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Vote Now: What is The Great Fantasy Novel? 26 Aug 2013 | 10:31 pm
After nearly two months of nominations, The Ranting Dragon’s search for The Great Fantasy Novel is almost at an end. All that remains is to decide which of the nominations deserves to win the title of...
The Darwin Elevator (Dire Earth Cycle #1) by Jason M. Hough 23 Aug 2013 | 09:57 pm
I’d be lying if I said that Jason M. Hough hit the ground running with his debut novel. Because he didn’t. First, he jumped out of the freaking plane, then he hit the ground running. Darwin, Austral...
The Great Fantasy Novel Nomination: The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss 23 Aug 2013 | 01:29 am
Is The Name of the Wind the Great Fantasy Novel? Just one book? I get to pick only one? I know, I’m not allowed to cheat. If I were, I’d nominate the Malazan Book of the Fallen, so you could read te...
Clockwork Princess (The Infernal Devices #3) by Cassandra Clare 22 Aug 2013 | 02:33 am
Clockwork Princess is the third book in Cassandra Clare’s The Infernal Devices trilogy, which is a prequel to The Mortal Instruments series (originally a trilogy, Clare has signed for an additional th...
The Great Fantasy Novel Nomination: Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley 21 Aug 2013 | 01:29 am
Our next nomination for The Great Fantasy Novel comes from Teresa Frohock, author of Miserere: An Autumn Tale. . Is The Mists of Avalon the Great Fantasy Novel? I don’t know how to tell you about t...
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter #3) by J. K. Rowling 20 Aug 2013 | 01:05 am
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the third book in J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series, was released in 1999, with a movie based on the book following in 2004. Because of the huge internation...
Film Review: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Parts 1 & 2 18 Aug 2013 | 02:18 am
This review contains spoilers for all previous Harry Potter movies. The anticipation for these final films have been immense, the build-up monumental. The hordes of fans were nothing less than frothi...
Great Fantasy Novel Nomination: The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe 16 Aug 2013 | 12:47 am
The penultimate nomination in our search for The Great Fantasy Novel comes from Paul Weimer, an avid blogger and podcaster. . Is The Shadow of the Torturer the Great Fantasy Novel? It’s a simple cl...
Cinder (Lunar Chronicles #1) by Marissa Meyer 15 Aug 2013 | 02:19 am
Cinder, Marissa Meyer’s debut, is a science fiction romance that is both clearly inspired by the tale of Cinderella and clearly for teenage readers. In this future world, androids are as common as pet...
The Great Fantasy Novel Nomination: Perdido Street Station by China Miéville 13 Aug 2013 | 11:40 pm
The next nomination comes from Jared Shurin, one of the editors of the amazing genre blog Pornokitsch. . “I have no prejudices against taking art seriously, and don’t forget that I started this conv...
