Write Like the Wind (George R.R. Martin)
Hi guys! I know I went away, I’ve been working on myself as a person (not really).
I wanted to give you a present on this hot Friday, which is a mere 69 (heh) days from Dragon*Con. Yes, it will soon be time for me to talk about Dragon*Con ALL THE TIME EVERY DAY. I bet you are so. excited. I know I am.
Anyways, here is my present. It just happened on the internet TODAY, so you can say that you were one of the first to see it:
Enjoy, and happy weekend!
August 9, 2012 at 8:04 am
[...] Another thing that happened during the last two years was the release of the fifth book in the series, A Dance with Dragons–although I feel like the book had a disappointing lack of dragons for a book titled A Dance with Dragons. While I think the television series is a masterful example of a proper book-to-video translation, I’m pretty much a book purist at heart. This is really the series that got me into epic fantasy, and lord knows I have spent several years–yes, years–of my life reading other epic fantasy series while waiting future volumes of A Song of Ice and Fire. Yes, I know George R.R. Martin is not my bitch, but I would love it if we didn’t have to wait half a decade for a new book! [...]
August 25, 2012 at 9:05 am
[...] The Malazan books are a dense read–there is a reason why it took me forever to get through the core ten. Erikson’s prose is quite good, and you can see that he has fun with language. I’m also a fan of Erikson because of his discipline–he produced one book a year for ten years until the series was done. None of this playing with our hearts (like certain authors we know and love). [...]