Sword and Laser, a podcast that is a fantasy/sci-fi book club of sorts, has published an interview with Brandon Sanderson, the author of the new Wheel of Time book. In the 27 minute-long MP3, Sanderson talks about how he got into writing, some of the books he likes, and how he ended up writing The […]
In celebration of the much-awaited continuation of the Wheel of Time series, penned by fantasy novelist Brandon Sanderson in the absence of the late Robert Jordan, Tor Books is offering to let us give away three sets of the books that started it all. Three lucky Fantasy Folder readers will receive, by random drawing, Robert […]
Master satirist Terry Pratchett’s latest Discworld novel, Unseen Academicals is now available, which once again features the wizards of Ankh-Morpork’s Unseen University. The wizards at Ankh-Morpork’s Unseen University are renowned for many things—wisdom, magic, and their love of teatime—but athletics is most assuredly not on the list. And so when Lord Ventinari, the city’s benevolent […]
Nicholas Hooper has confirmed that after composing the score for the previous two Harry Potter movies, he will not be coming back for the final two Deathly Hallows films. Warner Brothers is currently in talks with John Williams. If his schedule allows, he very well return after his absence since the third Potter film. “The […]
As you probably know, the much-awaited twelfth installment in Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series will be published late this October. With the release drawing near, the title for the next book has been announced. The thirteenth book in the Wheel of Time epic will be called Towers of Midnight. The publication date is estimated […]
New Line Cinema (now a part of Warner Brothers) and the Tolkien Estate have reached a settlement in their legal battle over the Lord of the Rings films. This means the upcoming film adaptation of The Hobbit will not be axed on account of some monetary squabbling. The Tolkien Trust’a British charitable trust representing the […]
Season 9 of Smallville is on the way. It’s moving to Friday nights this year, and the pilot will premiere on September 25th. The folks at Kryptonsite have posted the preview trailer (which aired at Comic-Con) for the series on YouTube.
Blizzard has yet to confirm the rumors, but some details of the next World of Warcraft expansion are floating around the internet. Known as “Cataclysm,” from a Blizzard trademark filing, some details of the expansion have been found from “trusted sources,” some confirmed based off the contents of the latest Test Realm patch. Some highlights: […]
Extended Edition of Harry Potter and Sorcerer’s Stone to Be Released – Warner Brothers has confirmed that an extended DVD edition of the first Harry Potter film is on the way. (One would hope that it contains more content than the minimal deleted scenes already found on the existing 2-disc release, in the form often […]
The release date for the much-awaited Wheel of Time book, The Gathering Storm, has been changed. Instead of being released in early November, it will come out two weeks early on October 27th in the US, UK, and Australia. The unabridged audio book will be released the same day. In other news, Scott Westerfeld’s new […]
