New Books (April-May)

May 15, 2020May 13, 2021 Civilian Reader New Books A Deborah Baker, Alastair Reynolds, Dana Vachon, Daniel Hornsby, Derek Künsken, Erin K Wagner, Jane Routley, Jenn Lyons, Jess Walter, Jim Carrey, John P. Murphy, John Sandford, Julian E. Zelizer, P Djèlí Clark, Phil Klay, Rachel Winters, Robert Pobi, Rufi Thorpe, S.L. Huang, Sara Sligar, Sarah Gailey, Sarah Tolmie, Susan Eisenhower, T.C. Farren, Thomas Frank, Trudi Canavan, Vanessa Veselka, William Boyle, Wright Thompson

Featuring: A. Deborah Baker, William Boyle, Trudi Canavan, Jim Carrey, P. Djèlí Clark, Susan Eisenhower, T.C. Farren, Thomas Frank, Sarah Gailey, Daniel Hornsby, S. L. Huang, Phil Klay, Derek Künsken, Jenn Lyons, John P. Murphy, Robert Pobi, Alastair Reynolds, Jane Routley, John Sandford, Sara Sligar, Wright Thompson, Rufi Thorpe, Sarah Tolmie, Dana Vachon, Vanessa Veselka, Erin K. Wagner, Jess Walter, C L Werner, Rachel Winters, Julian E. Zelizer

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Quick Q&A with JENN LYONS

October 25, 2019September 26, 2019 Civilian Reader Interview Chorus of Dragons, Fantasy, Jenn Lyons, Name of All Things, Ruin of Kings, Tor Books, Tor UK

Let’s start with an introduction: Who is Jenn Lyons?

I’m a writer, artist, and gaming nerd with a love of all manner of esoteric fields. I have previously worked as a video game producer and as a graphic designer.

Your debut novel, The Ruin of Kings, will soon be published in paperback by Tor Books. How would you introduce the series to a potential reader?

It would tell a reader that this was my chance to twist the “Chosen One” trope, because what if you were “chosen” to be something actively terrible? And also: there’s a volcanic dragon and a kraken. Continue reading →

New Books (October-November)

November 29, 2018November 28, 2018 Civilian Reader New Books Barry Strauss, Ben Aaronovitch, Busy Philipps, Charles Stross, Craig Russell, Darius Hinks, Edward Wilson-Lee, Gareth Hanrahan, Glen Hirshberg, Haruki Murakami, James Charlesworth, James Patterson, James Rollins, Jenn Lyons, John Hornor Jacobs, John Scalzi, Jonathan Carr, Lucy Foley, Michael Connelly, Michael J Sullivan, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, P Djèlí Clark, Patrick McGilligan, Paul Tremblay, Robert Jackson Bennett, Ryan Chapman, Scotto Moore, Seanan McGuire, Stephen King, Sylvain Neuvel, Tracy Townsend

Featuring: Ben Aaronovitch, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Robert Jackson Bennett, Jonathan Carr, Ryan Chapman, James Charlesworth, P. Djèlí Clark, Michael Connelly, Lucy Foley, Gareth Hanrahan, Darius Hinks (x3), Glen Hirshberg, John Hornor Jacobs, Stephen King, Jenn Lyons, Patrick McGilligan, Seanan McGuire, Scotto Moore, Haruki Murakami, Sylvain Neuvel, James Patterson, Busy Philipps, James Rollins, Craig Russell, John Scalzi, Barry Strauss, Charles Stross, Michael J. Sullivan, Tracy Townsend, Paul Tremblay, Edward Wilson-Lee

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Upcoming: THE RUIN OF KINGS by Jenn Lyons (Tor)

July 14, 2018 Civilian Reader Upcoming Fantasy, Godslayer Cycle, Jenn Lyons, Most Anticipated 2018, Ruin of Kings, Tor Books

Jenn Lyon‘s debut novel, The Ruin of Kings has been getting a little bit of pre-publication buzz (mainly surrounding the cover reveal). Looks like it could be quite interesting:

There are the old stories. And then there’s what actually happens.

Kihrin is a bastard orphan who grew upon storybook tales of long-lost princes and grand quests. When he is claimed against his will as the long-lost son of a treasonous prince, Kihrin finds that being a long-lost prince isn’t what the storybooks promised.

Far from living the dream, Kihrin finds himself practically a prisoner, at the mercy of his new family’s power plays and ambitions. He also discovers that the storybooks have lied about a lot of other things things, too: dragons, demons, gods, prophecies, true love, and how the hero always wins.

Then again, maybe he’s not the hero, for Kihrin isn’t destined to save the empire.

He’s destined to destroy it…

Quite looking forward to giving this a try. The Ruin of Kings, the first in the Godslayer Cycle series, is due to be published by Tor Books in the US and UK, on February 5th, 2019.

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