Dragon Re-Born E-Book Cover

Last month, I posted the cover art to the Wheel of Time’s second book, The Great Hunt. The whole series is being re-released in e-book form, with newly commissioned cover art that is significantly better than its former. I’ll keep posting the new artwork as it become available. Today Tor posted the artwork for the


Meta Monday 11: Stop Over Describing

photo by jim frazier I think the tendency to over-explain and over describe is one of the most common failings in fantasy. It’s an unfortunate piece of Tolkien’s legacy. Don’t get me wrong, Tolkien was a great worldbuilder, but he got a little caught up describing his world at times, at the expense of the


Fiction Friday 7: Leviathan

Scott Westerfeld‘s newest book, the Leviathan looks like a truly amazing experience. Littered with steampunk artwork like the above, with a tight, intelligent prose, it is definitely on my holiday lists. I’m getting it for my book-worm cousin, hopefully someone feels the same way about me. From Westerfeld’s website: Prince Aleksander, would-be heir to the