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Robert Jackson Bennett

Review: A Drop of Corruption (Shadow of the Leviathan #2) by Robert Jackson Bennett

April 1, 2025 by Will Swardstrom Leave a Comment

A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett

Synopsis The brilliant detective Ana Dolabra may have finally met her match in the gripping sequel to The Tainted Cup—from the bestselling author of The Founders Trilogy. In the canton of Yarrowdale, at the very edge of the Empire’s reach, an impossible crime has occurred. A Treasury officer has disappeared into thin air—abducted from his […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, High Fantasy, LGBTQ+, Reviews, Sci-Fi Fantasy Tagged With: A Drop of Corruption, Ana and Din, Body Horror, Del Rey, Fantasy, Mystery, Robert Jackson Bennett, Sherlock, The Tainted Cup, Thriller

Craig’s Top Reads of 2024

December 31, 2024 by Craigbookwyrm Leave a Comment

It’s the end of the year as we know it (and I feel full of cheese and chocolate). 2024 has been an extremely good reading year for me, and with so many highlights it’s made this post very difficult to narrow down. So I’m going to do something a little different and break it up […]

Filed Under: Best of the Year, Blog Posts, List, Recommendations Tagged With: Adrian M. Gibson, Adrian McKinty, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Becky Chambers, Fonda Lee, Guy Gavriel Kay, James S.A. Corey, Joe Abercrombie, Mark Lawrence, Nicolas Lietzau, Octavia E. Butler, Rob J Hayes, Robert Jackson Bennett, Stark Holborn, T. R. Napper, Tim Hardie, Top Reads of 2024, Yuval Kordov

TBRCon2024 Highlight: Genre Mashups in Fantasy (with Julia Vee, Robert Jackson Bennett, Josiah Bancroft & More)

August 16, 2024 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

NOTE: This is the final TBRCon2024 highlight. See you all at TBRCon2025!

Every Friday, we’re highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2024 all-virtual SF/F/H convention, looking back on the incredible variety of discussions that we had the honor of hosting.

This week, join moderator/author Julia Vee and panelists Robert Jackson Bennett, Josiah Bancroft, RJ Barker, T.L. Huchu and Steve McHugh for a TBRCon2024 panel on “Genre Mashups in Fantasy.”

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Book Tube, TBRCon2024 Tagged With: Genre Mashups, Josiah Bancroft, Julia Vee, RJ Barker, Robert Jackson Bennett, Steve McHugh, T.L. Huchu, TBRCon2024, Virtual Convention

SFF Addicts Ep. 91: Connecting World & Character with Robert Jackson Bennett (Mini-Masterclass)

February 13, 2024 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a mini-masterclass on Connecting World & Character with bestselling author Robert Jackson Bennett. During the episode, Robert connects the dots between character and worldbuilding, including the intersections of world, character and theme, different ways to start your stories, worlds as distinct characters, how world dynamics can inform character behavior, character perspectives and description, mood, dialogue, Die Hard and more.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Interview, Masterclass, Podcast, SFF Addicts Podcast Tagged With: Adrian M. Gibson, City of Stairs, Del Rey Books, Foundryside, M. J. Kuhn, Masterclass, Podcast, Robert Jackson Bennett, SFF Addicts, The Tainted Cup, Worldbuilding, Writing

SFF Addicts Ep. 90: Robert Jackson Bennett talks The Tainted Cup, Murder Mysteries & More

February 6, 2024 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Episode 90 of SFF Addicts has arrived! Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with bestselling author Robert Jackson Bennett about his new novel The Tainted Cup, murder mysteries, Foundryside and magic systems, atmosphere, voice and the uncanny, tackling big themes through SFF, plot structure, twists, Warhammer 40k and much more. […]

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Interview, Podcast, SFF Addicts Podcast Tagged With: Adrian M. Gibson, City of Stairs, Del Rey Books, Foundryside, M. J. Kuhn, Podcast, Robert Jackson Bennett, SFF Addicts, The Tainted Cup, Writing

SFF Addicts Ep. 33: Our Favorite Reads of 2022 (with Friends Talking Fantasy Podcast)

