Archive for the ‘Fantasy’ tag
All Hallow’s Read-A New Tradition, courtesy of Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman and HarperCollins are beginning a fiendishly delightful Halloween tradition, beginning now: All Hallow’s Read. The premise is simple: give a scary story – a wonderful, soul-shivering tale of terror, or a humorous, playful monstrous romp of a read – to someone you love, or someone you like, or someone you’ve never even met, [...]
GSB Interviews Kylie Chan: Author of the Dark Heavens Trilogy
GSB welcomes Australian best-selling author, Kylie Chan, for a “pixel side chat” about her Dark Heavens trilogy, Oriental mythology and the art of storytelling. GSB: Thanks for chatting with me, today, Kylie. As we got our introduction thanks to some little blue firebird sending you the link to our review of White Tiger, I’m eager [...]
Fan Fave Terri Garey Shares Some Forbidden Fruit
Terri Garey gave this Geek Gyrl the all clear to share a bowl of forbidden fruit with fellow gothic geeks, with the release of her next book’s cover AND and excerpt. I know, right? Feel free to squee, now, and remember…sometimes, it’s really good to be the geek. So, without any more ado (not that [...]
Dark Heavens Book 1: White Tiger
New to our American shores, but long loved in Australia, Kylie Chan’s Dark Heavens trilogy, makes its debut this month, with the release of the first book, White Tiger. This book could be summed up as Chinese mythology meets contemporary urban fantasy. Dark Heavens is truly a breath of fresh air (and water, if you’re counting Chinese elementals) [...]
GSB Interviews Cherie Priest
I had the enviable task of talking with the talented Cherie Priest, recently, about her involvement with the recently released The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities: Exhibits, Oddities, Images, and Stories from Top Authors and Artists, her forthcoming second novel in the Cheshire Red Reports series, Hellbent; and her progress on her wildly popular [...]
A Lot of Soul in Carriger’s latest Book, Heartless
I must admit, I did not come to this reading as an objective reviewer – I am a long time fan of Ms. Carriger’s delightful steampunk world. I also must admit, this isn’t the first time I’ve written about her Parasol Protectorate, here on GSB. Last November, I offered up a “series to date” review of [...]
Get a Little Frosty on the Beach this Summer
Heads up, fans of Jeaniene Frost’s Night Huntress series…Avon Impulse just gave us a sweet summer treat to beat the heat, when we hit the beach…or pool…or just the couch. Today saw the release of her novella, Happily Never After, as a stand alone purchase, for the bargain price of $1.99. Originally published in the [...]