Now that the tour is over, I’ve been spending a lot more time with Cassie. She’s nearly five now, reading quite fluidly, though she is frequently frustrated with hard to pronounce words. “Just keep practicing,” I tell her. “You can get better at anything, if you practice it.” She’s growing as a listener, too, handling […]
Demon Cycle Audiobooks
I never used to be a big audiobook listener. Up until a few years ago, the only audiobook I had ever owned was The Gunslinger, by Stephen King, which someone gave me when I was a kid and bedridden with the flu. It was on cassette tape, so you can imagine how long ago that […]
Emperor of Thorns Review
You may be wondering how I am reviewing a book that is not due to be published for several months. The truth is, I couldn’t wait. I’ve written about Mark Lawrence before. I reviewed the first book in this series, Prince of Thorns, on my blog a couple years ago. I enjoyed it so much […]
Daylight War US Trailer
As you may recall last week, we posted an awesome trailer for The Daylight War made by the fine folks at Voyager UK, in conjunction with artist Dan Kitchener. But the US marketing team at Del Rey Books has not been idle! Using the amazing voice talent of Alyssa Wilmoth, who plays Inevera in the Graphic Audio production […]
King of Thorns Review
Since I am an author, Amazon has decided that any reviews I post are by their very nature biased, and has opted to remove such reviews. My opinion is further corrupted by the fact that I know many authors personally, sharing publishers with more than a few (especially after the Penguin/Random House merger), and see […]