Reviews
The Martyr Reviews
Aaron Jones on Grimdark Magazine
Review by author Shauna Lawless
Rebecca on Powder and Page
Lorraine Bondi The Book & Nature Professor
Joshua McDougall on Geekly Inc
Tad Ottman on Just Another Damn Book Blog
The Pariah Reviews
Sara Chorn on Bookworm Blues
Petrik Leo on Novel Notions
DaleWritesStuff on FanFiAddict
Rebecca on Powder and Page
Aaron Jones on Grimdark Magazine
David W on FanFiAddict
The Wolf’s Call Reviews
Petrik Leo on Novel Notions
Andrew Mather on The Quill to Live
Sean Barrs on Fantasy Book Review
Mihir Wanchoo on Fantasy Book Critic
Lashaan Balasingam on Bookidote
Audiobook review by Pat Doherty on A Bitter Draft
The Black Song Reviews
Petrik Leo on Novel Notions
Andrew Mather on The Quill to Live
Lashaan Balasingam on Bookidote
The Waking Fire Reviews
Mark Lawrence on Goodreads
Review of the Draconis Memoria trilogy by Jason Link
Video review of The Waking Fire and The Legion of Flame by Michael McLendon on Booknest.eu
Review on Publishers Weekly
Robert Bradley on the Huffington Post UK
Paul Weimer on Skiffy and Fanty
Durand Welsh on Grimdark Magazine
Matthew Stienberg on The M.
Bob Milne on Beauty in Ruins
Richard Bray on Fantasy Faction
Tracey Maknis on The Qwillery
Review from author and book blogger Kaelan Rhywiol
Review on The Saucy Wenches Book Club
Review on Pile by the Bed
Ani Johnson on The Bookbag
Epic Levi on Epic Reads
LK Evans on BooksbyLKEvans
Peter Tr on Booksnest
Andrew Mather on The Quill to Live
Silvia Paoletta on Darkest Sins
Barb on The Reading Cafe
Philippa Mary on The Little Book Owl
Paul Fiander Audiobook review on Backwards Compatible
Maureen Beatrice on Maureen’s Books
Mogsy on The BiblioSanctum
Chris Parish on Novel Kicks
Maja on The Nocturnal Library
Chris on Getting My Dad On
Video on ‘9 Fantasy Books With an Interesting Take on Good vs Evil’ on Wiki.Ezvid
The Legion of Flame Reviews
Review from author and book blogger Kaelan Rhywiol
Tracey Maknis on The Qwillery
Author K.V. Johansen on Goodreads
Author Dyrk Ashton on Goodreads
Andrew Mather on The Quill to Live
Robert Perkins on Game Vortex (mild spoilers)
LK Evans on BooksByLKEvans
Nikki Hawkes on Superintendent.com
Richard Bray on Fantasy Faction
Barb on The Reading Cafe
Peter Tr on Booknest
Rebecca Forrester on Powder and Page
Epic Levi on Epic Grit
Paul Fiander reviews the audiobook edition on Backwards Compatible
Review on Pile by the Bed for Aurealis Magazine
The Empire of Ashes Reviews
Andrew Mather on The Quill to Live
Review on Publishers Weekly
Barb on The Reading Cafe
Paul Fiander reviews the audiobook edition on Backwards Compatible
Author Dyrk Ashton on Goodreads
Review on Pile by the Bed for Aurealis Magazine
Blood Song Reviews
Mark Lawrence (yes that one) on Goodreads
Nerine Dorman on This is My World
Adrian Collins on Grimdark Magazine
‘Die dunkle Blüte’ (The Dark Flower’) by Burkhard Müller, newspaper review of the German edition of Blood Song – Das Lied des Blutes – in Suddeutsche Zeitung
Review of the Italian edition of Blood Song – Il Canto del Sangue – in Sugar Pulp Magazine.
