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| Age: | 30 years old |
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In celebration of the new blog that I just started, Fantasy Book Critic , I decided to start a little Myspace page to help spread the word, do some networking and meet some new friends. So, if you have the time, check out Fantasy Book Critic , a website dedicated to book reviews, interviews and contests of fantasy, sci-fi, horror, suspense, etc., and let me know what you think via email or comments. Thanks for reading… ARTICLES (Click the links below): SPOTLIGHT: Books of July 2008 GUEST BLOG: Gail Z. Martin on Playing God SPOTLIGHT: Books of June 2008 SPOTLIGHT: Books of May 2008 SPOTLIGHT: Books of April 2008 SPOTLIGHT: Books of March 2008 SPOTLIGHT: Books of February 2008 2007 Review/2008 Preview: A Writer's Perspective SPOTLIGHT: Books of January 2008 Fantasy Book Critic's 2007 Favorites SPOTLIGHT: Books of December 2007 SPOTLIGHT: Books of November 2007 SPOTLIGHT: Books of October 2007 SPOTLIGHT: Books of September 2007 SPOTLIGHT: Books of August 2007 SPOTLIGHT: Books of July 2007 SPOTLIGHT: Books of June 2007 INTERVIEWS (Click the links below): 2008: Marie Brennan Steven Erikson Conrad Williams Greg Keyes Chris Evans Alan Campbell Kate Elliott Jonathan Barnes David Keck Kevin J. Anderson Felix Gilman Gail Z. Martin Robin Hobb 2007: Terry Goodkind Jeffrey Thomas Josh Conviser Joel Shepherd Wayne Barlowe Catherynne M. Valente Kristen Britain R.A. Salvatore (By David Craddock) J.V. Jones Joe Abercrombie Brandon Sanderson Frank Beddor David Gunn Mark J. Ferrari Douglas Clegg Nicholas Christopher Austin Grossman Mike Carey Stephen Hunt Tim Lebbon + Christopher Golden Patrick Rothfuss Jacqueline Carey David Anthony Durham Dabel Brothers Richard K. Morgan Daniel Abraham Neal Asher Jennifer Roberson REVIEWS (Click the links below to read the reviews): 2008: "Through a Glass, Darkly" by Bill Hussey "The Grin of the Dark" by Ramsey Campbell "Poison Ink" by Christopher Golden "A Darkness Forged in Fire" by Chris Evans "Empire in Black and Gold" by Adrian Tchaikovsky "Night Shift" by Lilith Saintcrow "MultiReal" by David Louis Edelman (Reviewed by Liviu C. Suciu) "Havemercy" by Jaida Jones + Danielle Bennett "Escapement" by Jay Lake "The Last Oracle" by James Rollins w/Bonus Q&A "Mainspring" by Jay Lake w/Bonus Q&A "Odd Hours" + "In Odd We Trust" by Dean Koontz "Tigerheart" by Peter David w/Bonus Q&A "Neuropath" by Scott Bakker "Superpowers" by David J. Schwartz "Midnight Never Come" by Marie Brennan "Kushiel's Mercy" by Jacqueline Carey w/Bonus Q&A "Cosmos Incorporated" by Maurice G. Dantec (Reviewed by Liviu C. Suciu) "The Unblemished" by Conrad Williams "Promise of the Wolves" by Dorothy Hearst "Bloodheir" by Brian Ruckley (Reviewed by Liviu C. Suciu) "The Mirrored Heavens" by David J. Williams "Mind the Gap" by Christopher Golden + Tim Lebbon "Severance Package" by Duane Swierczynski "The Hounds of Ash and Other Tales of Fool Wolf" by Greg Keyes "The Wolfman" by Nicholas Pekearo "The Digital Plague" by Jeff Somers "Snuff" by Chuck Palahniuk "Kéthani" by Eric Brown "Napoleon's Pyramids" + "The Rosetta Key" by William Dietrich (Reviewed by Liviu C. Suciu) "The Year of Disappearances" by Susan Hubbard w/Bonus Q&A "House of Suns" by Alastair Reynolds (Reviewed by Liviu C. Suciu) "The Host" by Stephenie Meyer "The Kingdom