The Elvenbane by Andre Norton & Mercedes Lackey Read Along: An Invitation

You know me: I have real difficulty passing up the opportunity of a good Read Along! sj at Snobbery and Nrlymrtl at Dab of Darkness have decided to organize a read through of this title by two of the great ladies of fantasy fiction.

Here is the schedule, so you have time to get your copy:

March 15: Chapters 1-6 


March 22: Chapters 7-13

March 29: Chapters 14-18 


April 5: Chapters 19-end 

You can sign up by visiting Nrlymrtl's post here.

Sue's Saturday Suggestions #37

Interesting Books

(Descriptions from Goodreads)

Written in Red by Anne Bishop, review at Fantasy Book Critic

As a cassandra sangue, or blood prophet, Meg Corbyn can see the future when her skin is cut—a gift that feels more like a curse. Meg’s Controller keeps her enslaved so he can have full access to her visions. But when she escapes, the only safe place Meg can hide is at the Lakeside Courtyard—a business district operated by the Others.

Shape-shifter Simon Wolfgard is reluctant to hire the stranger who inquires about the Human Liaison job. First, he senses she’s keeping a secret, and second, she doesn’t smell like human prey. Yet a stronger instinct propels him to give Meg the job. And when he learns the truth about Meg and that she’s wanted by the government, he’ll have to decide if she’s worth the fight between humans and the Others that will surely follow.

I have listed these titles in earlier SSS posts: check out my SSS Books Page for links to more reviews:

The Archived by Victoria Schwab, review at New, Borrowed, Used

Blood’s Pride by Evie Manieri, reviews at Bookworm Blues & SFF World

Cinder by Marissa Meyer, review at Fantasy Book Critic

The City’s Son by Tom Pollock, review at Over the Effing Rainbow

The Mad Scientist’s Daughter by Cassandra Rose Clarke, review at Worlds Without End

A Memory of Light by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson, review at Fantasy Book Critic

A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan, reviews at The Book Smugglers & The Ranting Dragon

Range of Ghosts by Elizabeth Bear, review at Worlds Without End

Redshirts by John Scalzi, review at The Wertzone

Seraphina by Rachel Hartman, review at Fantasy Book Critic

Giveaways

Ides of March Book Giveaway: 17 award-winning and best-selling books

A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan, at The Ranting Dragon

Can George Write Fast Enough?

Adam Whitehead has written an excellent post, at The Wertzone, about George R.R. Martin’s ability to keep ahead of the HBO series. As well as providing a possible timeline for how the various series will match the books, he discusses such issues as what HBO will do if they actually overtake George, which is a distinct possibility given how slowly he writes.

A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett Read Along: an Invitation

I have been having so much fun with the Read Along of The Wee Free Men that I am pleased to announce that Andrea at the Little Red Reviewer and Nrlymrtl at Dab of Darkness have decided to continue on to the second book in the series, A Hat Full Of Sky.

Here is the schedule, so you have time to get your copy:

March 13: Chapters 1-3 


March 20: Chapters 4-6

March 27: Chapters 7-9 


April 3: Chapters 10-end 

You can sign up by visiting Nrlymrtl's post here.

Feature & Follow #13

I am trying to increase my readership and gain new followers, so I have signed up for this meme, hosted by Parajunkee’s View and Alison Can Read. Visit either of their posts to see who else is taking part.

I would especially appreciate 'likes' for my Facebook Page.

Activity: Confess your blogger sins! Is there anything as a newbie blogger that you’ve done, that as you gained more experience you were like — oops?

I am naturally a very cautious person, so I did lots of research before doing anything with my blog. Consequently, I do not believe that I made any terrible mistakes on the blog itself.

However, I did make one major error when I discovered the free books available on Goodreads and LibraryThing. After several truly terrible self-published efforts, most of which you can find under my 1 star review tag, I learnt to check the reviews on Goodreads before even looking at the sample on Amazon. Now I read far fewer books that make my eyes bleed! :D