New Books (July-August)

August 4, 2018August 23, 2018 Civilian Reader New Books Adrian Tchaikovsky, Avis Lang, Brandon Sanderson, Corey J. White, Cristina Alger, Delilah S Dawson, Derek Künsken, Doris Kearns Goodwin, G.B. Trudeau, Gary Kemble, Gary Shteyngart, George Pelecanos, Grady Hendrix, Guy Bolton, Ian Nathan, Jasmin B. Frelih, John French, Justina Robson, K.B. Wagers, Kevin Hearne, Malka Older, Matt Strandberg, Megan Abbott, Melissa Rivero, Michael Downing, Michael Rutger, Michiko Kakutani, Mike Chen, Myke Cole, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Patrick Hasburgh, Rio Youers, Sam Hawken, Sharlene Teo, Stephen Fry, Tricia Sullivan, Weston Ochse

Featuring: Megan Abbott, Cristina Alger, Guy Bolton, Mike Chen, Myke Cole, Delilah S. Dawson, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael Downing, Jasmin B. Frelih, John French, Stephen Fry, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Patrick Hasburgh, Sam Hawken, Kevin Hearne, Grady Hendrix, Michiko Kakutani, Gary Kemble, Derek Künsken, Avis Lang, Ian Nathan, Malka Older, George Pelecanos, Melissa Rivero, Justina Robson, Michael Rutger, Brandon Sanderson, Gary Shteyngart, Matt Strandberg, Tricia Sullivan, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Sharlene Teo, G.B. Trudeau, K.B. Wagers, Corey J. White, Rio Youers,

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New Books (April-May)

April 29, 2018August 23, 2018 Civilian Reader New Books Alex White, Brian McClellan, Chistopher Ruocchio, Daniel Godfrey, Daniel José Older, Daniel Torday, Delilah S Dawson, Derek B Miller, Francesco Dimitri, Jake Tapper, John Sandford, Jonathan Lethem, Kathleen O'Neal Gear, Nick Setchfield, Pat Cunnane, R.S. Ford, Rob Boffard, Ronan Farrow, Sarah Pinborough, Tyler Whitesides, You-Jeong Jeong

Featuring: Rob Boffard, Pat Cunnane, Delilah S. Dawson, Francesco Dimitri, Ronan Farrow, R.S. Ford, Daniel Godfrey, Jonathan Lethem, Brian McClellan, Derek B. Miller, Daniel José Older, Kathleen O’Neal Gear, Sarah Pinborough, Chistopher Ruocchio, John Sandford, Nick Setchfield, Jake Tapper, Daniel Torday, Alex White, Tyler Whitesides, You-Jeong Jeong

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Upcoming: KILL THE FARM BOY by Delilah S. Dawson & Kevin Hearne (Del Rey)

January 2, 2018 Civilian Reader Upcoming Del Rey, Delilah S Dawson, Fantasy, Humour, Kevin Hearne, Kill the Farm Boy, Most Anticipated 2018, Satire, Tales of Pell

So, this novel may have my favourite fantasy title ever. I can’t actually think of one that amused me as much before — although, Magic Kingdom For Sale, Sold and many Pratchett titles have been favourites for a long while. I hadn’t heard about Kill the Farm Boy until a few moments ago, when B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Tweeted about it. Written by Delilah S. Dawson and Kevin Hearne, here’s the synopsis:

Once upon a time, in a faraway kingdom, a hero, the Chosen One, was born… and so begins every fairy tale ever told.

This is not that fairy tale.

There is a Chosen One, but he is unlike any One who has ever been Chosened.

And there is a faraway kingdom, but you have never been to a magical world quite like the land of Pell.

