NextRead

I’m using this one to have a good push at catching up. I’ve done pretty well so far with my massive post on April books and getting past the halfway mark in Scar Night. Now I’m back on other blogs. I’ve been missing them and missed being able to comment on them. Here are a few things that caught my eye.

OF Blog of the Fallen has some Underrated Authors and I’ve never heard of any of them

SFSignal reviews Centotaxis by Sean Williams. Need to read Saturn Returns. It’s one or two books from the top of the reading pile.

OF Blog of the Fallen also has some interesting advice that I may or may not follow.

Science Fiction and Fantasy isn’t my main interest. There I’ve said it. And it’s confirmed by these lists from Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist and OF Blog…

I don’t feel so guilty about my reading pile knowing that OF Blog received 100 review copies over twelve months.

Neal Stephenson is a man I’m never going to read as his books are just too thick! But it’s nic to see from The Wertzone that Cryptonomicon and Quicksilver are worth reading.

In my round-up of April’s Books on Amazon I mentioned Alastair Reynolds, well The Wertzone has a profile.

Speaking of books I’ll never read TW  also a review of Flood by Stephen Baxter.

Another book from April’s Amazon was Empress and Grasping the Wind has a review and interview with Karen Miller.

Apparently, I should be stopping what ever I’m doing and reading The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. I’m going to wait until June for the paperback

Is there another name for a Pile o’ Shame that involves whole shelves? So I’m not going there.

There are some wonderful and insightful interviews at the moment. Chris, The Book Swede has one with Marie Brennan, whose book Midnight Never Come is out this month.

Chris also got a copy on Bloodheir, a sequel a book I miss judged last year when I read it.

 Other Stories reminds me about Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn

Time is running out to enter Graeme’s Fantasy Book Review’s competition to win the first two Felix Castor books by Mike Carey.

Graeme also has a review of Leviathan Rising by Jonathan Green. A book high on my TBR list. That reminds me: must update the sidebar!

Speaking of interviews Graeme speaks to Mark Charan Newton and

gave his debut, The Reef, 8/10

Apart from telling you just to read Fantasy Book Critic’s whole blog here are some selected highlights:

There is the exhaustive or should that be exhausting spotlight on May books.

I’m looking forward to a few of them.

I’ve just spotted a bit called Around the Blogoshphere. Looks like we share some of the same sources/interests

I glanced at the review of Iron Angel, well read the end, as I didn’t want to spoil anything and I see it’s better than Scar Night. Woot!

And more interviews this one with Alan Campbell himself. I’m saving that one for after Scar Night ends

Two positive reviews of Bloodheir by Brian Ruckley. This one by Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist. it’s official. It’s on my need to get hold of a copy list.

Pat also has an interview with Kay Kenyon

Interestingly Pat has a review of The Day Watch by Segei Lukyanenko at the beginning of the month and Chris reviews The Night Watch at the end.

I think I’ve caught up now