December 13, 2022 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Join host Adrian M. Gibson and podcasters Dylan Marsh and Charles M.C. (co-hosts of Friends Talking Fantasy Podcast) as they reminisce on the year that was. During the panel they share their top picks for favorite SFF reads of the year (3 each for a total of 9), reflect on their reading habits in 2022, offer some honorable mentions, officially dub Adrian the ‘Bad Boy of SFF’ and more.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Podcast, SFF Addicts Podcast Tagged With: Adrian Tchaikovsky, Among Thieves, Babel, Best of 2022, Emily St. John Mandel, Eyes of the Void, Friends Talking Fantasy, Friends Talking Fantasy Podcast, John Gwynne, Locklands, M.J. Kuhn, Nghi Vo, Podcast, R. F. Kuang, Robert Jackson Bennett, Saara El-Arifi, Sea of Tranquility, SFF Addicts, The Chosen and the Beautiful, The Final Strife, The Hunger of the Gods, The Lies of Locke Lamora

SFF Addicts Ep. 30: Heists & Capers in SFF (with Robert Jackson Bennett, Leslye Penelope, M.J. Kuhn & Jonathan Nevair)

November 1, 2022 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Join host Adrian M. Gibson and authors Robert Jackson Bennett, Leslye Penelope, M.J. Kuhn and Jonathan Nevair as they crack open heists and capers. During the panel they discuss why heists and capers are so damn cool, the fundamental elements of heists, incorporating heist narratives into sci-fi and fantasy worlds, character building, dream heist teams, tropes, “competency porn” and more.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Podcast, SFF Addicts Podcast Tagged With: Author Panel, Heist, Heist Book, Heist Fantasy, Jonathan Nevair, Leslye Penelope, M. J. Kuhn, M.J. Kuhn, Panel, Podcast, Robert Jackson Bennett, SFF Addicts

Review: Locklands (The Founders Trilogy #3) by Robert Jackson Bennett

August 1, 2022 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

I’m going to start this review with a bold statement: Robert Jackson Bennett’s The Founders Trilogy is one of the best modern fantasy series. Period. From the opening chapter of Foundryside to the closing paragraph of Locklands, the trilogy astounds with its rich history, evocative worldbuilding, complex magic and fearless character development. Out of every book I have read this year, Locklands hit me the hardest. It rocked me to my core, in the best possible way, and that tangle of emotions has lingered with me ever since.

Filed Under: Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Grimdark, Reviews, Urban Fantasy Tagged With: Del Rey Books, Foundryside, Locklands, Robert Jackson Bennett, Shorefall, The Founders Trilogy

Ashley’s Top 10 Reads in 2021

December 28, 2021 by Ashley Brennan Leave a Comment

Reflecting on my favorite books of the year is one of my favorite December activities. Here are my top 10 reads in 2021.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, List Tagged With: Amal El-Mohtar, Anthony Ryan, Best of 2021, Broadway Books, Cixin Liu, emily tesh, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Gollancz, High Fantasy, John Gwynne, Justin T. Call, Luke Tarzian, Max Gladstone, Orbit, Orbit Books, Rebellion, Robert Jackson Bennett, Ryan Cahill, Saga Press, Science Fiction, Self Published, Solaris, Tor Books, Walter Goodwater

