Genre: Sword and Sorcery
Paperback: 480 pages
Publisher: Pyr
Publication Date: September 2010
ISBN-10: 1616142421
ISBN-13: 978-1616142421
Author Website: Sam Sykes
“Now, the bottommost practice for a man who carried a sword, the absolute dregs of the well, the lowliest and meanest trade a man can possibly embrace after he decides not to put away his weapon is that of an adventurer.”
Tome [...]
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Book Review: Tome of the Undergates by Sam Sykes
Book Review: Shadow’s Son by Jon Sprunk
Genre: Sword and Sorcery
Paperback: 279 pages
Publisher: Pyr
Publication Date: June 8, 2010
ISBN-10: 1616142014
ISBN-13: 978-1616142018
Author Website: Jon Sprunk
Shadow’s Son, by debut author Jon Sprunk, is an exciting sword and sorcery fantasy that follows the story of an assassin, Caim, as he finds himself thrust into an insidious plot meant to bring about his death and change [...]
Book Review: Empire in Black and Gold by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Genre: Epic Fantasy
Paperback: 612 pages
Publisher: Pyr
Publication Date: March 23, 2010
ISBN-10: 1616141921
ISBN-13: 978-1616141929
Author Website: Adrian Tchaikovsky
In Empire in Black and Gold, debut author Adrian Tchaikovsky brings to fantasy a setting that is near unique, and a story full of sword and sorcery action.
The story follows one Stenwold Maker, a politician and spymaster, who recruits a merry [...]
Press Release: Pyr Celebrates 5th Anniversary with Essay Writing Contest
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 9, 2010
Pyr Celebrates 5th Anniversary With Essay Contest
Grand Prize Winner Embarks on a ‘Pyr and Dragons Adventure’
Amherst, NY — To celebrate their 5th anniversary, Pyr, the science fiction and fantasy imprint of Prometheus Books, will sponsor a contest that incorporates things they hold dear: creative and powerful writing, a passion for reading [...]
TWO Blurbs for GFTW!
One of the best things about being a reviewer is when you get blurbed.
First off is Plague Zone by Jeff Carlson. The blurb comes from my review of Plague Year (an awesome book). Plague Zone will hit stores November 24, 2009.
Characters never stand still, political intrigue abounds, and the characters face almost certain death [...]
Book Review: Diving into the Wreck by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
# Genre: Science Fiction, Adventure
# Paperback: 375 pages
# Publisher: Pyr
# Publication Date: November 24, 2009
# ISBN-10: 1591027861
# ISBN-13: 978-1591027867
# Author Website: Kristine Kathryn Rusch
The adventure-filled story of Diving into the Wreck was first introduced to readers with a novella (of the same name) in the August 2005 issue of Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine. That [...]
Book Review: Sasha by Joel Shepherd
# Genre: Historical Fantasy, Epic/High Fantasy
# Paperback
# Publisher: Pyr
# Publication Date: October 27, 2009
# ISBN-10: 159102787X
# ISBN-13: 978-1591027874
#Author Website: Joel Shepherd
In the Cassandra Kresnov trilogy, Joel Shepherd created a strong heroine with a powerful personality. The pseudo-historical epic fantasy Sasha continues Shepherds trend by introducing the reader to Sashandra “Sasha” Lenayin, former princess and [...]
Book Review: World’s End by Mark Chadbourn
# Genre: Fantasy, Apocalyptic Fiction
# Paperback: 415 pages
# Publisher: Pyr
# Publication Date: May 26, 2009
# ISBN-10: 159102739X
# ISBN-13: 978-1591027393
# Author Website: http://www.markchadbourn.net/
British author Mark Chadbourn describes his Age of Misrule series as an “offer [of] something distinctive, an extra choice for the reader. What I’ve done with Age of Misrule is to take certain [...]
Book Review: Blood of Ambrose by James Enge
# Genre: Sword and Sorcery, Epic/High Fantasy
# Paperback: 480 pages
# Publisher: Pyr
# Publication Date: April 21, 2009
# ISBN-10: 1591027365
# ISBN-13: 978-1591027362
# Author Website
I have been a fanboy of Morlock Ambrosius and his creator James Enge ever since they first appeared in Black Gate 8 with “Turn up this Crooked Way”. The stories of Morlock, [...]
Free Fiction: The Crooked Letter by Sean Williams
Pyr is offering everyone a free pdf download of The Crooked Letter by Sean Williams.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
When mirror twins Seth and Hadrian Castillo travel to Europe on holidays, they don’t expect the end of the world to follow them. Seth’s murder, however, puts exactly that into motion.
From opposite sides of death, the Castillo twins grapple [...]
