Archive for July, 2008

The Doom of Kings - sample chapter

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Just in case anyone missed it in the comments below, Wizards of the Coast now has a sample chapter from The Doom of Kings available for download here. Check it out!
Thanks to Andrew for spotting this!

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Hello and book club

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

Hey - I just want offer a big hello to anyone who might be visiting the site via the link from the McNally Robinson interview/review of The Doom of Kings. If the book caught your eye, you’re thinking of buying it, and would like someone to discuss it with, you’ll want to head over to [...]

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Reviewed and Interviewed!

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

“Bassingthwaite skillfully balances the high adventure common to the Dungeons and Dragons novels with some tender and believable character moments.”
The first review is in for The Doom of Kings — a little in advance of the August 5 pub date, but that’s okay! McNally Robinson Booksellers, a fine Canadian chain, has posted the review plus an interview with [...]

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Flying in the face of prevailing opinion

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

I saw Wanted the other night. The reviews were good, the trailer looked decent, the movie looked decent, I’m a fan of James McAvoy, I’m a fan of action movies — how could I go wrong?
I hated it.
It’s not that it wasn’t stylish and it’s not that the actors weren’t good (it always amazes me [...]

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