Fantasy Novels Archive

0December 31, 2011
The Best and Worst of El’s 2011

I've managed to track most of the stuff I've been up to in 2010-2011 using Daytum, and it looks like I got to watch, read, and play a lot of...
0October 14, 2011
Conlan Press Celebrates The Last Unicorn Settlement with Awesome Prints

Conlan Press has announced that Peter S. Beagle and ITV have finally settled the legal problems they had with the animated The Last Unicorn. Aside from Beagle finally getting the...
0May 6, 2011
Game of Thrones: Episode 1 (“Winter is Coming”)

I had high hopes for the HBO Game of Thrones mini-series since the first time I heard about it, so I was beside myself with glee when I started watching...
0March 5, 2011
Book Review: The Last Wish

Rating: I have to admit that I only picked up this book because I tried playing the Witcher video game and liked it, and the game is based on the...
1October 20, 2010
I LIIIIIIIIIVE!

OHMYBLOGI'VEMISSEDYOUSO. I haven't blogged in how long? A month and nine days? ARGH. Mind you, there were attempts at writing entries within that timeframe, and I did do a bit...
2June 22, 2010
Book Review: Sabriel

Rating: I have such a fuzzy, happy hangover from this book that I'm not even sure I can review it objectively anymore. Sabriel was written by Garth Nix, and is...
2June 17, 2010
HBO’s Game of Thrones Teaser Trailer

OMG, I can't believe we missed this trailer when it first came out! Holy shit, winter really IS coming. As if we didn't know that already, but this trailer just...
0March 3, 2010
Winter is Coming to Your TV screens

It's official: HBO has greenlighted the A Game of Thrones TV series. My reaction to this was simply: "OMG!!!" I'm so happy and excited right now that I'm at a...
0September 10, 2009
GRRM Still Has Problems with Meereenese Knots

George R. R. Martin posted a lot in one go on his LiveJournal this morning (or evening, depending where you live), including some news about the HBO Game of Thrones...
0September 3, 2009
Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister

Maureen Ryan of Chicago Tribune's The Watcher has revealed that Lena Headey, known for portraying Sarah Connor in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and Queen Gorgo in 300, has been...
0August 13, 2009
GRRM Drops Hints About Unrevealed Cast Roles

While George R. R. Martin, David Benioff, and D.B. Weiss cannot reveal the five newly-cast roles in HBO's A Game of Thrones pilot, Martin mentioned (at the Montreal Worldcon) that...
0August 10, 2009
George R. R. Martin at Montreal Worldcon

Matthew Surridge of Montreal Gazette interviewed George R. R. Martin at the Anticipation, the 67th Worldcon, and an mp3 file of the interview is available here. He and Martin talk...
0August 4, 2009
Jennifer Ehle as Catelyn Stark

[UPDATE: Jennifer Ehle has been replaced by Irish actress Michelle Fairley. Check out the announcement at Hollywood Reporter or the related post at Winter is Coming for details.] Well, the...
1July 22, 2009
The Last Unicorn on Stage in Fall 2009

Ed Rutherford is adapting and directing a stage version of The Last Unicorn this fall in Chicago. Visit the Promethean Theatre Ensemble's website for ticket and support information, and visit...
0July 20, 2009
More Confirmed Cast Members for Game of Thrones Pilot

The rumors posted on Winter is Coming about Sean Bean being cast as Lord Eddard Stark for HBO's A Game of Thrones pilot episode turned out to be true, and more cast members have... Read more