Read: The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle #1) by Patrick Rothfuss

Title: The Name of the Wind

Series: The Kingkiller Chronicle #1

Author: Patrick Rothfuss

Release Date: March 2007

Genre: Fantasy

Book Description: Told in Kvothe's own voice, this is the tale of the magically gifted young man who grows to be the most notorious wizard his world has ever seen. The intimate narrative of his childhood in a troupe of traveling players, his years spent as a near-feral orphan in a crime-ridden city, his daringly brazen yet successful bid to enter a legendary school of magic, and his life as a fugitive after the murder of a king form a gripping coming-of-age story unrivaled in recent literature. A high-action story written with a poet's hand, The Name of the Wind is a masterpiece that will transport readers into the body and mind of a wizard.
 


Buy Link: Amazon * Bookdepository

Author Bio: Patrick Rothfuss always wanted to be fantasy author when he grew up. Now that his first novel is published it's generally agreed that he has achieved his dream. However, there is some debate as to whether or not he has, in fact, grown up.

Author Links:
Website * Blog * Facebook * Twitter

Read: The Eye of the World (Wheel of Time #1) by Robert Jordan

Title: The Eye of the World

Series: Wheel of Time #1

Author: Robert Jordan

Release Date: November 1990

Genre: Fantasy

Book Description: Life in Emond's Field has been pretty boring for Rand Al'Thor and his friends until a strange young woman arrives in their village. Moraine is an Aes Sedai, a magician with the ability to wield the One Power, and she brings warnings of a terrible evil awakening in the world. That very night, the village is attacked by bloodthirsty Trollocs - a fearsome tribe of beast-men thought to be no more than myth. As Emond's Field burns, Moraine and her warrior-guardian help Rand and his companions to escape. But it is only the beginning of their troubles. For Moraine believes Rand Al'Thor is the Dragon Reborn, and that he is fated to unite the world against the rising darkness and lead the fight against a being so powerful and evil it is known simply as the Dark One.


Buy Link: Amazon * Bookdepository


Author Bio:

Robert Jordan was born in 1948 in Charleston, South Carolina. He taught himself to read when he was four with the incidental aid of a twelve-years-older brother and was tackling Mark Twain and Jules Verne by five. He is a graduate of The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, with a degree in physics. He served two tours in Vietnam with the U.S. Army; among his decorations are the Distinguished Flying Cross with bronze oak leaf cluster, the Bronze Star with "V" and bronze oak leaf cluster, and two Vietnamese Gallantry Crosses with palm. A history buff, he has also written dance and theater criticism and enjoyed the outdoor sports of hunting, fishing, and sailing, and the indoor sports of poker, chess, pool, and pipe collecting.

Robert Jordan began writing in 1977 and went on to write The Wheel of Time(R), one of the most important and best selling series in the history of fantasy publishing with over 14 million copies sold in North America, and countless more sold abroad.

Robert Jordan died on September 16, 2007, after a courageous battle with the rare blood disease amyloidosis.

Author Links:
Website

Read: Beyond the Shadows (Night Angel #3) by Brent Weeks

Title: Beyond the Shadows

Series: Night Angel #3

Author: Brent Weeks

Release Date: December 2008

Genre: Fantasy

Book Description: Logan Gyre is king of Cenaria, a country under siege, with a threadbare army and little hope. He has one chance — a desperate gamble, but one that could destroy his kingdom.

In the north, the new Godking has a plan. If it comes to fruition, no one will have the power to stop him.

Kylar Stern has no choice. To save his friends-and perhaps his enemies-he must accomplish the impossible: assassinate a goddess.


Buy Link: Amazon * Bookdepository


Author Bio:
Brent Weeks was born and raised in Montana. After getting his paper keys from Hillsdale College, Brent had brief stints walking the earth like Caine from Kung Fu, tending bar, and corrupting the youth. (Not at the same time.) He started writing on bar napkins, then on lesson plans, then full time. Eventually, someone paid him for it. Brent lives in Oregon with his wife, Kristi. He doesn’t own cats or wear a ponytail.

Author Links:
Website * Facebook * Twitter

Read: The Hero of Ages (Mistborn #3) by Brandon Sanderson

Title: The Hero of Ages

Series: Mistborn #3

Author: Brandon Sanderson

Release Date: October 2008

Genre: Fantasy

Book Description: Emperor Elend Venture escaped death at the Well by becoming Mistborn himself, and hopes to find clues left behind by the evil Lord Ruler to save the world. Vin feels guilty, tricked into releasing Ruin from the Well. Ruin wants to end the world, impossible to stop, nearly omniscient and able to warp reality. Vin and Elend cannot even plan without Ruin overhearing. 



Buy Link: Amazon * Bookdepository

Author Bio:
Brandon Sanderson was born in 1975 in Lincoln, Nebraska. As a child Brandon enjoyed reading, but he lost interest in the types of titles often suggested to him, and by junior high he never cracked a book if he could help it. This changed when an eighth grade teacher gave him Dragonsbane by Barbara Hambly.

