kept me from blogging. That’s my excuse, anyway, and I’m sticking to it.
The other reason I haven’t posted much is that I haven’t been reading much. Or rather, I’ve been rereading. In preparation for the impending November release of [...]

Changeling
By Yasmine Galenorn; Read by Cassandra Campbell
9 CDs – 11 hours [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Published: 2009
Themes: / urban fantasy / paranormal romance / shapeshifting / vampires / fae
I’m ashamed to admit how much time I’ve let go by between reading Witchling, which I reviewed and thoroughly enjoyed, and starting on its sequel, Changeling. Once I [...]

The Name of the Wind
By Patrick Rothfuss; read by Nick Podehl
Audible Download – 28 hours [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Published: 2009
Themes: / epic fantasy / magic school / frame narrative / biography
The Name of the Wind is one of those books I’ve just kept hearing wonderful things about, so when Brilliance Audio finally released an audiobook edition, [...]

Yes, it’s another book about vampires. But wait, don’t shrug it off just yet. Several things set The Strain apart from the glut of vampire novels flooding the market of late. First, it’s co-written by movie director Guillermo del Toro, whose past film successes include the vampire flick Blade II, the comic-book adaptation of Hellboy, and the [...]

SF Crow’s Nest reported today that fantasy writer David Eddings died today at the age of 77. Eddings wrote over 20 books of fantasy and is best-known for the world of his Belgariad, which spanned two five-book series, two prequels, and even a “behind-the-scenes” companion in The Rivan Codex.

Adam over at the Wertzone has a [...]

I’m pleased to report that the first Twitter #sfbookclub was a resounding success, with several readers putting forth some very astute observations and commentary on Joe Haldeman’s The Forever War.
So, let’s keep a good thing going. Based on the way things went last time, I’ve introduced a couple changes to this iteration. First, I’m going [...]

Today I found myself taking a stroll down memory lane, recalling the authors who, during my formative years, kindled my love for the fantastic in literature and in life. Some of these favorites make me grimace; having reread their work, I see their flaws and in some cases the pedestol I placed them on has [...]