Joshua S. Hill on Fantasy Book Review
Video review from Gerald Onyango
Video review from book blogger Faye d’social potato
AE Marling on Fantasy Faction
Gally Lines on Lest I Smite Thee
Rob Bedford on SFFWORLD
Ani Johnson on BOOKBAG
Michael Marlow on BOOKTOPIA BLOG
Liviu Suciu and Mihir Wanchoo on Fantasy Book Critic
Pornokitsch (yes, despite the title, it’s safe for work)
Dave Brendon’s Fantasy & SciFi Weblog
Joseph Marques on Gulf News
Trinitytwo on The Qwillery
David Gibson on Dark Matter Zine
Janea A. Schimmel on the Speculative Post
Eric Fomley on The Grimdark Review
Tower Lord Reviews
Mihir Wanchoo on Fantasy Book Critic
Jessica Haluska on Rabid Reads
Faye on The Social Potato
Nerine Dorman on This is My World
Lisa on Tenacious Reader
Joshua S. Hill on Fantasy Book Review
Connor McCarty on Connor’s Corner
Steve Donoghue on Open Letters Monthly
Ani Johnson on Bookbag
Rob Zak on SFFaudio
Trinitytwo on The Qwillery
Eric Fomley on Grimdark Alliance
Review of the Italian edition of Tower Lord – Il Signore della Torre – in Sugar Pulp Magazine.
Queen of Fire Reviews
Mihir Wanchoo on Fantasy Book Critic
Nerine Dorman on This is My World
Bart Page on Best Fantasy Books HQ
Kristy on Book Frivolity
Joshua S. Jill on Fantasy Book Review
Andrew Mather on The Quill to Live
Many Are the Dead Reviews
Levi Ergott on Grimdark Magazine
James Tivendale on Fantasy Book Review
Review on Grimdark Dad
Slab City Blues Reviews
Review of the Slab City Blues Collected Edition by book-blogger LK Evans
Review of the Slab City Blues Collected Edition Audiobook on the Backwards Compatible Podcast
The Pariah Reviews
Sara Chorn on Bookworm Blues
Petrik Leo on Novel Notions
DaleWritesStuff on FanFiAddict
Rebecca on Powder and Page
Aaron Jones on Grimdark Magazine
David W on FanFiAddict
The Wolf’s Call Reviews
Petrik Leo on Novel Notions
Andrew Mather on The Quill to Live
Sean Barrs on Fantasy Book Review
Mihir Wanchoo on Fantasy Book Critic
Lashaan Balasingam on Bookidote
Audiobook review by Pat Doherty on A Bitter Draft
The Black Song Reviews
Petrik Leo on Novel Notions
Andrew Mather on The Quill to Live
Lashaan Balasingam on Bookidote
The Waking Fire Reviews
Mark Lawrence on Goodreads
Review of the Draconis Memoria trilogy by Jason Link
Video review of The Waking Fire and The Legion of Flame by Michael McLendon on Booknest.eu
Review on Publishers Weekly
Robert Bradley on the Huffington Post UK
Paul Weimer on Skiffy and Fanty
Durand Welsh on Grimdark Magazine
Matthew Stienberg on The M.
Bob Milne on Beauty in Ruins
Richard Bray on Fantasy Faction
Tracey Maknis on The Qwillery
Review from author and book blogger Kaelan Rhywiol
Review on The Saucy Wenches Book Club
Review on Pile by the Bed for Aurealis Magazine
Ani Johnson on The Bookbag
Epic Levi on Epic Reads
LK Evans on BooksbyLKEvans
Peter Tr on Booksnest.eu
Andrew Mather on The Quill to Live
Silvia Paoletta on Darkest Sins
Barb on The Reading Cafe
Philippa Mary on The Little Book Owl
Paul Fiander Audiobook review on Backwards Compatible
Maureen Beatrice on Maureen’s Books
Mogsy on The BiblioSanctum
Chris Parish on Novel Kicks
Maja on The Nocturnal Library
Chris on Getting My Dad On
Video on ‘9 Fantasy Books With an Interesting Take on Good vs Evil’ on Wiki.Ezvid
The Legion of Flame Reviews
Review from author and book blogger Kaelan Rhywiol
Tracey Maknis on The Qwillery
Author K.V. Johansen on Goodreads
Author Dyrk Ashton on Goodreads
Andrew Mather on The Quill to Live
Robert Perkins on Game Vortex (mild spoilers)
LK Evans on BooksByLKEvans
Nikki Hawkes on Superintendent.com
Richard Bray on Fantasy Faction
Barb on The Reading Cafe
Peter Tr on Booknest
Rebecca Forrester on Powder and Page
Epic Levi on Epic Grit
Paul Fiander reviews the audiobook edition on Backwards Compatible
Review on Pile by the Bed for Aurealis Magazine
The Empire of Ashes Reviews
Andrew Mather on The Quill to Live
Review on Publishers Weekly
Barb on The Reading Cafe
Paul Fiander reviews the audiobook edition on Backwards Compatible
Author Dyrk Ashton on Goodreads
Review on Pile by the Bed for Aurealis Magazine
Blood Song Reviews
Mark Lawrence on Goodreads
Nerine Dorman on This is My World
Adrian Collins on Grimdark Magazine
‘Die dunkle Blüte’ (The Dark Flower’) by Burkhard Müller, newspaper review of the German edition of Blood Song – Das Lied des Blutes – in Suddeutsche Zeitung
Review of the Italian edition of Blood Song – Il Canto del Sangue – in Sugar Pulp Magazine.
