Hippoi Athanatoi: Reflections http://www.hippoiathanatoi.com/Reflections/ News about, quick recommendations for and views on for example books and movies that we are interested in. en webmaster@hippoiathanatoi.com Copyright 2008 2008-05-02T16:26:44-05:00 Free Artesia http://www.hippoiathanatoi.com/Reflections/Entry/2824/ http://www.hippoiathanatoi.com/Reflections/Entry/2824/ In a remarkable move, Archaia Studio Press has made almost all the issues of its flagship title, Artesia, available for free at Wowio. This includes all three initial series of six issues, through Artesia Afire. The on-going Artesia Besieged, however, is not included, nor are the annuals Smylie created.

Artesia is, hands down, the best epic fantasy being produced in American comics. There is now absolutely no excuse to give these a try.

]]> News & Comics 2008-05-02T15:26:44-05:00 Kushiel’s Mercy Sample Chapter http://www.hippoiathanatoi.com/Reflections/Entry/2672/ http://www.hippoiathanatoi.com/Reflections/Entry/2672/ The first chapter of Kushiel’s Mercy can now be found on Jacqueline Carey’s website. The book is due out in June.

]]> News & Books 2008-03-01T08:58:09-05:00 Brandon Sanderson to Finish The Wheel of Time http://www.hippoiathanatoi.com/Reflections/Entry/2602/ http://www.hippoiathanatoi.com/Reflections/Entry/2602/ The news has been spreading like wildfire that Brandon Sanderson, author of Elantris and the Mistborn series, has been personally chosen by Robert Jordan’s wife and editor, Harriet McDougal, to complete the final book in the Wheel of Time Series, A Memory of Light. A press release and links to further information can be found here.

]]> 2007-12-10T22:22:27-05:00 Christmas Time is Reading Time http://www.hippoiathanatoi.com/Reflections/Entry/2599/ http://www.hippoiathanatoi.com/Reflections/Entry/2599/ If you haven’t picked up all the Christmas gifts (for yourself or others) yet, perhaps some ideas of interest can be found on our little list of books that we wouldn’t have minded getting (except for the fact that we already have them all).

read on >>> ]]> Quickies & Christmas Recommendations 2007-12-08T12:23:14-05:00 Serialized Daniel Abraham Story http://www.hippoiathanatoi.com/Reflections/Entry/2564/ http://www.hippoiathanatoi.com/Reflections/Entry/2564/ Subterranean Press has begun serializing a story by Daniel Abraham. Looks like it’s quite amusing. The first part of the serial can be found over at Subterranean Online.

]]> News & Books 2007-11-05T18:56:55-05:00 Epic Fantasy Sympoisum http://www.hippoiathanatoi.com/Reflections/Entry/2548/ http://www.hippoiathanatoi.com/Reflections/Entry/2548/ Daniel Abraham, an excellent writer currently best known for his Long Price Quartet (beginning with A Shadow in Summer), has begun to post on his blog about an informal symposium on epic fantasy that he organized involving a number of authors, including George R.R. Martin, S.M. Stirling, Walter Jon Williams, Melinda Snodgrass, and others. His first post outlines very broadly some interesting areas in which the discussion ranged, and he promises more details posts in the future giving readers a fuller idea on these topics. Definitely something to keep an eye out for.

]]> News & Books 2007-10-26T16:31:49-05:00 A Shadow in Summer Paperback Release http://www.hippoiathanatoi.com/Reflections/Entry/2450/ http://www.hippoiathanatoi.com/Reflections/Entry/2450/ Daniel Abraham’s debut novel, A Shadow in Summer, has seen its paperback version finally released. First in the Long Price Quartet, the paperback release precedes the publication of the next installment of the series, A Betrayal in Winter

]]> News & Books 2007-08-01T07:13:14-05:00 Our Vacation Reads, Part 1 http://www.hippoiathanatoi.com/Reflections/Entry/2522/ http://www.hippoiathanatoi.com/Reflections/Entry/2522/ Summer vacation usually means a chance to catch up on some reading, and this year was no different, though it took some effort rounding up enough books to keep us happy for two weeks. Clearly, we’ve been slacking when it comes to finding new things to try out. In the end, however, we ended up finding some new favourites, both among recent and older books. 

read on >>> ]]> Quickies & Recent Reads 2007-07-29T08:20:50-05:00 Chapter Four of the Mirador http://www.hippoiathanatoi.com/Reflections/Entry/2430/ http://www.hippoiathanatoi.com/Reflections/Entry/2430/ The fourth chapter of The Mirador can now be read on Sarah Monette’s official website, and if offers another tantalizing teaser (which may or may not make the wait easier) for the book that is due out in August. 

]]> News & Books 2007-07-07T20:31:51-05:00 Reading for Rainy Days http://www.hippoiathanatoi.com/Reflections/Entry/2521/ http://www.hippoiathanatoi.com/Reflections/Entry/2521/ It took some effort this year, but we finally managed to put together a decent-sized order of books to bring along for our vacation. In case we’re not alone in suffering a shortage of ideas for what to read, we figured we’d share a few of the titles we’re picking up as well as some of the books we’ve either read recently or will be picking up as soon as they’re released.

read on >>> ]]> Quickies & Summer Selection 2007-06-21T10:34:06-05:00