Beyond the Waves" by Stephen Hunt w/Bonus Q&A "The Last Wish" by Andrzej Sapkowski "In the Small" by Michael Hague "The Queen's Bastard" by C.E. Murphy "Little Brother" by Cory Doctorow "Death's Head: Maximum Offense" by David Gunn "Fallen" by Tim Lebbon w/Bonus Q&A "Iron Angel" by Alan Campbell "The Sharing Knife: Passage" by Lois McMaster Bujold w/Bonus Q&A "Shadow Gate" by Kate Elliott "Iron Man: Beneath the Armor" by Andy Mangels "The Resurrectionist" by Jack O'Connell "Blood Ties" by Pamela Freeman "Line War" by Neal Asher w/Bonus Q&A "Paper Cities" edited by Ekaterina Sedia "Infected" by Scott Sigler "Before They Are Hanged" by Joe Abercrombie "The Magician & the Fool" by Barth Anderson "Poison Sleep" by T.A. Pratt "The Lost Ones" by Christopher Golden (w/Bonus Q&A) "Dark Wraith of Shannara" by Terry Brooks "The Born Queen" by Greg Keyes "Duma Key" by Stephen King (Reviewed by David Craddock) "On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness" by Andrew Peterson "The Journal of Curious Letters" by James Dashner "Black Ships" by Jo Graham "Mad Kestrel" by Misty Massey "The Silver Serpent" by David Debord "Reaper's Gale" by Steven Erikson "Happy Hour of the Damned" by Mark Henry "Emissaries from the Dead" by Adam-Troy Castro "Heart of Light" by Sarah A. Hoyt "Bone Song" by John Meaney "Whitechapel Gods" by S.M. Peters "Blue War" by Jeffrey Thomas "In the Eye of Heaven" + "In a Time of Treason" by David Keck "Singularity's Ring" by Paul Melko "The Monsters of Templeton" by Lauren Groff "The Somnambulist" by Jonathan Barnes "The Dragon's Nine Sons" by Chris Roberson "The Red Wolf Conspiracy" by Robert V.S. Redick "After the War" by Tim Lebbon "The Blood King" by Gail Z. Martin "Sharp Teeth" by Toby Barlow "Inside Straight" edited by George R. R. Martin "Black Magic Woman" by Justin Gustainis "Shadowbridge" by Gregory Frost "Hunter's Run" by GRRM, Gardner Dozois + Daniel Abraham "Renegade's Magic" by Robin Hobb "Auralia's Colors" by Jeffrey Overstreet "Debatable Space" by Philip Palmer 2007: "Lye Street" by Alan Campbell "Across the Face of the World" by Russell Kirkpatrick "Blood Dreams" by Kay Hooper "Dust" by Elizabeth Bear "Thunderer" by Felix Gilman "Majestrum" by Matthew Hughes "I Am Legend" by Richard Matheson "The Sword-Edged Blonde" by Alex Bledsoe "Shadowbred" by Paul S. Kemp "Already Dead", "No Dominion" + "Half the Blood of Brooklyn" by Charlie Huston "Killswitch" by Joel Shepherd "The Darkest Evening of the Year" by Dean Koontz "The Solaris Book of New Fantasy" edited by George Mann "Confessor" by Terry Goodkind (Reviewed by David Craddock) "Shooting War" by Anthony Lappé + Dan Goldman "Slaves of the Shinar" by Justin Allen "War Machine" by Andy Remic "The Orc King" by R.A. Salvatore (Reviewed by David Craddock) "Gentlemen of the Road" by Michael Chabon "The High King's Tomb" by Kristen Britain "In the Cities of Coin & Spice" by Catherynne M. Valente "Mister B. Gone" by Clive Barker "Echelon" + "Empyre" by Josh Conviser "A Companion To Wolves" by Sarah Monette + Elizabeth Bear "God's Demon" by Wayne Barlowe "Eat the Dark" by Joe Schreiber "Stealing Light" by Gary Gibson "Bauchelain & Korbal Broach Novellas" by Steven Erikson (Reviewed by David Craddock) "The Missing" by Sarah Langan "Blood Engines" by T.A. Pratt "End of the World Blues" by Jon Courtenay Grimwood "Nova Swing" by M. John Harrison "The Electric Church" by Jeff