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Peat’s been hard at work on The Skull Throne lately, but spending so much time in the office makes you want to take a #shelfie or two.
I going to work on Skull Throne. But first? Lemme take a shelfie: http://t.co/h0eOweAZXZ
Retiring for the night. But first, let me take another #shelfie http://t.co/MbrcrKKdnh
So, before work, writing or sleep, take a minute and show off your books and comics or whatever else lives on your shelves. Peat will be giving away five Red Sonja Trade Paperbacks to the best #shelfies.
The rules are simple
Contest will run until Monday May 5th, so start making goofy faces in front of your furniture pronto!
Posted on April 30, 2014 at 8:00 am by megelizabeth
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For genre with seemingly endless possibilities, fantasy can sometimes get stuck in certain tropes and themes. Primarily, those of the Tolkien books and the books inspired by the Middle Earth style of writing and world building. How can writers honor modern fantasy’s epic roots while bringing something fresh to the genre?
Two weeks ago, the New York Times published an article highlighting fantasy author Brandon Sanderson and his approach to world building and novels. The article mentioned many contemporary fantasy authors throwing away many of the tropes of classic fantasy and subverting the reader’s expectations.
And Jacob Weisman, publisher of Tachyon Publications, which published Mr. Sanderson’s “The Emperor’s Soul,” winner of the 2013 Hugo Award for best novella, said, “Brandon is part of the new breed of epic fantasy authors who have redefined the genre.” Mr. Weisman was referring to writers like Peter V. Brett, Mr. Rothfuss and Joe Abercrombie, whose novels, like his hard-bitten “First Law” series, reject the stateliness of Tolkien and his imitators, and have the feel of gangster fantasy.
What are your thoughts on the new changes to the genre? Where can fantasy go from here?
Posted on April 29, 2014 at 8:00 am by megelizabeth
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Posted by Meg
Catch up with Peat through tweets!
- @PVBrett – Paid $2.99 to rent Serenity on Roku to spare the trouble of putting down ice cream, getting up & putting in the dvd. I feel so… decadent.
- @PVBrett – Lynda Carter Wonder Woman helped a generation of girls see themselves as heroines. But watching now with Cassie, parts just make me cringe.
- @PVBrett – Still, big boots to fill when Hollywood eventually gets their act together and makes a Wonder Woman movie. Carter is the gold standard WW.
- @PVBrett – Watching Harry Potter with Cassie, suddenly realized every frigging goblin in Gringott’s is male.
- @PVBrett – There are really few demihiman females in pop fantasy. Wish they’d made a few of the dwarves in The Hobbit movie women. Missed opportunity.
- @PVBrett – People keep suggesting that since dwarf women have beards, we should just pretend they are in LOTR, etc. But we shouldn’t have to pretend.
- @PVBrett – Best baby cosplay ever. RT @suvudu OMG. RT @CosplayHeaven Cosplay is over. BABY PREDATOR!!! http://t.co/1lN3oDQkbG
- @PVBrett – Started work on the US cover for Skull Throne and I am so damn psyched for it.
- @PVBrett – Debilitating pain has me ready to try my new cluster migraine meds. They want me to read this first. #justclickagree http://t.co/oP4IiIEe0Y
- @PVBrett
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Cass: We play Princess in Trouble at recess
Me: Wanna wear your Princess Leia shirt?
C: I’M not the princess. I’m Batgirl
Me: Damn right
- @PVBrett – FYI, if you go into iOS Injustice online battle mode and your opponent is ArlenBales, you’re fighting me.
- @PVBrett – Huzzah! I have surpassed a completely arbitrary benchmark number of twitter followers. So I guess my life has meaning now or whatever.
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Posted on April 28, 2014 at 8:00 am by megelizabeth
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Phillip posted a recommended reading list for grimdark fans on his blog Grimdark Reader. It’s a great list with a lot of contemporary fantasy books on there and new releases. At the top of his list are books like The Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence and The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie.
At the end he noted the Demon Cycle as a series with some elements of grimdark, along with two others (the Night Angel series by Brent Weeks and the Gentleman Bastards series by Scott Lynch).
What do you think? Is the Demon Cycle grimdark? What do you consider grimdark and what do you think about the term?
Posted on April 24, 2014 at 8:00 am by megelizabeth
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There is something that no fan has dared to do — make Arlen into a My Little Pony! Until, that is, Caine47 on DeviantArt put pencil to paper. Check out the one and only Painted Pony!
This drawing is awesome on so many levels. First off, this a fantastic idea, and I can’t believe nobody has done it before. Second, Arlen as a Brony is both adorable and incredibly badass. Thirdly, the drawing is beautiful: the wards look amazing and the demon is great with his claws and horns.
Thank you to Caine for showing us what Arlen as a Brony would look like!
Posted on April 23, 2014 at 8:00 am by megelizabeth
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