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NANP: Naming For The Long Haul
Posted by AJ
Today’s guest on Names: A New Perspective is New York Times Bestselling author John Jackson Miller, who has worked on multiple Star Wars media in the past, particularly the really good Knights of the Old Republic comics from Dark Horse, and the recent novel Kenobi which is set in the aftermath of Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. His Lost Tribe of the Sith series is on my “25 Series To Read In 2014” reading challenge as well and I’m really looking forward to those books. My experience with John’s work has been quite positive over the years, and he is definitely among my favourite writers, so its really exciting to have him on the blog and talking names in fiction. Here’s what he has to say.
Posted in Debut Authors Guest Series, Guest Posts
Tags: Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Debut Authors Guest Series, Del Rey, Guest Posts, Jedi, John Jackson Miller, Kenobi, Knights of the Old Republic, Lucas Books, Names, Names A New Perspective, Novels, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Overdraft: The Orion Offensive, Sith, Star Wars, Star Wars Expanded Universe, The Force, The Importance of Names, The Lost Tribe of The Sith, The meaning of Names, The Significance of Names
25 Series I Want To Read in 2014
Posted by AJ
Last year, I blogged over at The Founding Fields about 25 book series from various genres, science fiction, fantasy, urban fantasy, space opera, etc that I wanted to read in 2013. The intention behind that particular reading challenge was to read a broad variety of some of the most popular names in those genres as well as to try out several new authors and revisit some favourite classics. While I wasn’t as successful in the challenge as I might like, I’ve made it a new year resolution to make sure that I do indeed repeat the challenge in 2014 with new books, new authors, and finish it this time.
To that effect, here are the 25 book series I’ve picked for this reading challenge for this year. You can see the previous list for 2013 here.
Posted in 25 Series To Read In 2014, Book Lists
Tags: 2001: A Space Odyssey, 2010: Odyssey Two, 2061: Odyssey Three, 25 Series To Read In 2014, 3001: Final Odyssey, A Darkness at Sethanon, Abaddon Books, Ace Books, Ace/Roc, Aliens, Ann Aguirre, Arthur C. Clarke, Baen Books, Beyond the Shadows, Black Sun Rising, Blizzard, Blood Bound, Boneshaker, Book Lists, Books of The Order, Brent Weeks, By Blood Alone, C. S. Friedman, Cherie Priest, Christie Golden, Cobra, Cobra Bargain, Cobra Strike, Codex Born, Coldfire, Consequences, Courageous, Crown of Shadows, Dauntless, DAW Books, Del Rey, Demons, Dragons, Dreadnought, Dungeons & Dragons, Elves, Empress, Epic Fantasy, Erin Hoffman, Espionage, Extremes, Fantasy, Fantasy Classics, Fearless, Female Protagonist, Firstborn, Forgotten Realms, Galactic Empire, Ganymede, Geist, Godspeaker, Hammer of God, Han Solo, Hannah Jayne, Harper Voyager, Historical Fiction, Human Nature, Iron Kissed, J. A. Pitts, Jack Campbell, Jaina Solo, Jason Bourne, Jedi, Jim C. Hines, John Jackson Miller, John Scalzi, Jonathan Green, Karen Miller, Kensington Press, Killiks, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Lance of Earth and Sky, Legion, Legion of the Damned, Leia Organa, Leviathan Rising, Libriomancer, Luke Skywalker, Mages, magic, Magic Ex Libris, Magician, Magician: Apprentice, Magician: Master, Mercy Thompson, Military Science Fiction, Moon Called, Mystery, Night Angel, Old Man's War, Orbit Books, Orion Books, Patricia Briggs, Pax Britannia, Penguin Group, Phillippa Ballantine, Pocket Books, Protoss, Pyr Books, Raymond E Feist, Retrieval Artist, Richard Baker, Riftwar Saga, Robert Ludlum, Roc Books, Sarah Beauhall, science fantasy, Science Fiction, Science Fiction Classics, Shadow Hunters, Shadow's Edge, Shield of Sea and Space, Silverthorn, Simon & Schuster, Sirantha Jax, Sith, Space Opera, Spectyr, Star Trek, Star Wars, StarCraft, Steampunk, Steampunk Fantasy, Sword of Fire and Sea, The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Trilogy, The Bourne Ultimatum, The Chaos Knight, The Clockwork Century, The Dark Nest, The Dark Templar Saga, The Disappeared, The Fall, The Final Battle, The Ghost Brigades, The Last Colony, The Last Mythal, The Lost Fleet, The Lost Tribe of The Sith, The Odyssey, The Riven Kingdom, The Way of Shadows, Thief, Thriller, Tie-in fiction, Timothy Zahn, Tor Books, Troy Denning, Twilight, Ulysses Quicksilver, Under Attack, Under Suspicion, Under Wraps, Underworld Detection Agency, Unnatural History, Urban Fantasy, Victorian London, When True Night Falls, William C. Dietz, Wizards of the Coast, Wrayth, Zerg