A Red Review of Red Seas Under Red Skies (The Most Expected Review...)

So in a recent blog post I hinted (badly) that a friend had mentioned to me that Red Seas Under Red Skies felt like it was just filler. But at the time I hadn't finished the book so I couldn't really comment. Well, now I can.  First off, let's deal with what was said about the book being filler. Now from what I can see about...

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This Book Ain't No Sandwich! (On the Subject of Filler)

So this blog post is coming off a comment a friend made to me at a book signing, Specifically that second book in this particular series was a bit of 'filler' and it really picked up again in the third and latest book.  And that got me thinking.  I've heard tell of people having that opinion of Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss,...

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My Very Quick Write Up of the WFC2013

Well then, it’s time for a write up of the World Fantasy Convention. I think it’s important to note at this point that this was my first convention, world or otherwise, that is specifically centred around fantasy, and definitely my first coming at it with a professional interest in the industry and genre. So I’m not really sure what I was expecting but boy howdy was I not disappointed! It was a fantastic weekend (and I’m...

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