Brandon was working on his thirteenth novel when Moshe Feder at Tor Books bought the sixth he had written. Tor has published Elantris, the Mistborn trilogy and its followup The Alloy of Law, Warbreaker, and The Way of Kings, the first in the planned ten-volume series The Stormlight Archive. He was chosen to complete Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series; 2009’s The Gathering Storm and 2010’s Towers of Midnight were followed by the final book in the series, A Memory of Light, in January 2013. Four books in his middle-grade Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians series were released by Scholastic, and his novella Infinity Blade Awakening was an ebook bestseller for Epic Games accompanying their acclaimed Infinity Blade iOS video game series. Two more novellas, Legion and The Emperor s Soul, were released by Subterranean Press and Tachyon Publications in 2012, and 2013 brings two young adult novels, The Rithmatist from Tor and Steelheart from Delacorte.

The only author to make the short list for the David Gemmell Legend Award six times in four years, Brandon won that award in 2011 for The Way of Kings. The Emperor’s Soul won the 2013 Hugo Award for Best Novella. He has hit the New York Times Hardcover Fiction Best-Seller List seven times, with all three Wheel of Time books hitting the #1 spot.

Author Links:
Website * Facebook * Twitter * Goodreads

Spotlight: The Untimely Deaths of Daryl Handy by Patrick Rutigliano

Title: The Untimely Deaths of Daryl Handy

Author: Patrick Rutigliano

Release Date: September 2013

Genre: Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller

Book Description: Daryl Handy has never been lucky. Cursed with an awkward appearance and unmarketable skills, his life is a constant struggle. However, an assassin bearing a grudge—and Daryl's face—is about to prove he could have done far worse. Driven by a hatred that spans dimensions, only Daryl's death will satisfy his double, and not even other worlds offer any place to hide...  



Buy Links:
Amazon * Barnes & Noble * Kobo

Author Bio:
Patrick Rutigliano grew up on a steady diet of comic books and horror movies. Making his first sale to Permuted Press in 2007, he has since placed short stories with several publications in addition to his first collection, "Black Corners of a Blood-Red Room." "The Untimely Deaths of Daryl Handy" is his first independent release.

During his off time, Patrick can usually be found attempting to reproduce foreign cuisine, sacrificing cardboard to his cats, and having spirited debates with his wife over the failings of Disney villains.

Author Links:
Website * Facebook * Twitter * Goodreads * Amazon

Read: Shadow's Edge (Night Angel #2) by Brent Weeks

Title: Shadow's Edge

Series: Night Angel #2

Author: Brent Weeks

Release Date: November 2008

Genre: Fantasy

Book Description: Kylar Stern has rejected the assassin's life. The Godking's successful coup has left Kylar's master, Durzo, and his best friend, Logan, dead. He is starting over: new city, new friends, and new profession.

But when he learns that Logan might actually be alive and in hiding, Kylar is faced with an agonizing choice: will he give up the way of shadows forever and live in peace with his new family, or will he risk everything by taking on the ultimate hit?


Buy Link: Amazon * Bookdepository


Author Bio:
Brent Weeks was born and raised in Montana. After getting his paper keys from Hillsdale College, Brent had brief stints walking the earth like Caine from Kung Fu, tending bar, and corrupting the youth. (Not at the same time.) He started writing on bar napkins, then on lesson plans, then full time. Eventually, someone paid him for it. Brent lives in Oregon with his wife, Kristi. He doesn’t own cats or wear a ponytail.

Author Links:
Website * Facebook * Twitter

Read: The Well of Ascension (Mistborn #2) by Brandon Sanderson

Title: The Well of Ascension

Series: Mistborn #2

Author: Brandon Sanderson

Release Date: August 2007

Genre: Fantasy

Book Description: The evil thousand-year Ruler is dead, but so is his conqueror Kelsier. Protégé urchin Vin is now the most powerful Mistborn in the land. Venerated by a budding religion, haunted by a vaporous entity in the mis-behaving mists, she stops assassins and, with her crew, learn new practical and political skills. Three armies, one of giants, lay seige to Luthadel city, and a cache of rare atium metal stays hidden. An ancient legend offers hope, but no clue to the Well of Ascension location or what power it bestows.  


Buy Link: Amazon * Bookdepository

Author Bio:
Brandon Sanderson was born in 1975 in Lincoln, Nebraska. As a child Brandon enjoyed reading, but he lost interest in the types of titles often suggested to him, and by junior high he never cracked a book if he could help it. This changed when an eighth grade teacher gave him Dragonsbane by Barbara Hambly.

Brandon was working on his thirteenth novel when Moshe Feder at Tor Books bought the sixth he had written. Tor has published Elantris, the Mistborn trilogy and its followup The Alloy of Law, Warbreaker, and The Way of Kings, the first in the planned ten-volume series The Stormlight Archive. He was chosen to complete Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series; 2009’s The Gathering Storm and 2010’s Towers of Midnight were followed by the final book in the series, A Memory of Light, in January 2013. Four books in his middle-grade Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians series were released by Scholastic, and his novella Infinity Blade Awakening was an ebook bestseller for Epic Games accompanying their acclaimed Infinity Blade iOS video game series. Two more novellas, Legion and The Emperor s Soul, were released by Subterranean Press and Tachyon Publications in 2012, and 2013 brings two young adult novels, The Rithmatist from Tor and Steelheart from Delacorte.

The only author to make the short list for the David Gemmell Legend Award six times in four years, Brandon won that award in 2011 for The Way of Kings. The Emperor’s Soul won the 2013 Hugo Award for Best Novella. He has hit the New York Times Hardcover Fiction Best-Seller List seven times, with all three Wheel of Time books hitting the #1 spot.

Author Links:
Website * Facebook * Twitter * Goodreads