Odds ‘n ends over the week about books and reading that caught my eye — apparently I spent more time at io9.com than I realized. You’ve probably seen some/most/all of them, but just in case:

    This Week’s New Releases I’m Excited About and/or You’ll Probably See Here Soon a.k.a: Half a King and a couple of other things:

  • Half a King by Joe Abercrombie — one of my favorite epic fantasy writers steps into YA, and it sounds great.
  • Traitor’s Blade by Sebastien de Castell — This one sounds like a good time. Read the Big Idea about it here
  • MindWar by Andrew Klavan — this first installment of the trilogy of the same name may not be my thing, but I’m sure I’ve got a couple of teens who’ll eat it up (as they did his Homelander’s series)
  • The Outsorcerer’s Apprentice by Tom Holt — this sounds like a hoot and a half