Joshua S. Hill on Fantasy Book Review
Video review from Gerald Onyango
Video review from book blogger Faye d’social potato
AE Marling on Fantasy Faction
Gally Lines on Lest I Smite Thee
Ani Johnson on BOOKBAG
Michael Marlow on BOOKTOPIA BLOG
Liviu Suciu and Mihir Wanchoo on Fantasy Book Critic
Pornokitsch (yes, despite the title, it’s safe for work)
Dave Brendon’s Fantasy & SciFi Weblog
Joseph Marques on Gulf News
Trinitytwo on The Qwillery
David Gibson on Dark Matter Zine
Janea A. Schimmel on the Speculative Post
Eric Fomley on The Grimdark Review
Tower Lord Reviews
Mihir Wanchoo on Fantasy Book Critic
Jessica Haluska on Rabid Reads
Faye on The Social Potato
Nerine Dorman on This is My World
Lisa on Tenacious Reader
Joshua S. Hill on Fantasy Book Review
Connor McCarty on Connor’s Corner
Steve Donoghue on Open Letters Monthly
Ani Johnson on Bookbag
Rob Zak on SFFaudio
Trinitytwo on The Qwillery
Eric Fomley on Grimdark Alliance
Review of the Italian edition of Tower Lord – Il Signore della Torre – in Sugar Pulp Magazine.
Queen of Fire Reviews
Mihir Wanchoo on Fantasy Book Critic
Bart Page on Best Fantasy Books HQ
Kristy on Book Frivolity
Joshua S. Jill on Fantasy Book Review
Andrew Mather on The Quill to Live
Many Are the Dead Reviews
Levi Ergott on Grimdark Magazine
James Tivendale on Fantasy Book Review
Review on Grimdark Dad
Slab City Blues Reviews
Review of the Slab City Blues Collected Edition by book-blogger LK Evans
Review of the Slab City Blues Collected Edition Audiobook on the Backwards Compatible Podcast
Interviews
Interview on the Before We Go blog.
Audio interview on the Am Writing Fantasy Podcast (scroll down to the bottom of the page for the audio player)
Audio interview on the Wizards, Warriors & Words Podcast, Part 2
Audio interview on the Wizards, Warriors & Words Podcast, Part 1
Author chat with RJ Barker on Orbit Live
Audio interview on Steve Talks Books & Stuff
Conversation with John Gwynne on the Orbit Blog
Interview on the ‘Shauna Lawless is Writing’ Blog
Audio interview on FanFiAddict’s Authors on a Podcast Talking Books
Interview with Paul Semel
Interview on Author Interviews
Audio interview on the Books and Authors Fantasy Podcast
Audio interview about the Draconis Memoria on the New Books Network
Audio interview about the Draconis Memoria with Audible.co.uk
Audio interview on the Author Stories Podcast
Audio interview on the Creators Cast Podcast
Interview on Bloglovin.com
Interview about The Waking Fire on SFF World
Audio interview about The Waking Fire on the Grim Tidings Podcast
Interview about The Waking Fire with Shawn Speakman on Suvudu.com
Interview with fellow fantasy author Marc Turner
Interview with Achala Upendran on Where the Dog Star Rises
Interview with Eric Fomley on The Grimdark Review
Interview with Carl Marsh on newsignedbooks.com
New Asian Writing on 17th August 2014
Joint Interview with Miles Cameron on Fantasy Faction 26th March 2014
Audio interview with Spencer Wightman on Fantasy Faction also available on Youtube
Blotted Pages on 27th October 2013
FantasyWereld (English Version)
Fantasy Book Critic 9th August 2012
Articles / Guest Posts
‘Writing and Naming Fantasy Characters’ on the Barnes & Noble SF / Fantasy Blog.
