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Book Review: RANGE OF GHOSTS by Elizabeth Bear

I have heard for years that Elizabeth Bear is a rare talent, and I wish I hadn’t waited this long to read her. Her ability to mesmerize me with her prose reminds me of Mercedes Yardley, but with her own flair. I highlighted many passages from Range of Ghosts, but I’ll start with the first […]Related Posts:AISFP 257 – Elizabeth Bear, ETERNAL SKY Trilogy…Book Review: HOLLOW WORLD by Michael J. SullivanBook Review: COLDBROOK by Tim LebbonBook Review: SAND by Hugh HoweyREVIEW: The Drowning City b...

SF Book Releases This Week: April 29, 2014

Pennsylvania Omnibus by Michael Bunker Young Amishman Jedidiah Troyer is now a traveler. He’s signed up for an emigration program that is colonizing the planet of New Pennsylvania. He just wants to start a farm and homestead on affordable land in a new Amish community. Space pioneering isn’t as easy as it sounds when you’re […]Related Posts:SF Book Releases This Week: April 8, 2014SF Book Releases This Week: April 15, 2014SF Book Releases This Week: April 22, 2014Book Review and Giveaway: THR...

AISFP 257 – Elizabeth Bear, ETERNAL SKY Trilogy Giveaway

Timothy C. Ward invited super-fan, Sarah Chorn, and the wonderful reviewer behind Bookworm Blues to interview Hugo Award winning author, Elizabeth Bear, who just recently finished her ETERNAL SKY trilogy. And the wonderful people at Tor are offering a giveaway of the entire trilogy to one winner with a mailing address in US or Canada. […]Related Posts:Book Review: RANGE OF GHOSTS by Elizabeth BearGame of Thrones Box Set Giveaway: Seasons 1-3AISFP 255 – Bruce Taylor on becoming Mr. Magical…AIS...

Anthologies Open to Submissions: GRIMDARK GRIMOIRE and BLURRING THE LINE

Two anthologies recently caught my attention. If you are looking for something to break up the grueling task of editing a novel, or if you prefer the punch of delivering a story in less than five thousand words, you might be interested in these two anthologies who’ve recently opened up for submissions: We are happy […]Related Posts:AISFP 252 – The Writing Process (2013 ICON panel)AISFP 257 – Elizabeth Bear, ETERNAL SKY Trilogy…Interview with Nate Kenyon, Author of Thriller, DAY ONEAISFP 254 –...

Game of Thrones Season 4, Ep 2: The Mystery of __’s Death – Still a Mystery

The second major wedding in HBO’s Game of Thrones occurred going on two weeks ago, and this time, fans aren’t weeping with sadness at the latest death. If you aren’t caught up, stop reading (seriously, spoilers ahead), while the rest of us continue celebrating the death of young King Joffrey Baratheon. It’s true, celebration is […]Related Posts:The Importance Of Risk Taking In Fiction WritingThe Problem With Moral Abiguity In FictionReader Inter...

AISFP 256 – Barry Goldblatt, Literary Agent

Moses Siregar III sat down with literary agent, Barry Goldblatt (BG Literary), at the recent World Fantasy Convention. They discussed: News on Barry’s clients Stories on how his clients were chosen How he got started as an agent State of industry for author advances Advice for aspiring authors, such as developing thick skin and perseverence […]Related Posts:NEWS – Chat with some of your favorite AISFP guests!AISFP 130 – Moses Siregar IIIAISFP 240 – Tad WilliamsAISFP 242 – John Gwynne, MALICER...

Book Review: CHERUB by David C. Hayes

I first encountered David C Hayes in an online writing workshop I took last year. His stories for the workshop were fun to read, and when he was looking for reviewers his new novel Cherub, I jumped at the opportunity. A small town misfit gives birth to a giant baby so large that it breaks […]Related Posts:Interview with new reviewer of Magical Realism and Horror,…Book Review: TECHNICOLOR TERRORISTS by Andre DuzaBook Review: THE FINAL TRICK OF FUNNYMAN and OTHER STORIES…Book Review: REPLICA by...

SF Book Releases This Week: April 22, 2014

Troll Mountain: Episode III by Matthew Reilly A dauntless young hero. An army of brutal monsters. An impossible quest. Journey to the mountain… Raf’s mission to Troll Mountain is in ruins. Having penetrated the mountain, only to be caught in the act of stealing the fabled elixir, Raf must now face the trolls’ champion in […]Related Posts:Books Received for September 2011SF Book Releases This Week: April 8, 2014SF Book Releases This Week: April 1, 2014SF Book Releases This Week: April 15, 2014...

AISFP 255 – Bruce Taylor on becoming Mr. Magical Realism

Timothy C. Ward interviews Bruce Taylor for the second part of their phone conversation that began on AISFP Episode 241, Bruce Taylor on Magical Realism. In this interview, he asks how Bruce became known as Mr. Magical Realism. Tim posted a panel on Quantum Physics Meets Magical Realism from ChiCon 7, where Bruce was a […]Related Posts:AISFP 241 – Bruce Taylor on Magical RealismBook Review: THE FINAL TRICK OF FUNNYMAN and OTHER STORIES…Game of Thrones Box Set Giveaway: Seasons 1-3AISFP 216 –...

Book Review: THE FINAL TRICK OF FUNNYMAN and OTHER STORIES by Bruce Taylor

Like Andre Duza, Bruce Taylor, (a.k.a. Mr. Magical Realism), is an author who’s work I first came across in the Orange edition of the Bizarro Starter Kit. The Final Trick of Funnymanis Bruce’s first collection of short stories and includes the story that hooked me on Bruce’s writing: “The Breath Amidst the Stones” is a […]Related Posts:Book Review: TECHNICOLOR TERRORISTS by Andre DuzaInterview with new reviewer of Magical Realism and Horror,…AISFP 241 – Bruce Taylor on Magical RealismREVIEW –...