I was excited to see that The Winds of Khalakovo made The Mad Hatter’s Best of 2011 list! Now this is the long list, and I might be jinxing myself by talking about it, but I’m really honored to be considered among those other novels. You know, novels such as: Among Thieves by Douglas Hulick Seed by [...]
LEC Reviews just posted a nice retrospective and collects his “Best of” list for 2011. Winds gets a Notable Mention, which is wonderful considering the very worthy stories that are on the list. Exciting!
I interviewed Michael Swanwick a while back for his 2011 release of Dancing with Bears. The interview was done for the Night Shade newsletter, but they’ve kindly shared it with SFSignal. Michael was a wonderful interviewee, and he opened up on his thoughts about Russia, his post-utopian novel, and the type of writer he is. [...]
The Winds of Khalakovo recently hit Pat’s Fantasy Hotlists’s Top 10 Specfic Books for 2011. Pat wasn’t quite finished up with the review at the time, but it has now been posted to his site. The verdict? Highly recommended. Here’s a brief excerpt from the review: Truth be told, Bradley P. Beaulieu’s debut wasn’t on [...]
Today, there is a rather large smile on my face. The Winds of Khalakovo just made Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist’s Speculative Fiction Top 10 for 2011. Winds joins books by two of my heroes: C.S. Friedman and George R.R. Martin. And I’m certainly pleased (more than pleased. Way, way pleased…) to be among such august company [...]
Last week, Justin Landon over at A Staffer’s Musings, reviewed The Winds of Khalakovo, and shortly after, he asked if I’d like to do an interview with him. I said sure. My blog title is a bit tongue-in-cheek, but the questions were definitely challenging. We talked about the themes in Winds and where they came [...]
Over at Speculate, Greg and I talk with artist Mark Winters. Mark is a wonderful artist that I came across at GenCon this past August. I bought a few of his pieces and thought it would be nice to talk to him about his process. It was fun talking to Mark, because, well, artistic types [...]
In a day apparently filled with reviews, there comes another. Phil over at A Fantasy Reader has just posted his review of The Winds of Khalakovo. Phil has an interesting grading style that I’ve not seen before, which gives the reader a decent idea of how well (or not) various aspects of the book worked, [...]
That’s Justin Landon’s take on The Winds of Khalakovo, which he recently reviewed in detail on his site: Staffer’s Musings. It’s one of the more in-depth reviews I’ve seen of Winds, particularly as it relates to the themes of the book. Justin is clearly well read, particularly in Russian literature, which is in some ways [...]
For those who order stuff from Amazon, their U.S. site now has The Straits of Galahesh listed for pre-order. Yay! Nothing on B&N yet, but I’ll post again when I see it there and on other sites.
Aidan Moher invited me over to A Dribble of Ink for another guest blog. This was one I promised months ago but didn’t get to until now. Why did I take so long? Read it and see.
Now live on Speculate is our 29th episode (wow, 29 episodes already!), where Greg and I hash over writing technique based on our read of Night Shade’s recent The Book of Cthulhu anthology. This was a fun episode to tape, as Greg and I got to digest not just the stories that we read, but [...]
I found out in August that Todd Lockwood was going to be the new cover artist for The Straits of Galahesh, the second book in my Lays of Anuskaya series. Let me tell you, it’s been hard to keep things under wraps for so long. I’ve been fortunate to be able to provide a bit [...]
Well, another World Fantasy has come and gone. This one was pretty special for me, though, because it was the first World Fantasy with a published book on the shelves. Ever since I’ve started going to World Fantasy, I’ve thought of it as “home,” so to finally have a book out was pretty cool. Last [...]
I’m headed to WFC in the morning, and I thought I’d post my schedule. I have only three things: Friday 2pm – Night Shade Booth – Autograph Signing Friday 4pm – Pacific 6/7 – Reading from The Straits of Galahesh, the second book in The Lays of Anuskaya Friday 8pm – Ballroom – Mass autograph [...]
Risingshadow gave Winds a whirl recently and just posted their review. My mood this morning? Well pleased. Here’s a brief excerpt from the review: Without a doubt one of the best fantasy debuts of 2011 (I can hardly wait to read the second installment of this series). It’s truly amazing how many excellent fantasy books [...]
The Qwillery is having a debut author challenge this year, and they graciously invited me over to participate. The interview I did with them just went live. Here’s a brief excerpt from the interview: TQ: Without giving anything away, what is/are your favorite scene(s) in The Winds of Khalakovo? Bradley: I’ll give the fan favorite and [...]
Cool news, everyone! Pat over at Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist is running a giveaway for two copies of The Winds of Khalakovo! Check out the announcement for the details. Please spread the news, and good luck for those who enter!
Greg Wilson and I start a new round of podcasts for Speculate with The Book of Cthulhu, the new anthology from publisher Night Shade Books and editor Ross Lockhart. In the first episode (now live) we investigate (gulp!) the Elder Gods with our reaction to stories by Laird Barron, Elizabeth Bear, John Hornor Jacobs and Bruce Sterling. If you enjoy the discussion, don’t forget [...]
A few months back, Night Shade pinged me about an opportunity to get on Suvudu’s Booked, a feature where they ask authors to share their favorite books with their readers. I sent in my post and more or less forgot about it. Well, it finally came out today. It’s pretty neat to be on Suvudu, [...]
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