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Cover to Cover #153: Terry Goodkind / c. c. dust

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Terry Goodkind
The “Sword of Truth” series has been going strong and is up to the ninth book, with Chainfire. Now Terry offers a new novel of Richard and Kahlan, the beginning of a sequence of three novels that will bring their epic story to its culmination.

c.c. dust
Mr. Blur is the first offering by c.c., and is difficult to sum up in a short paragraph. Think cyberpunk and film noir wrapped around horror and mystery and you’re getting close.

Review: “Medalon” by Jennifer Fallon

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The first three books in the Hythrun Chronicles were actually known in Australia as The Demon Child Trilogy, and were bestsellers as well as finalists in Australia’s Aurealis Awards back in 2000. Here in the US, that trilogy is being combined with the books known as The Hythrun Chronicles Down Under to make it a 6-book series here.

Cover to Cover #151: R. A. Salvatore / Scott Ciencin

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R. A. Salvatore
Bob rejoins the show to talk about The Two Swords, the third book in “The Hunters Blades” trilogy, featuring everyone’s favorite dark elf, Drizzt.

Scott Ciencin
Scott has written an EverQuest novel, called Rogue’s Hour. Presented by R. A. Salvatore, Rogue’s Hour is best synopsized as “Bourne Identity with swords”.

Cover to Cover #148: David B. Coe / Kevin Radthorne

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David B. Coe
David’s latest book is Bonds of Vengeance, the third fantasy book of a quintet. We talk with David about his approach to multi-book series and how he keeps the audience involved.

Kevin Radthorne
Kevin has released The Road to Kotaishi, a two part novel in an Asian-fantasy setting. The names and settings may be strange, but Kevin has tried very hard to combine the best of Western Fantasy with Asian influences.

Cover to Cover #145: Mitchell Graham / David Anthony

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Mitchell Graham
Mitchell returns to the show to wrap up his trilogy of books with The Ancient Legacy.

David Anthony
If you ever wondered what happened in Oz once Dorothy left, you’re not alone. And you don’t have to wonder any longer, as that’s what you’ll find in David’s book In Search of Dorothy.

Review: “Across The Nightingale Floor” by Lian Hearn

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Billed as “Asian Fantasy,” Across the Nightingale Floor is an epic tale of revenge, intrigue, and love unrequited. At least, that is what the book jacket says. The writing style could have ascended me to a higher plane of enlightenment, but its absent plot, vapid characters, and stilted dialog made me want to commit hari-kari.

Cover to Cover #143: L. E. Modesitt, Jr / Michael Pederson

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Interview: We’re happy to welcome back L. E. Modesitt, Jr. (we call him Lee) as he talks about Ordermaster, his 13th title in the “Saga of Recluse” series.

Interview Michael Pederson is the brain behind “Nth Degree – the Fiction and Fandom ‘Zine” (nthzine.com). They’ve been publishing for three years now, focusing on new fiction and news from the fandom world (as you might gather from the title.)

Review: “Thomas the Rhymer” by Ellen Kushner

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Apparently, the big screen is not the only medium in which remakes are popular. There are many authors that have written successful versions of children’s stories and fairy tales. Ellen Kushner brings us Thomas the Rhymer, winner of the World Fantasy Award.

Cover to Cover #141: Gwyneth Jones / Vijaya Schartz

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Gwyneth Jones
A fictional account of a scientist would truly be science fiction, right? That’s what you’ll find in Gwyneth’s newest book, Life

Vijaya Schartz
Vijaya is the president of the Arizona Authors Association and joins us to talk about her newest book, White Tiger.