Cthulhu Week: The Tentacles That Bind by Eric Pollarine : An Homage to LOVECRAFT's Birthday

Did you know that H.P. Lovecraft was born on August 20th in 1890? We love him and our homage to his work has just begun!  Here is a great article written by the reviewer Eric Pollarine for Flames Rising. Read on: 

"Next up for Cthulhu Week is a little something from Flames Rising reviewer Eric Pollarine. Eric takes a look at some of his favorite fiction, music and movies and talks about how these folks have been influenced by H. P. Lovecraft and just what that means to him as a horror fan."

Read the article at Flames Rising 

Michael Komarck does TOR's e-book cover for THE KNIFE OF DREAMS on the WoT

I love the WoT ( you might have figured it already) but the one thing I never liked about it was the first Orbit's covers. If I did not know the books were amazing before seeing those covers I would never picked those books up from a bookstore shelf. The covers look childish and I truly have no patient for young adult fantasy books ( My apologies to all Harry Potter and such fans but I just can't stand that type of fantasy literature - in my book, fantasy literature is a very serious and profound type of  art, the characters and plots always so rich and meaningful, bringing us the memories of lost values and imaginary realities that I cannot compute with schools of wizardry and teenage dragon tamers- big respect to the authors but not my cup of ale ). Anyways, so you just have an idea of the type of covers Orbit did for WoT that I dont like, here is one example:

Although those Orbit covers for the first Wheel of Time books are considered collectibles nowadays, I just don't like them. Now the "new" Orbit covers I really love, they can make even the most demanding fantasy reader wonder about what's inside those black mysterious covers. Here's one :

But enough about the past and lets focus on the present. Tor is publishing the e-book versions of the entire WoT saga and is inviting great fantasy digital artists to do them. This post is intended as a praise for the new Knife of Dreams e-book on Tor, by the artist Michael Komarck. It displays Min and Rand Al Thor battling one of the forsaken, Semirhage. Don't you love it?

Here's an excerpt from Tor's article about this cover :

" Knife of Dreams, volume eleven in Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time, will be available in ebook form on August 24th. In celebration of Jordan’s work, we have commissioned fourteen artists to interpret one of the Wheel of Time books in their own style. (Previous editions can be seen here. The first seven ebooks can be purchased here.)(...)"


"At this point in the series Rand’s physical and mental stability is breaking down. Komarck’s tight composition and unconventional angles make the viewer feel that imbalance. Komarck engages you by making you feel slightly uncomfortable, almost wishing you could take a step back to regain your composure." 

To see more of Michael Komarck’s illustrations visit his website.

Trailer: Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal

On our To Read List...the author's description of the book is delightful and so is the trailer. I am in love.

Visit the official website here Shades of Milk and Honey

Win a Free ARC of Joe Abercrombie's THE BLADE ITSELF

The blogger at Fantasy Hot list is offering an Advanced Reading Copy of the Joe Ambercrombie's new book, The Blade Itself. Here is an excerpt  from the blog post advertising this offer : 

 "Thanks to the folks at Subterranean Press, I have one ARC of the limited edition of Joe Abercrombie's The Blade Itself up for grabs! For more info about this title: Subpress.

This from Subterranean Press:

The ARCs contain the full-color illustrations by Alexander Preuss, including a pull-out gatefold of the endsheets, the first time we can recall having included them in an ARC in this fashion.

The rules are the same as usual. You need to send an email at reviews@(no-spam)gryphonwood.net with the header "ABERCROMBIE RULES." Remember to remove the "no spam" thingy. "

View the original post here : http://fantasyhotlist.blogspot.com/

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If you're a fantasy writer wanna-be, a fantasy book publisher, a fantasy blogger, book reviewer or especially if you are the master fantasy book geek of the entire universe,please get in touch with us now.

We are all in for networking offers, book submissions from authors and publishers, interviews, link exchange , doing guest blogging whatever that makes this place a community based spot where everyone can try and share content, ideas, suggestions.

Send us your articles, your conspiracy theories about the political issues of the Empire on Star Wars, show us a philosophical dissertation on the emotional struggles of the first elves to walk the Middle Earth and never got to Valinor; whatever, you got the point. If you feel like sharing, do it.

We do not promise we will write reviews on every book sent to us or publish every guest posts and/or articles and/or stories but we welcome and are happy and thankful for every submission. email us @ reviewmyfantasy@gmail.com

Who Wants Some Free Books?

James at Speculative Horizons is being invaded by his pile of to read books and he is giving away a few of them. The offer is global and all you have to do is email James and wait for him to select the winner, randomly. Take a look at the giveaway page and good luck. The books on offer are :

Wolfsangel by M. D. Lachlan (ARC)

The Quantum Thief by Hannu Rajaniemi (ARC)

The Thief-Taker's Apprentice by Stephen Deas (ARC)

Dog Blood by David Moody (MMPB)

The Japanese Devil Fish Girl by Robert Rankin (ARC)

Go try your luck at Speculative Horizons 

How to Become a Mars Overlord - Short Story

The LightSpeed magazine of Fiction features some great free fiction, check out this one by the author, Catherynne M. Valente. She is also the author of over a dozen works of fiction and poetry, including Palimpsest (a finalist for the 2010 Hugo Award), the Orphan’s Tales series, and the crowdfunded phenomenon The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Own Making, which won the Andre Norton Award. How to Become a Mars Overlord is a scifi short story that you can read or listen to at the above link: How to Become a Mars Overlord

Gorgeous "Best of HP Lovecraft" Cover by Harkham House

Dunwich Horror and Others, the BEST of LOVECRAFT
Harkham House 

The respectfully amazing  publishing company Harkham House , with a little over 70 years of age as an independent cult publisher of the best books in the  (...)" general field of fantasy, perhaps with emphasis on the macabre or science-fiction (...) " is one of my favorite houses of all times. I just love this cover they did for their publishing pillar HP Lovercraft, a perfect homage to his weird pulp fiction words.


