Magic Casement, first book of Man of his Word, by Dave Duncan. Reviewed by Coffeebratt.

Once I got past the rather fairy-tale feel to the opening of this book, I enjoyed the storyline.
The main characters in the book are the Princess Inos and a stable boy by the name of Rap; and the story begins with the two young people interacting without the constraints of social classes. This soon changes as Rap is sent on various errands, essentially to keep him away from the princess, while she is sent off to foreign lands to learn to be a princess as well as seek a husband to help her rule the small kingdom, once her father passes away.

It's that time of the year again, time again to wish all Fantasy Fans around the world Merry Christmas and very happy New Year! May you find great presents under your tree and New Year bring you the long awaited fantasy movies and books (A Dance with Dragons anyone?). Have a great time in this Holiday Season!

Which fantasy book or series to read next?

Which fantasy book or series to read next?
This question was asked on Fantasy Fan forum more times than I can count. To answer this once and for all members of Fantasy Fan decided to create a list of books and book series with a quick review and potential recommendations for readers looking for similar content.

Take a look at the compilation below, see if there is anything you like and if you want to share anything with other fantasy fans, simply post on our forum and we'll have the list updated!

If you're looking for a contact with Terry, here is some information you might find useful. You can write him a letter to address:
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Reader Girlz published recently an interview with Robin Hobb. Read it if you're interested in Fool’s gender and Robin's new book. Watch out for Farseer spoilers though!

Read the interview here .

R.A.Salvatore: In upcoming days, R.A. and Geno Salvatore are going to be visiting some blogs and answering questions about their work on The Stowaway. You can visit these blogs yourself to see what they say. Check out the schedule at Wizards, and plan to read each of these blogs on the appointed day!

On Christmas day at 10am Terry Pratchett will be a guest of the Christmas Special Radio 4 production of 'With Great Pleasure'. PTerry will be talking about his "favourite reads". So remember to tune in, BBC Radio 4 on Christmas day at 10am!

It's been two weeks since the launch of the new expansion for the World of Warcraft. The Wrath of the Lich King seems to be a huge success so far. If you're looking for feedback on the expansion and find out what people think about it you can visit the World of Warcraft section of our forum, where Fantasy Fan members are commenting the features of the new content.

“A wizard with a conscience” is how Harry Dresden describes himself. And in contemporary Chicago too!

Fool Moon, the second novel in The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher, reads like a regular who-done-it, with the exception of a solid infusion of the arcane and the occult.

As you may have noticed Fantasy Toplist (Top 20 Fantasy Websites) moved to a new location. The toplist moved to a better platform and changed the formula of voting a bit. The websites listed remained the same, however now you can vote for each website once a day as opposed to once a month. Each month the toplist will be reset allowing new websites to compete with the old-timers.

To visit the new toplist go to: www.best-redefined.com/fantasy and to vote for Fantasy Fan click here .