Somers "Seeing Redd" by Frank Beddor "Worldbinder" by David Farland "The Blade Itself" by Joe Abercrombie "Winterbirth" by Brian Ruckley "Heaven's Net Is Wide" by Lian Hearn "HeartSick" by Chelsea Cain "The Innocent Mage" by Karen Miller "The Nightmare Factory "The Shotgun Rule" by Charlie Huston "The Elves of Cintra" by Terry Brooks "The Book of Joby" by Mark J. Ferrari "The Well of Ascension" by Brandon Sanderson "A Betrayal In Winter" by Daniel Abraham "The Mirador" by Sarah Monette "Radio Freefall" by Matthew Jarpe "The Accidental Time Machine" by Joe Haldeman "The Dreaming Void" by Peter F. Hamilton "Red Seas Under Red Skies" by Scott Lynch "The Intruders" by Michael Marshall "Death's Head" by David Gunn "Mary Modern" by Camille DeAngelis "Set the Seas On Fire" by Chris Roberson "kop" by Warren Hammond "Crooked Little Vein" by Warren Ellis "Exposure" by Kurt Wenzel "The Wanderer's Tale" by David Bilsborough "The Devil You Know" by Mike Carey "The Dark River" by John Twelve Hawks "The Judas Strain" by James Clemens "Hilldiggers" by Neal Asher "The Sharing Knife" by Lois McMaster Bujold "Deepwood" by Jennifer Roberson "Ghostwalk" by Rebecca Stott "Bitterwood" by James Maxey "The Bestiary" by Nicholas Christopher "Thirteen" by Richard K. Morgan "The Good Guy" by Dean Koontz "Soon I Will Be Invincible" by Austin Grossman "Kushiel's Justice" by Jacqueline Carey "The Society Of S" by Susan Hubbard "Night of Knives" by Ian Cameron Esslemont "Maledicte" by Lane Robins "Breakaway" by Joel Shepherd "The Orphan's Tales: In The Night Garden" by Catherynne M. Valente "Necroscope: The Touch" by Brian Lumley "The Court of the Air" by Stephen Hunt "Dante's Girl" by Natasha Rhodes "The Summoner" by Gail Z. Martin "Deadstock" by Jeffrey Thomas "Acacia" by David Anthony Durham "Bloodmind" by Liz Williams "This Witch For Hire" omnibus by Kim Harrison "Darkland" by Liz Williams <a href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vZm |
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I'd like to meet:MY WISHLIST:”A Dance Of Dragons” by George R. R. Martin ”Absolute Midnight” by Elizabeth Haydon |
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Music:RECOMMENDED LISTENING (SONGS): “The Pursuit” by Evans Blue “Between the Minds” by Jack Savoretti “Men’s Needs” by The Cribs “Wonderful” by Grace “Gave You Time” by The Dub Pistols “My Friends” by Motocade “In The Garden” by Dolores O'Riordan “Believe It” by Omnisoul “Waiting All Day” by Silverchair “Element” by Moses Mayfield “Don't Give It Up” by Siobhan Donaghy “My World” by Sick Puppies “Big Bro Thang” by Big Brovaz “Closer” by Travis “Pressure Suit” by Aqualung “The Music” by David Usher “Ruby” by Kaiser Chiefs “As I Choke” by Ross Copperman |
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Books:MY TO REVIEW PILE:"Vicious Circle" by Mike Carey "Lord Tophet" by Gregory Frost "The Magicians & Mrs. Quent" by Galen Beckett "British Invasion" edited by Christopher Golden, Tim Lebbon + James A. Moore "The Gargoyle" by Andrew Davidson "Underground" by Kat Richardson "City at the End of Time" by Greg Bear "The Steel Remains" by Richard K. Morgan "Return of the Crimson Guard" by Ian Cameron Esslemont "The Gypsy Morph" by Terry Brooks "The Ten Thousand" by Paul Kearney "Pandemonium" by Daryl Gregory "Stalking the Vampire" by Mike Resnick "The Painted Man" by Peter V. Brett "Cross Country" by Tim Waggoner "Too Many Curses" by A. Lee Martinez "Anathem" by Neal Stephenson "The Servants" by Michael Marshall Smith "Toll the Hounds" by Steven Erikson "An Evil Guest" by Gene Wolfe "Cyndere’s Midnight" by Jeffrey Overstreet "Banquet for the Damned" by Adam L.G. Nevill "Last Argument of Kings" by Joe Abercrombie "Every Last Drop" by Charlie Huston "The Ghost In Love" by Jonathan Carroll "Ex-Kop" by Warren Hammond "Under the Blood Red Moon" by Mina Hepsen "The Reach of Children" by Tim Lebbon "Graceling" by Kristin Cashore "The Dracula Dossier" by James Reese "Twelve" by Jasper Kent "The Hero of Ages" by Brandon Sanderson "Goth" by Otsuichi "Doomwyte" by Brian Jacques "Soulless" by Christopher Golden "All the Windwracked Stars" by Elizabeth Bear "Stonefather" by Orson Scott Card "Fools’ Experiment" by Edward M. Lerner "Watermind" by M.M. Buckner "Thirteen Orphans" by Jane Lindskold |
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| MaritalStatus: | Married |
| SexualOrientation: | Straight |
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NEW Fantasy Book Critic GIVEAWAYS for the Month of July 2008!!! |
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FIVE SIGNED COPIES of Chris Evans' debut novel "A Darkness Forged In Fire" courtesy of Pocket Books!!! North American Residents Only. Giveaway ends Tuesday, July 8, 2008 11:59AM ... Posted by Fantasy Book Critic on Sat, 07 Jul 2007 09:24:00 PST |
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Our First Home!!! |
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| Last Wednesday my wife & I finally closed on our first homea 4-bedroom (plus a den), 2-car garage, new construction with a tiny backyard :) So understandably, we're quite excited and have been e... Posted by Fantasy Book Critic on Wed, 08 Aug 2007 09:30:00 PST |
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Rest In Peace, Lloyd Alexander (1924-2007) |
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| Just read about this over at the SFBC Blog, which was first reported at SF Scope and I have to say that I'm very saddened. Lloyd Alexander, and in particular his The Chronicles of Prydain series, help... Posted by Fantasy Book Critic on Thu, 17 May 2007 12:12:00 PST |
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| If you haven't heard yet, New Line Cinema is releasing "The Golden Compass" starring Nicole Kidman & Daniel Craig (Casino Royale) on December 7, 2007. The film is based on the first book in the gr... Posted by Fantasy Book Critic on Sat, 28 Apr 2007 09:22:00 PST |
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| In Fantasy Book Critic news, I've just finished up "Acacia" by David Anthony Durham, and I have to say that it's one of the strongest fantasy novels that I've read in a long time. Perhaps, e... Posted by Fantasy Book Critic on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 10:11:00 PST |
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READER REVIEWS for Fantasy Book Critic |
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| One of the things that I've wanted to do since I first started Fantasy Book Critic was offer readers an opportunity to share their own thoughts & opinions by writing their own reviews. Basically,... Posted by Fantasy Book Critic on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 03:27:00 PST |
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