This publishing house played a major role in keeping Lovecraft  alive in the American literature world, continuously reprinting editions of his books, while introducing the audience to new talents.


  " AH published its first book, The Outsider and Others by Lovecraft, in 1939.  More than sixty years and 200 books later, Lovecraft remains on the center stage of its success while introducing fans to new authors to the world of the macabre, fantasy, and horror. (...)  The works presented by AH over the years would excite the likes of Lovecraft and his fellow pulp fiction authors. "


I am trying to get some of their books for review and also to get an interview with some of their representatives and hopefully you will be hearing  a whole lot more about these icons, in the future. Stay tunned.

Flight Through Tomorrow MP3 Podcast by LibriVox

Flight Through Tomorrow
By Stanton A. Coblentz; Read by Derek Bever
1 |MP3| – Approx. 16 Minutes [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: LibriVox.org
Published: August 4, 2009
Super warfare has destroyed the old race of man, but elsewhere a new civilization is dawning… From Fantasy Book Vol. 1 number 1 (1947).
LISTEN TO THE FREE MP3 AUDIO HERE

Civiello: Classic Covers by the Fantasy Graphic Novel Artist

For those of you who have been missing out on this amazing graphic novel artist and illustrator, you are still on time to beg for redemption and catch on your reading. If you love fantasy graphic novels like I do, you may agree that in such pieces of art the plot and writing shares the spotlights with the visuals. Yesterday I was brainstorming about what to write ( I wanted to do a post on Fantasy Graphic Novels) and I suddenly remembered how the French illustrator Emanuel Civiello is one of the biggest artists responsible for my love of this art, along with another French artist, Bourgeon, more on him later. Both were

introduced to be my friends, each author by a different friend and they instantaneously became classics in my mental library of assimilated books. Funny thing, I don't own any of Civiello's books but I've read most of them, borrowed from friends. Enough words, lets take a look at some of his classic graphic fantasy novel covers and some illustrations taken from his books. Ai, I miss being flabbergasted by these images of might and magic and obscure secrets. Classic.

A Bit of Madness

Publisher: Checker Book 2005

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0975380893

French Covers for the 4 Books of the Graine de La Folie saga

UIgguk (Book 1) Le grand ornement (Book 2) La Morrydwen (Book 3) Le roy sans coeur(Book 4)

Le Graine De La Folie Intégrale

Publisher: DELCOURT 2006

ISBN: 9782756004532

Language: French

Korrigans , Book1 Les Enfants de la Nuit

Publisher: DELCOURT 2004

Korrigans , Book 2 Les Guerriers des Ténèbres

Publisher: DELCOURT 2004

ISBN:2847890971

Language : French

Korrigans , Book 3 Le Peuple de Dana

Publisher: DELCOURT 2006

ISBN: 2756003395

Language : French

Le Livre Secret des Nains

Publisher: Vents Des Savanes 2005

ISBN:2226132333

Language : French

Jimmy l'Apprenti Croquemitaine

Publisher: DELCOURT 2008

ISBN:2756014907

Language : French

L'Ecole des Apprenties Sorcières

Publisher:Albin Michel 2002

ISBN:2226135340

Language : French

How to Find Interesting Words and Names for Your Fantasy Writing

How to Find Interesting Words and Names for Your Fantasy Writing

Tolkien was a Philologist which made him an expert at linguists and the history of languages so it easy to see why his writing is filled with wonderful names of characters, creatures, and places. You don’t have to be a philologist to also find words that fit into your fantasy writing and accentuate the feel of your created world. Here are some tips and hints on how to do it.

Read the entire article @ http://fantasyguide.stormthecastle.com/fantasyguide_essays/interestingwordsesssay.htm

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Brandon Sanderson Blog: ELANTRIS Back in Stock + Sanderson 5-Pack Sale

Brandon Sanderson Blog: ELANTRIS Back in Stock + Sanderson 5-Pack Sale

The Thirteenth Depository : A wheel of time blog

I just found out about this amazing WOT blog, I am a WOT geek and a proud one and am always looking for news and blogs about mister Jordan's wonderful saga. The blog features everything about the Wheel of Time including creepily detailed chapter read troughs and lots of theories about the intricate and mysterious plot. One great thing about this series is the amount of "secrets" and enigmas that haunt the pages of this masterpiece. Fantasy readers around the world agree that the Wheel Of Time is a colossus in the genre. I will add my personal thank you note to mister Robert Jordan's family and to Brandon Sanderson for finishing the books in such a great manner, so far. Anyways, check out the blog, more WOT geek stuff coming up! Here's the link: The Thirteenth Depository, A Wheel Of Time Blog

Towers of Midnight Synopsis and Tentative Cover on the WOT forum

The Last Battle has started. The seals on the Dark One's prison are crumbling. The Pattern itself is unravelling, and the armies of the Shadow have begun to boil out of the Blight. Perrin Aybara is hunted by spectres from his past. To prevail, he must find a way to master the wolf within him or lose himself to it forever. Meanwhile, Matrim Cauthon prepares for the most difficult challenge of his life. The Tower of Ghenjei awaits, and its secrets will reveal the fate of a friend long lost. The end draws near. It's time to roll the dice.