All the little things...

So fierce.

So proud.

So beautiful.

The Gaslight Anthem played “I Can’t Steal You” with Matthew Ryan. Watch the video below after the jump. 

Clariel is out today!!!! Everyone in this office knows I’m a giant Garth Nix fan, possibly because I’ve made them ALL read the Old Kingdom series.

Our reviewer Alaya Dawn Johnson makes the valid point that this may not be the best jumping-on point for new fans (start with Sabriel), but, she says, Nix’s command of the genre is “clear and thrilling.”

He understands the darkness that is part of every hero’s journey, that at some point along her path her greatest enemy will be herself. So many great fantasy narratives play with the temptation of power and anger — generally, so that the hero can overcome them. But what if she doesn’t? What if she says yes?

Go forth and read!