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Guest Post: “The Unforgiving Net; the Horror of Publication” by Brian Staveley + GIVEAWAY!
Posted on March 17, 2016 6 Comments
***The giveaway is now over, thanks to everyone who entered!*** Today, the BiblioSanctum is pleased and excited to welcome back Brian Staveley, author of the epic fantasy series The Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne! The eagerly anticipated third and final book The Last Mortal Bond is out this week from Tor Books, and in case you missed my […]
Tough Traveling: Military Genius
Posted on November 5, 2015 15 Comments
The Thursday feature “Tough Traveling” is the brainchild of Nathan of Review Barn, who has come up with the excellent idea of making a new list each week based on the most common tropes in fantasy, as seen in (and inspired by) The Tough Guide to Fantasyland by Diana Wynn Jones. Nathan has invited anyone […]
Guest Post: “The Limits of Empathy; or Macbeth Is An Asshole” by Brian Staveley
Posted on January 21, 2015 14 Comments
We have a very special guest post for you all today. Please join us in welcoming author Brian Staveley to the BiblioSanctum to talk about a very interesting subject — writing characters that do bad things! Brian’s new book The Providence of Fire is the second novel of the Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne; be sure to […]
Tough Traveling – Messiahs
Posted on January 15, 2015 19 Comments
The Thursday feature “Tough Traveling” is the brainchild of Nathan of Review Barn, who has come up with the excellent idea of making a new list each week based on the most common tropes in fantasy, as seen in The Tough Guide to Fantasyland by Diana Wynn Jones. Nathan has invited anyone who is interested […]
Book Review: The Providence of Fire by Brian Staveley
Posted on January 6, 2015 21 Comments
The Providence of Fire by Brian Staveley Genre: Epic Fantasy Series: Book 2 of Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne Publisher: Tor (January 13, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 5 of 5 stars You can always tell when I really like a book by how fast I devour it. I gave myself plenty of time to read Brian Staveley’s The […]
Lootz: Mogsy’s Book Haul
Posted on September 13, 2014 22 Comments
Welcome to this biweekly feature where I showcase all the books I bought/won/received for review in the past fortnight. First, the physical pile: The Secrets of Life and Death – I had added this one to my wishlist because it looked like a great historical fantasy-mystery. When I saw it offered as a giveaway at LibraryThing’s […]
Waiting on Wednesday 09/03/14
Posted on September 3, 2014 9 Comments
“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine that lets us feature upcoming releases that we can’t wait to get our hands on! Mogsy’s Pick: The Providence of Fire by Brian Staveley: January 13, 2015 (Tor) I’m actually quite excited about this one. The first book came out to great acclaim last year, and […]
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