There, a plucky farm boy will find more than he’s bargained for on his quest to awaken the sleeping princess in her cursed tower. First there’s the Dark Lord who wishes for the boy’s untimely death… and also very fine cheese. Then there’s a bard without a song in her heart but with a very adorable and fuzzy tail, an assassin who fears not the night but is terrified of chickens, and a mighty fighter more frightened of her sword than of her chain-mail bikini. This journey will lead to sinister umlauts, a trash-talking goat, the Dread Necromancer Steve, and a strange and wondrous journey to the most peculiar “happily ever after” that ever once-upon-a-timed.

Kill the Farm Boy is due to be published by Del Rey in North America, in July 2018. (At the time of writing this, I couldn’t find any information about a UK release.)

Also on CR: Interview with Lila Bowen (2016); Interview with Kevin Hearne (2011); Reviews of Kevin Hearne’s Hounded and Hexed

Follow the Author, Dawson: Website, Goodreads, Twitter

Follow the Author, Hearne: Website, Goodreads, Twitter

An Interview with LILA BOWEN

November 7, 2016January 31, 2021 Civilian Reader Interview Conspiracy of Ravens, Delilah S Dawson, Lila Bowen, Orbit Books, Shadow Series, Urban Fantasy, Wake of Vultures

Let’s start with an introduction: Who is Lila Bowen?

Lila is the pseudonym (and alter ego) of Delilah S. Dawson. I’ll answer to Delilah or Lila in public, since they’re pretty much the same word. As Delilah, I’m the author of the Blud series, the Hit series, Servants of the Storm, Star Wars: The Perfect Weapon and Scorched, and a variety of short stories and comics, including the upcoming Ladycastle from Boom! Studios. The Shadow series, which begins with Wake of Vultures, is Lila’s first publishing venture. You can find both of us online and chat with us on Twitter. If you’re wanting to know unbookish things, I live in the north Georgia mountains with my family and really love gluten free cake.

Your next novel, Conspiracy of Ravens, was recently published by Orbit. It looks rather interesting: How would you introduce it to a potential reader? And what should fans of Wake of Vultures expect from this sequel?

Thanks! I would definitely send any new readers to Wake of Vultures, which recently came out in paperback, as it introduces the character of Nettie Lonesome and the Weird West world she inhabits. I think of this series as Buffy the Vampire Slayer-meets-Lonesome Dove, although Conspiracy goes a little more Hell on Wheels/Deadwood. Fans of Wake can expect to see the Shadow killing what needs to die and facing her past and future with new clarity as she hunts an alchemist running a diabolical railroad camp using enslaved monsters. Continue reading →

New Books (March-April)

April 16, 2015August 23, 2018 Civilian Reader New Books Andrew Pyper, Becky Chambers, Black Library, Bryony Pearce, Chuck Wengid, Daniel Torday, David Guymer, David Wellington, Del Rey UK, Delilah S Dawson, Ecco, Guy Adams, JABberwocky, Jack Campbell, Josh Reynolds, JP Smythe, Ken Liu, KT Medina, Liesel Schwarz, Lilith Saintcrow, Lucy Hounsom, Minotaur, Nick Cole, Nnedi Okorafor, Pantheon, Paul Witcover, Robert Glinski, Roger Hobbs, Ross Ritchell, Sally Green, Samantha Harvey, Sara Taylor, Stephen Lloyd Jones, Steve Toltz, Thomas Mallon, Transworld, Voyager

Featuring: Guy Adams, Jack Campbell, Becky Chambers, Nick Cole, Delilah S. Dawson, Robert Glinski, Sally Green, Dave Guymer, Samantha Harvey, Roger Hobbs, Lucy Hounsom, Stephen Lloyd Jones, Ken Liu, Thomas Mallon, K.T. Medina, Nnedi Okorafor, Bryony Pearce, Andrew Pyper, Josh Reynolds, Ross Ritchell, Lilith Saintcrow, J.P. Smythe, Liesel Schwarz, Sara Taylor, Steve Toltz, Daniel Torday, David Wellington, Chuck Wendig, Paul Witcover Continue reading →