{"id":248,"date":"2011-01-10T21:48:19","date_gmt":"2011-01-10T21:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2011\/01\/10\/books-received-11011-texas-edition\/"},"modified":"2012-08-17T05:18:33","modified_gmt":"2012-08-17T05:18:33","slug":"books-received-11011-texas-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2011\/01\/10\/books-received-11011-texas-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Books received 1\/10\/11 Texas edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Let\u2019s take a quick look to see what\u2019s arrived at the Geek Compound. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/reader\/1597802131\/ref=sib_dp_pt#reader-link\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ecx.images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51RB1rFqLaL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Blood-Honey-Stina-Leicht\/dp\/1597802131\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1294693400&amp;amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><span style=\"font-style: italic\">Of Blood and Honey<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby Stina Leicht<br \/>\nCover by Min Yum<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Promo copy:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Fallen angels and the fey clash against the backdrop of Irish\/English conflicts of the 1970s in this stunning debut novel by Stina Leicht. <\/p>\n<p>Liam never knew who his father was. The town of Derry had always assumed that he was the bastard of a protestant&#8211;His mother never spoke of him, and Liam assumed he was dead. <\/p>\n<p>But when the war between the fallen, and the fey began to heat up, Liam and his family are pulled into a conflict that they didn&#8217;t know existed. A centuries old conflict between supernatural forces seems to mirror the political divisions in 1970s era Ireland, and Liam is thrown headlong into both conflicts. <\/p>\n<p>Only the direct intervention of Liam&#8217;s real father, and a secret catholic order dedicated to fighting &quot;The Fallen&quot; can save Liam&#8230; from the mundane and supernatural forces around him, and from the darkness that lurks within him.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Watch out for a special RevSF contest\/giveaway for <span style=\"font-style: italic\">Of Blood and Honey<\/span> and a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/article.php?id=4317\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\">Baker&#8217;s Dozen<\/a> interview with author Leicht.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ecx.images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51tPGLlqXTL._SL500_AA300_.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Warlords-Legacy-Ari-Marmell\/dp\/0553807773\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1294695079&amp;amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><span style=\"font-style: italic\">The Warlord&#8217;s Legacy<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby Ari Marmell<br \/>\nCover by Larry Rostant<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Promo copy:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Corvis Rebaine, the Terror of the East, a man as quick with a quip as he is with a blade, returns in this highly anticipated sequel to Ari Marmell\u2019s acclaimed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Conquerors-Shadow-Ari-Marmell\/dp\/0553593153\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;s=books&amp;amp;qid=1294695284&amp;amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><span style=\"font-style: italic\">The Conqueror\u2019s Shadow<\/span><\/a>, a debut hailed for its refreshing take on dark fantasy and surprising flashes of sharp, sarcastic wit. Now Marmell raises the stakes in a story that has all the humor and excitement of its predecessor, plus a terrifying new villain so evil that he may well be a match for Rebaine himself.<\/p>\n<p>For let\u2019s not forget how Corvis Rebaine came by the charming nickname \u201cTerror of the East.\u201d Certainly no one else has forgotten. Corvis Rebaine is no hero. In his trademark suit of black armor and skull-like helm, armed with a demon-forged axe, in command of a demonic slave, and with allies that include a bloodthirsty ogre, Rebaine has twice brought death and destruction to Imphallion in pursuit of a better, more equitable and just society. If he had to kill countless innocents in order to achieve that dream, so be it.  <\/p>\n<p>At least that was the old Rebaine. Before he slew the mad warlord Audriss. Before he banished the demon Khanda. Before he lost his wife and children, who could not forgive or forget his violent crimes. Now, years later, Rebaine lives in a distant city, under a false name, a member of one of the Guilds he despises, trying to achieve change nonviolently, from within the power structure.<\/p>\n<p>Not even when the neighboring nation of Cephira invades Imphallion and the bickering Guilds prove unable to respond does Rebaine return to his old habits of slaughter. But someone else does. Someone wearing Rebaine\u2019s black armor and bearing what appears to be his axe. Someone who is, if anything, even less careful of human life than Rebaine was.<\/p>\n<p>Now Baron Jassion, Rebaine\u2019s old nemesis, is hunting him once more, aided by a mysterious sorcerer named Kaleb, whose powers and secrets make him a more dangerous enemy than Rebaine has ever known. Even worse, accompanying them is a young woman who hates Corvis Rebaine perhaps more than anyone else: his own daughter, Mellorin. Suddenly Rebaine seems to have no choice. To clear his name, to protect his country, and to reconcile with his family, must he once again become the Terror of the East?<\/p>\n<p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ecx.images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/517u4ySZCeL._SL500_AA300_.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Sword-Woman-Other-Historical-Adventures\/dp\/0345505468\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1294695580&amp;amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><span style=\"font-style: italic\">Sword Woman and Other Historical Adventures<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby Robert E. Howard<br \/>\nIntroduction by Scott Oden<br \/>\nIllustrations by John Watkiss<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Promo copy:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The immortal legacy of Robert E. Howard, creator of Conan the Cimmerian, continues with this latest compendium of Howard\u2019s fiction and poetry. These adventures, set in medieval-era Europe and the Near East, are among the most gripping Howard ever wrote, full of pageantry, romance, and battle scenes worthy of Tolstoy himself. Most of all, they feature some of Howard\u2019s most unusual and memorable characters, including Cormac FitzGeoffrey, a half-Irish, half-Norman man of war who follows Richard the Lion-hearted to twelfth-century Palestine\u2014or, as it was known to the Crusaders, Outremer; Diego de Guzman, a Spaniard who visits Cairo in the guise of a Muslim on a mission of revenge; and the legendary sword woman Dark Agn\u00e8s, who, faced with an arranged marriage to a brutal husband in sixteenth-century France, cuts the ceremony short with a dagger thrust and flees to forge a new identity on the battlefield.<\/p>\n<p>Lavishly illustrated by award-winning artist John Watkiss and featuring miscellanea, informative essays, and a fascinating introduction by acclaimed historical author Scott Oden, <span style=\"font-style: italic\">Sword Woman and Other Historical Adventures<\/span> is a must-have for every fan of Robert E. Howard, who, in a career spanning just twelve years, won a place in the pantheon of great American writers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let\u2019s take a quick look to see what\u2019s arrived at the Geek Compound. 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