Little Valkyrie Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 That is, unfortunately, the magic of university press pricing. It's a desperate attempt to recoup some fraction of the cost of production (which is in the editorial phase, not so much in the printing etc.) by selling it to academic libraries, but it's a total death spiral because their budgets have been cut across the board and I'll stop now before I get into a whole rant about how broken the system really is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncalagonTheBlack Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Today is an epic fantasy bonanza! I'm gonna start with The Witchwood Crown. The Witchwood Crown by Tad Williams (US pub.)The Legion of Flame by Anthony RyanThe Bones of the Earth by Rachel DunneThe Court of Broken Knives by Anna Smith Spark (US pub.)Soul of the World by David Mealing (US pub.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncalagonTheBlack Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 On 5/3/2017 at 4:53 PM, AncalagonTheBlack said: My May TBR list: City of Miracles by Robert Jackson BennettThe Boy On The Bridge by M.R. CareyThe Never King by James AbbottAll Systems Red by Martha Wells May also sees the publication of the new Hobb ,Assassin's Fate.Now that the trilogy is finished,i can start on it. Just found out that James Abbott is actually author Mark C. Newton! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 Court of broken knives looks like it was pushed back to august. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncalagonTheBlack Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 11 minutes ago, Darth Richard II said: Court of broken knives looks like it was pushed back to august. That's the US edition paperback release from Orbit (August 15).The US ebook came out June 27. Both paper/ebook are out in the UK from Harper Voyager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 Pffft ebooks, they don't even technically exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 I just read Court of Broken Knives and it's really good. Also: absolutely savage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvinus85 Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 On 6/30/2017 at 7:27 PM, Darth Richard II said: Pffft ebooks, they don't even technically exist. Do you keep all your money underneath a mattress? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 1 minute ago, Corvinus said: Do you keep all your money underneath a mattress? You mean my gold and silver coins? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncalagonTheBlack Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 22 hours ago, polishgenius said: I just read Court of Broken Knives and it's really good. Also: absolutely savage. Nice.It was already on my TBR list but i will bump it up now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 1 hour ago, AncalagonTheBlack said: Nice.It was already on my TBR list but i will bump it up now. Do note that I wasn't quite sure at the start coz there are bits where the writing is quite finicky-bordering-on-gimmicky, but once she finds her groove that's no worry anymore. The character work is excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncalagonTheBlack Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 Books from August on my TBR pile: Son of the Night by Mark AlderThe Real-Town Murders by Adam RobertsBlackthorne by Stina LeichtAn Echo of Things to Come by James IslingtonThe Iron Hound by Tim Akers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calibandar Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 17 hours ago, AncalagonTheBlack said: Books from August on my TBR pile: Son of the Night by Mark Alder I question whether that actually comes out this month. I see the paperback is scheduled for 2018 and there is no other physical edition listed, no hardcover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jussi Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 Just now, Calibandar said: I see the paperback is scheduled for 2018 and there is no other physical edition listed, no hardcover. Trade paperback in August 2017: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Son-Night-Banners-Blood-2/dp/0575115203/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calibandar Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 Hmm indeed, missed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red snow Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 I've been getting a lot of social media ads about "Blackwing" . Claims of best fantasy of the year, Abercrombie-beater etc. Has anyone hear read it yet? Just curious as to whether it's genuinely good or if Gollancz has an effective and targeted marketing campaign? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Never heard of it, but as a rule I distrust all book ads on social media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red snow Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 1 hour ago, Darth Richard II said: Never heard of it, but as a rule I distrust all book ads on social media. True, although Gollancz is fairly respectable (and I do follow their page which probably explains the ad). But usually Wert or Ser Patrek review things with so much buzz about it. there's a review here, and here's an outline and lots of quotes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 I didn't know Pat still did reviews, but yeah at least its not some self published thing amazon pulled up. I got stories! And of course its not out in the US til October, so its probably good,. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red snow Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 18 hours ago, Darth Richard II said: I didn't know Pat still did reviews, but yeah at least its not some self published thing amazon pulled up. I got stories! And of course its not out in the US til October, so its probably good,. You're probably right on all counts. Might see if there's a signed copy in a forbidden planet and give it a whirl. Advertising for the win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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