This was fun, trying to capture the mood and theme of The Riddler’s Gift in a book trailer! Now I feel epic 
Archive for the ‘The Riddler’s Gift’ Category
Book trailer for The Riddler’s Gift
25
Mar
The Riddler’s Gift: theme and setting
10
Feb
As a fantasy author with a science fiction slant, I’ve developed an interest in astronomy: here’s a new cluster of five review stars deep in cyberspace. Thanks to The Book Huntress (Danielle) for this informative review of The Riddler’s Gift.
If you’re studying for something like the LAMDA Speaking Verse and Prose examinations, this would be a very useful analysis of this fantasy novel. The review outlines the magic system, characters, setting and themes in The Riddler’s Gift very well, as well as making some detailed comments about the story:
“The magical system was one part science, one part high mathematics (those parts had me scratching my head a bit), one part spiritual, and one part philosophical.”
“… each person fights an intimate battle against evil [...] It might not be easy, but we can choose to do what’s right. We might fall, and fail ourselves and others, but that doesn’t mean the war is over. We pick ourselves up again to fight the next battle. So there is always hope, in the end.”
“… a story that had a shining heart, which was what stood out to me from the beginning, despite some of the very dark elements.”
Nip over to Daneille’s blog to study the review further.
The Riddler’s Gift gets a dusting of stars
07
Sep
Ant over at Sfbook.com runs an impressive site crammed full of science fiction and fantasy book reviews. In the 5 star review class, there’s a great selection of top fantasy books, like David Gemmel’s Legend, Robin Hobb’s Assassins Apprentice and Stephen Donaldson’s Lord Foul’s Bane. So I’m in the best company … Sfbook awarded five stars to The Riddler’s Gift.
“There are moments in this novel that are sheer magic … ”
“A very unique and individual style, I am at times reminded of Robert Jordan’s work alongside JRR Tolkien’s but only really in passing, The Riddler’s Gift is very much on its own …”
Lifesong fantasy series released in the USA!
16
Aug
A few days ago, a box arrived containing these proofs for the shiny new version of the Tale of the Lifesong fantasy series. I’m impressed with the print quality and have approved the production, so The Riddler’s Gift and Second Sight are now available in the USA.
Although my books and specials are still available to US customers on greghamerton.com, the cost of international airmail makes some of the options expensive. So I’m delighted to announce that you can now buy the Tale of the Lifesong series from Amazon and save on the postage costs! See the bottom of the special deals page for details and links.
The Riddler’s Gift has been released in two parts, to make it more affordable for new readers who haven’t yet heard the Lifesong. Second Sight is in one volume, because if you have read The Riddler’s Gift, you’ll be wanting the whole of the sequel! It was also impossible to split Second Sight in the middle; the story is complex and spans more than 600 pages. The Riddler’s Gift was originally written in two parts, and so divides neatly in the middle of the story.
