Spellbound by Blake Charlton
Out today! Buy it here!
Firstly, if you haven’t read the amazing author Q&A that Blake did for us last week then read it! The entire thing is here.
Secondly, Blake Charlton did a fantastic author event at the University bookstore in Seattle on the 21st September. He reads to Robin Hobb! Which is pretty awesome, however, Blake is also his charming funny self and gives an insight into Spellbound, its characters and what the future holds. SEE IT HERE
Plot:
Francesca DeVega is a successful healer in the city of Avel, wielding magical text to close wounds and disspell curses, but her life is thrown into chaos when a dead patient suddenly sits up and tells her to run. Now Francesca is in the middle of a game she doesn’t understand, one that ties her to the notorious rogue wizard, Nicodemus Weal, and brings her face to face with demons, demigods, and a man she thought she’d never see again.
It has been ten years since Nicodemus Weal escaped the Starhaven Academy, where he was considered disabled and useless, where he battled the demon who stole his birthright and killed his friends. Unable to use the magical languages of his own people, Nico has honed his skills in the dark language of the kobolds, readying himself for his next encounter with the demon. But there are complications: his mentor suffers from an incurable curse, his half-sister’s agents are hunting him, and he’s still not sure what part Francesca DeVega will play. He certainly doesn’t know what to make of Francesca herself…
We love Spellbound and Spellwright, so do these people…
Praise for Spellwright:
‘Blake Charlton has not only invented a fascinating world and peopled it with realistic people and wonderful, grisly monsters, but he has also created one of the few truly original magical systems we’ve seen in fantasy fiction… I’m fascinated to see what happens next and will be following every word with the absorption of an apprentice spellwright. You will be, too’ Tad Williams
‘Nicodemus Weal is a protagonist that all of us can identify with. SPELLWRIGHT features a unique system of magic and characters that are genuine inhabitants of that world. SPELLWRIGHT is a letter-perfect story: an absorbing read and recommended.’ Robin Hobb
‘An enthralling tale’ Terry Brooks
Tags: Blake Charlton, Francesca DeVega, Magic, Magician, Nicodemus Weal, Spellbound, Spellwright
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‘Tis the season to be jolly… and I don’t know about you but nothing puts me in a better mood than curling up with a great book in the bleak midwinter.
It seems like many of you feel the same way! Especially the good folks over at io9.com — their 10 Recent Science Fiction Books That Make Great Gifts featured three Voyager books:
Of course, we agree with all those choices. In fact, io9 stole the recommendations right out of our mouths.
But what about other books that would make great gifts? Well, I’ve rounded up the entire Voyager team (and some other awesome HarperCollins people) to help recommend twelve of the best books on our list – one book every day for the next twelve days – whether that be old classics or new outings from our favourite superstars. Hopefully it will help you find that perfect gift — and if you stick around for all 12 days, there might even be some prizes to be won as Voyager’s gift to a few lucky readers.
On the first day of Christmas, Voyager recommends to you…
MAGICIAN – RAYMOND E. FEIST
Recommended by: Amy McCulloch, Voyager Assistant Editor
“Caution: receiving this book could result in a lifetime addiction to fantasy and Feist!” – Amy
At Crydee, a frontier outpost in the tranquil Kingdom of the Isles, an orphan boy, Pug, is apprenticed to a master magician — and the destinies of two worlds are changed forever. Suddenly the peace of the Kingdom is destroyed as mysterious alien invaders swarm the land. Pug is swept up into the conflict but for him and his warrior friend, Tomas, an odyssey into the unknown has only just begun. Tomas will inherit a legacy of savage power from an ancient civilization. Pug’s destiny is to lead him through a rift in the fabric of space and time to the mastery of the unimaginable powers of a strange new magic.
Tags: Blake Charlton, christmas, Cory Doctorow, Guy Gavriel Kay, Magician, Raymond E. Feist, recommendations
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Born and raised in Southern California, Raymond Elias Feist was educated at the University of California, San Diego, where he graduated with honours in Communication Arts. He is the author of the bestselling and critically acclaimed The Riftwar Saga, and his enormous catalogue of bestsellers make him an author you’ll want to revisit again and again…
Want to learn more about Raymond E. Feist?
Visit Ray’s official site
Read an extact from Rides a Dread Legion
List of Ray’s books by series
Out Now from Raymond E. Feist:
At the Gates of Darkness (January 2010)
The conclusion of the bestselling Demon War series, which began with Rides a Dread Legion.
Recent events have devastated the Conclave of Shadows; the discovery of the Demon horde on the heels of the taredhel invasion of Midkemia, the threat of the star elves themselves, and the terrible personal cost paid by Pug and his family. But grieving must wait.
At a deserted fortress in the Valley of Lost Men, the Conclave’s agents witness horror beyond their imagination, orchestrated by a familiar enemy. But Belasco’s motives are as yet unclear. The Conclave must regroup and discover the true meaning behind the chaos seeded by the evil magician if they are ever to find a way to stop the destruction of Triagia before the demon horde even arrives.
List of Ray’s books by series
The Riftwar Saga
Raymond E. Feist’s best known and loved work, The Riftwar Saga encompasses three novels of epic scope: Magician, Silverthorn and A Darkness at Sethanon. Set in the stunningly realised world of Midkemia, the series begins with Magician and follows Pug as he rises from an orphan to become the most powerful magician in two worlds. The second book in the series is Silverthorn followed by A Darkness at Sethanon.
The Empire Trilogy (with Janny Wurts)
The Empire Trilogy brings us to the exotic world of Kelewan, and follows the rise of 17-year-old Mara, who becomes Ruling Lady of the Acoma after the murder of her father and brother at the hands of their deadly enemies, the Minwanabi. Surrounded by deadly assassins, spies and rival rulers seeking to bring down the House Acoma, Mara must use all her wit, intelligence and cunning to survive the ruthless Game of the Council. Gorgeous new reissues of this epic fantasy trilogy from two of the genre’s greatest minds are set to appear in September 2010.
Krondor’s Sons
The Serpentwar Saga
The Riftwar Legacy
- Krondor: The Betrayal
- Krondor: The Assassins
- Krondor: Tear of the Gods
Legends of the Riftwar
Conclave of the Shadows
Darkwar Saga
Demonwar Saga
Chaoswar Saga
- A Kingdom Besieged (preorder now – coming March 2011!)
Tags: Demonwar Saga, Magician, Raymond E. Feist, Rides a Dread Legion, Silverthorn, The Riftwar Saga
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Win ALL of Raymond E. Feist’s backlist in paperback, plus a copy of AT THE GATES OF DARKNESS.
Since Raymond E. Feist burst onto the fantasy scene with his groundbreaking MAGICIAN, his writing career has gone from strength-to-stength. Twenty-six Midkemian books followed, many of them bestsellers, and MAGICIAN has sold over a million copies in the UK alone. We are now offering you the chance to win his entire backlist, recently repackaged in a sumptuous new style. We are now offering you the chance to win his entire backlist, recently repackaged in a sumptuous new style. All you need do is reply to thevoyager@harpercollins.co.uk with RAYMOND E FEIST in the subject line, and your name and address in the body of the email, and the winner will be drawn out of all the entires received by midnight (GMT) on Monday 1st February.
Tags: At the Gates of Darkness, Magician, Midkemia, Raymond E. Feist
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