Author: Kristen
Well-Tempered Clavicle by Piers Anthony The Leaning Pile of Books

This week brought one unsolicited review copy. Well-Tempered Clavicle by Piers Anthony This 35th installment in the Xanth series was just released in hardcover and ebook on November 22.  An excerpt is available on the publisher’s website. I’ve never read a Xanth book, but from what I’ve heard its humorous fantasy very heavy on the puns. There’s apparently a search for a castle that supposedly contains Pundora’s Box in this book so that sounds about right. Picka Bones and his […]

Songs of the Earth by Elspeth Cooper Books of 2012: Songs of the Earth by Elspeth Cooper

Instead of writing one huge post of all the books I’m looking forward to in 2012, I decided to highlight some of these books in their own posts throughout the rest of this year. That way I can include as much information as I want about each one without it being an 8-mile long post and can just compile a list of links to these posts at the end of the year. Songs of the Earth is the first book […]

The Serpent Sea by Martha Wells Books of 2012: The Serpent Sea by Martha Wells

Instead of writing one huge post of all the books I’m looking forward to in 2012, I decided to highlight some of these books in their own posts throughout the rest of this year. That way I can include as much information as I want about each one without it being an 8-mile long post and can just compile a list of links to these posts at the end of the year. The first of these books I decided to […]

Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey Interview with Jacqueline Carey

Today I am very excited to have an interview with an author whose work I admire greatly, Jacqueline Carey. Jacqueline Carey has written the Kushiel’s Legacy series, the Naamah trilogy, the Sundering duology, and Santa Olivia and its sequel Saints Astray (available today!). She has amazing diversity as an author – all her books I’ve read are very different from each other and have very different main characters. I have really enjoyed every single one of her five books I […]

Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson The Leaning Pile of Books

Just one new book came through my door this week, all because I can’t resist a good bargain for a book that sounds good. Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson I partially bought this because of Memory’s recent review, which made it sound awesome. A god who doesn’t believe in his own divinity? This I must read! After reading her review, I immediately went to add it to my mile-long wish list on Amazon. When I went to add it, I noticed […]