The main advantage of being a reviewer is that you read a lot. A lot of books get sent to you, and you have an amazing vantage point from which to observe what's going on in contemporary fiction - not only genre stuff, the whole spectrum.

It's wonderful to play around with fantasy, because there are an amazing number of as-yet-unbroken rules out there.

Maybe this was one of those times when being a hero didn’t involve looking particularly brave. It was just doing what you should.

I got my heart's desire, and there my troubles began.

I mean, when you're tired of book reviews, you're tired of life.

Book tours are excellent things, and one is lucky to get to go on one, but they have a way of leeching away one's will to live.

It's an engrossing look at the way the flow of information shapes history-as well as a rare glimpse into the soul of the hardcore geek