USA

Daughter of Blood News:

As I said on Thursday, “Book is coming” — and this week delivered more pre-publication build up for Daughter Of Blood.

The book has now had a second review, this one from Romantic Times, which concluded:

“Sprawling, vividly detailed and consistently intriguing … A heady, imaginative tale full of Lowe’s haunting prose and bold characters that builds to a startling climax that will leave readers anxious for more.”

Daughter Of Blood also received a mention on Kirkus, as one of “January’s Must-Read Speculative Books” —

“WHY YOU MIGHT LIKE IT: This third book in The Wall of Night series (you have been reading this Gemmell Award–winning series, yes?) is a richly drawn and imaginative as its predecessors.”

This was also very cool.

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UK/AU/NZ

Happening This Week:

Daughter Of Blood chapter reveal and giveaway

In terms of what’s ahead for the week, first of all I have to own up that I misled you on Thursday, when I said that the first Malian chapter would be revealed on SF Signal this week. There will still be a chapter reveal, but it will be the first chapter of the book (as opposed to the first Malian chapter*), which means that you will be getting to meet the Daughter Of Blood herself…

And the very first Daughter Of Blood giveaway will still be happening, with the 4 copies up for grabs: 2 for US/CAN readers and 2 for UK/AUS/NZ.

This should all be happening Wednesday 13, US Central Time — so Thursday 14 for Australian and New Zealand readers.
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The Avid Readers Return:

Remember I promised that December’s avid readers would be returning in January with their “most anticipated” reads for 2016? Well, Jennifer will be kicking off tomorrow with her Top 5, most-anticipated books for 2016, followed by Paul on the 18th and Karen on the 25th. I hope to have another bonus post from Janine as well.
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Rebecca Fisher

Big Worlds On Small Screens:

It’s Big Worlds On Small Screens week, too, and right now Rebecca is checking out “Fantasy Films From the Eighties That Weren’t That Bad.”

Or should that be, “weren’t that bad”? 😉

Something to check out for some mid-week nostalgia, or horror relived, as the case may be!

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* For those of you who worry whether or not Malian will be in the book at all, or when, don’t forget this snippet I shared with you last year:

“…Malian gathered herself. Breathing in the resin of the pines, mingled with acrid earth, she brought the two places together in her mind, folding the distance between them. For a moment she stood poised …”

Another Sneak Preview For Daughter Of Blood…

There you go, proof positive!