‘Inspiration for Fantasy Authors’ on the Civilian Reader
‘How to Write an Effective Battle Scene’ on Book Country
‘David Gemmell and the Depiction of the Hero’ on the Orbit Website
‘The Influence of History on Epic Fantasy’ on Fantasy Book Critic
‘Happy Being Sad – Four Great Books with Unhappy Endings’ on Barnes & Noble
‘The Best Classic Novels For Beginners’ on The Reading Lists
‘The Long Overnight’, or ‘How I Became a Published Author’
‘Tower Lord – the Return of British Fantasy’s Rising Star.’ Orbit UK editor James Long explains the background to the UK publication of the Raven’s Shadow series on the Orbit Website
‘Kicking over the Sandbox’, or ‘How I Wrote Tower Lord’ on Penguin.com (scroll down to the Extras bit)
‘We Will Make an Ending’ or ‘How I Wrote Queen of Fire‘ on Fantasy Book Critic
July 7th, 2014 at 5:20 am
Is it possible to get a review of a Blood Song? A lot of details I’m sure I’ve forgotten and a review would help ease me into the new book (just purchased).
I know, I should reread it buuut that’s honestly time I don’t have 🙂
Best regards!
July 7th, 2014 at 7:21 am
Hi Jesse,
I don’t have a summary as such, but there’s a Goodreads group doing a readalong which seems to cover most of the plot points if you want to check it out: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1861857-blood-song-raven-s-shadow-series-by-anthony-ryan?page=1#comment_number_36
Hope this helps,
Anthony
September 1st, 2014 at 10:25 pm
Gift stealing, gift giving and gift reclaiming. Vaelin has lost his gift or so it would appear. Elverah steals gifts such as fire. Do the gifts work as well as when they are freely given? Can gifts be given or reclaimed. When the corrupted lonely being beyond death releases the gift of blood song to another, will it fight to return home in the presence of Vaelin. Will Vaelin be willing to receive a gift from another who is dying or who wishes to strengthen him.
So many possibilities. Can’t wait to see what you create!
Jm
July 24th, 2014 at 11:30 pm
I’m 65% through the ebook version of blood song. Awesome by the way. Best I’ve read since FINALLY finishing the wheel of time. Anyways, is there an explanation of what all the orders roles are? Best I can figure is:
1-???
2-contemplation and meditation?
3-knowledge?
4-inquisition?
5-healing
6-war
August 5th, 2014 at 8:02 pm
Loved both books. Best fantasy I’ve read, and I have read hundreds. Just was hoping to find out when book 3 is coming.. cause I am hooked!!
August 5th, 2014 at 9:51 pm
Thanks Joshua. Book 3 will be out in July 2015.
September 7th, 2014 at 4:33 pm
Just finished reading the 2nd book, gutted to discover ive got to wait almost a year for the next one!!
September 7th, 2014 at 6:41 pm
Well, 303 days to be exact. That’s only 83% of a year.
Glad you liked the book.
Best,
Anthony
October 16th, 2014 at 2:32 am
Will you be doing another reddit AMA? Please.
October 16th, 2014 at 11:11 am
Hi Noha,
I’d be happy to if they asked me. It’s an invitation only thing.
Best,
Anthony
January 20th, 2015 at 11:33 am
Good morning, Mr. Ryan!!
I’m a Brazilian fan of yours, just finishing Blood Song and really enjoying it. When I see this page, I remembered that the Brazilian website INtocados has done an interview with you and I brought you the link: http://intocados.com.br/index.php/literatura/entrevistas/417-entrevista-anthony-ryan-autor-de-a-cancao-do-sangue.
Have a great week!!
January 20th, 2015 at 12:02 pm
Thanks Vagner. Much appreciated.
Best,
Anthony