Books

Acclaimed Science Fiction Author Iain Banks Dies of Cancer

June 9, 2013
author
Death
gall bladder cancer
Iain Banks
Iain Rankin
sci fi
science fiction
science fiction genre
Scotland
Scottish
UK
United Kingdom
Video

Award-winning and adored science fiction master Iain Banks has died of gall bladder cancer at the age of 59 according to a statement issued by his family in the United Kingdom. His publisher, Little Brown Book Group, praised his talent and ability to combine the fantastical with the mainstream and called him an irreplaceable member […]

The End of the Wheel of Time: Robert Jordan’s A Memory of Light Concludes Modern Fantasy’s Most Epic Saga

January 8, 2013
A Memory of Light
Brandon Sanderson
Dragon Reborn
Epic Fantasy
Fantasy
James Oliver Rigney Jr
Rand al Thor
Robert Jordan
saga
The Eye of the World
The Wheel of Time
Tor Books

Spanning 14 lengthy novels and one short prequel, Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time is modern fantasy’s longest running epic without contest. The first book, The Eye of the World, was released by Tor Books on January 15, 1991 and quickly became a modern fantasy classic. The novels introduce readers to a world rich with lore […]