Top Reads of 2020

December 29, 2020 by David W Leave a Comment

What’s up everyone. The end of the year has arrived and with it comes the season of lists. Best movies, TV shows, songs, books, etc. of 2020. Below I have compiled our reviewers’ Top Reads of the year. A majority of covers have links to reviews if you would like to see why we loved […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: 2020 Books, 2020 Reads, A Broken Queen, A Chorus of Fire, A Pilgrimage of Swords, A Queen in Hiding, A Queen of Raiders, A Ritual of Bone, Adam Cesare, Akwaeke Emezi, Alita Battle Angel, Alix E. Harrow, Alka Joshi, Andrea Stewart, Andy Davidson, Andy Weir, Angus Donald, Anna Stephens, Anthony Ryan, Battle Angel Alita, Before the Coffee Gets Cold, Best Served Cold, Bird Box, Black Stone Heart, Bobby Ether, Book of the Ice, Born a Crime, Bradley P Beaulieu, Brandon Sanderson, Brandon Taylor, Brian D. Anderson, Brian Lee Durfee, Brian Naslund, Brit Bennett, C. J. Tudor, Camelot, Carved from Stone and Dream, Chaos Vector, Charles Yu, Christopher Buehlman, Christopher Paolini, Clown in a Cornfield, Cradle, Crossroads, Daniel Kelly, Daniel Kraus, David Dalglish, Deesha Philyaw, Devin Madson, Dragons of Terra, Dragonsblood, Eden, Empires of Bronze, Eric Flint, Evan Winter, Factfulness, First Law, First Law World, Gareth Hanrahan, Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan, George A. Romero, Giles Kristian, Godblind, Gordon Doherty, Hanged God, Hans Rosling, Harrow the Ninth, Haruki Murakami, Heather Chavez, Horns, If It Bleeds, Interior Chinatown, James Islington, James Rollins, Jeremy Robert Johnson, Jeremy Szal, Jim Butcher, Joe Abercrombie, Joe Hill, John Marrs, Josh Malerman, Katherine Arden, Killing Commendatore, Lancelot, Last Arguement of Kings, Laurel Hightower, Lee C Conley, Legacy of Ash, Legacy of Steel, Legacy Trilogy, Legend of Sigurd, Leila Chudori, Los Nefilim, M R Carey, M. L. Wang, Malorie, Mark Lawrence, Matthew Walker, Matthew ward, Max Barry, Megan E. O'Keefe, Megan O'Keefe, Michael R Fletcher, Mike Shackle, Nathan Ballingrud, Ngyuen Phan Que Mai, Nick Bermel, Night of the Mannequins, Nine Realms, Nnedi Okorafor, No Bad Deed, Northern Wrath, Oathbringer, P. Djèlí Clark, Patrick Rothfuss, Paul Tremblay, Piranesi, Polly Crosby, Prisoners of Geography, Project Hail Mary, Providence, R. Scott Boyer, Ravencaller, Real Life, Remote Control, Rhythm of War, Ring of Fire, Ring Shout, Riot Baby, Robert Jackson Bennett, Robin Hood and the Caliph's Gold, Sarah Kozloff, Shorefall, Sigma Force, Song of the Shattered Sands, Sorcery of a Queen, Soulkeeper, Stephen Graham Jones, Stephen King, Storm Front, Stormblood, Survivor Song, Susanna Clarke, T. Frohock, Tamsyn Muir, Temple of Eternity, The Age of Madness, The Alexander Inheritance, The Bard's Blade, The Bear and the Nightingale, The Black Iron Legacy, The Blacktongue Thief, The Boatman's Daughter, The Bone Shard Daughter, The Book of Hidden Wonders, The Book of Koli, The Burning, The Burning Girls, The Cerulean Queen, The City of a Thousand Faces, The Common, The Dead Sagas, The Death of Vivek Oji, The Dresden Files, The Drowning Empire, The Fall of the Phoenix, The Fires of Vengeance, The First Law, The Five Warrior Angels, The Forgetting Moon, The Founders Trilogy, The Girl and the Stars, The Hanged God Trilogy, The Henna Artist, The Keepers, The Kingkiller Chronicle, The Kraken's Tooth, The Last Odyssey, The Last War, The Licanius Trilogy, The Living Dead, The Locked Tomb, The Locked Tomb Trilogy, The Loop, The Mountains Sing, The Name of the Wind, The Obsidian Path, The Once and Future Witches, The Outlaw Chronicles, The Protectorate, The Rampart Trilogy, The Reborn Empire, The Sea Speaks His Name, The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, The Seven Swords, The Shadow of What Was Lost, The Shadow Saint, The Sorcerer's Song, The Stormlight Archive, The Sword of Kaigen, The Trials of Koli, The Trouble with Peace, The Vanishing Half, The Way of Kings, Thilde Kold Holdt, Thunder at Kadesh, Tim Lebbon, Tim Marshall, To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, Tochi Onyebuchi, Top 2020 Reads, Top Books of 2020, Top Reads of 2020, Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Transcendent Kingdom, Trevor Noah, Tumanbay, Twelve Kings in Sharakhai, Underlord, Walker Dryden, We Are the Dead, We Ride the Storm, What Lies Between Us, Why We Sleep, Will Wight, Winternight, words of radiance, Wounds: Six Stories from the Border of Hell, Yaa Gyasi, Yukito Kishiro

Author Chat – Sam Hawke

November 25, 2020 by David W Leave a Comment

Gather round while David chats with author Sam Hawke about life, writing, and her upcoming release, Hollow Empire (The Poison Wars #2), from Tor Books; releasing on 12/1/2020.

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Aurealis Award, Author Chat, Authors on a Podcast Talking Books, Best Fantasy Novel, Best Novel, BookTube, City of Lies, Devin Madson, Ditmar Award, FanFiAddict, Fantasy, Foundryside, Hollow Empire, Naomi Novik, Poison, Poison Wars, PopUpCon, Robert Jackson Bennett, Robin Hobb, Sam Hawke, Scott Lynch, Sieges, The Divine Cities, The Founders Trilogy, The Poison Wars, Tor Books, Tor.com, Treachery

Review: Foundryside (The Founders Trilogy #1) by Robert Jackson Bennett

September 4, 2020 by David S Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Fantasy, Fantasy Books, Foundryside, Robert Jackson Bennett, SFF Books, The Founding Trilogy

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