Win a copy of Terry Pratchett's Making Money

Want a copy of Terry Pratchett's newest best-seller? Well here's your chance. I have a copy available to one of you lucky readers.

To enter please send an email with the subject "MONEY" to winfantasy@(removestuffbetweenparentheses)gmail.com.

You must include your name and address in the message so I can mail you your book should you win.

Duplicate entries will be disqualified so don't try.

Failure to follow instructions will label you as illiterate and not worthy of getting a free book.

If you want mention how you came across this little corner of the web I'd love to hear that too.

Drawings will take place 2 weeks after original post date or until I have 50 entries which ever happens last.

Good Luck

Joe Abercrombie Interview on FBC

There is a nice interview with Joe Abercrombie at Fantasy Book Critic. The more I hear about him the more I like. He has an irreverent wit that really draws you into who he is as a person.

Read the interview here.

Trip to the Market 9/8/07

I managed a modicum of fiscal responsibility this week (but not too much). What found it it's way into my basket?

The Last Light of the Sun by Guy Gavriel Kay

City of Golden Shadow (Otherland, Volume 1) by Tad Williams

Shopping list hiatus

I'm not happy with the way my "shopping list" posts were going so I'm going to send them on vacation for a while. I found I was missing a lot of books that were being released because the list I was using was not all inclusive (Actually it was pretty good, but poorly sorted). I'm going to talk to some local booksellers and if I can get a better list I'll start the shopping list posts again.

Michael Moorcock Podcast

Just listened to a podcast interview with author Michael Moorcock from "Adventures in Science Fiction Publishing". Some of the highlights include his early influences and favorites, (favorite scifi novel "The Stars My Destination" by Alfred Bester"), a nice discussion of his time editing "New Worlds" magazine, and a really interesting commentary on publishing, critics, and book sales.

I found the last part especially interesting. Most of this line of thought revolved around how a very few critical reviewers of science fiction and fantasy influence the awards circuit but have little actual effect on sales. Paraphrasing Moorcock "I'd rather have dedicated readers who by all my books and recommend them to their friends than a good review by a well known critic. I like to think that myself and other online reviewers are sort of like the latter. We don't always get the audience and level of respect that the classic print reviewers get but what we do talk about what we read and what we like and I like to think influence at least a little what our friends and readers go out and buy.

To listen to the full interview go to Adventures in SciFi Publishing

Trip to the Market 9/24/07

I'm a little late in getting this posted. OK I'm 4 days late but hey it's been a busy week. So this weeks purchases.

Making Money (Discworld Novels) by Terry Pratchett
Crossroads Of Twilight - by Robert Jordan
Crystal Gorge (The Dreamers, Book 3) by David Eddings and Leigh Eddings

I already own copies of both Crossroads and Crystal but they were both hardcovers and 75% off the bargain book rate so they we're approximately $1.50. I'll almost never pass up that deal.

Terry Brooks Interview at Del Ray

Today's Del Ray newsletter features an interview with Terry Brooks. Link to to the full interview here