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February 25, 2014
Book Review: THE TROOP by Nick Cutter
In his endnotes to this excellent horror novel, Nick Cutter acknowledges a debt to the structure of Stephen King’s Carrie, although The Troop (Gallery Books) bears no resemblance to that book. What it does have in common with Carrie is the use of counterpoint narrative in the form of courtroom interviews, scientific accounts and magazine […]Related Posts:Book Review: THIS RIVER AWAKENS by Steven EriksonBook Review & Three Book Giveaway: Dangerous Women…Short Story Review: The Storyteller’s Wi...
February 24, 2014
Interview with Robert Charles Wilson, author of BURNING PARADISE
Robert Charles Wilson is the Hugo Award winning author of Spin. Darwinia won Canada’s Aurora Award, The Chronoliths won the John W. Campbell Award, and Blind Lake is a New York Times Notable Book. All three were Hugo finalists.His latest novel, Burning Paradise, is a fine example for why Stephen King calls him “A Hell […]Related Posts:Interview with Adam Christopher, Author of HANG WIRESF Book Releases This Week: Nov. 5, 2013The Problem With Moral Abiguity In FictionInterview with Nate Kenyon...
February 14, 2014
Book Review: Cursed (Part 1) by Platt and Truant
It’s been a few weeks since I finished Cursed, and I’m continually surprised at how much I still think about it. This story of a chupacabra on the run from his hungry past strikes a great tone early on, combining a sick kind of humor with the potential for horribly painful death. We enter the […]Related Posts:Book Review and Reading Sample: GRASSHOPPER JUNGLE by AndrewBook Review: DAY ONE by Nate KenyonAudiobook Review: 11/22/63 by Stephen King, Narrated by…
February 12, 2014
Book Review: THE REPUBLIC OF THIEVES by Scott Lynch
The Republic of Thieves, Book Three of Scott Lynch’s Gentlemen Bastard sequence, is a worthy addition to the story of roguish conmen, Locke Lamora and Jean Tannen. This installment was a long time coming and well worth the wait. Lynch does not disappoint. He continues to find new and interesting ways in which to expand […]Related Posts:Book Review: THE REPUBLIC OF THIEVES by Scott LynchBook Review: NO RETURN by Zachary JerniganShort Story Review: “The Girl of Hrusch Avenue”…AISFP 234 – Scott...
February 11, 2014
AISFP 248 – Andrew Smith, GRASSHOPPER JUNGLE
As you may have seen in my review of Grasshopper Jungle, I am a huge fan of Andrew Smith, and I’ve only known about him for a week. His book, Grasshopper Jungle is a phenomenal read, the funniest book I’ve read and surprisingly deep as we get to know three sixteen-year-olds discovering love in the […]Related Posts:Book Review and Reading Sample: GRASSHOPPER JUNGLE by AndrewAISFP 245 – Mike Shevdon, Courts of the FeyreNEWS – Part Three: The Take-AwayNew Contributor/Book Reviewer: Peter SnedeRe...
February 10, 2014
Book Review and Reading Sample: GRASSHOPPER JUNGLE by Andrew Smith
Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith (Press play above to hear a sample of Grasshopper Jungle. It is from our upcoming podcast with Andrew, releasing Tuesday, Feb. 11) In the small town of Ealing, Iowa, Austin and his best friend, Robby, have accidentally unleashed an unstoppable army. An army of horny, hungry, six-foot-tall praying mantises that […]Related Posts:Book Review: DAY ONE by Nate KenyonBook Review: ODD MEN OUT by Matt BettsTim Ward’s Top 5 SF...
February 6, 2014
Book Giveaway: Breach Zone by Myke Cole
Breach Zone by Myke Cole The Great Reawakening did not come quietly. Across the country and in every nation, people began “coming up Latent,” developing terrifying powers—summoning storms, raising the dead, and setting everything they touch ablaze. Those who Manifest must choose: become a sheepdog who protects the flock or a wolf who devours it… […]Related Posts:Reddit: “Ask Me Anything” with Tim WardAISFP 234 – Scott Lynch, THE REPUBLIC OF THIEVESAISFP 244 – J.L. Bourne, DAY BY DAY ARMAGEDDO...
February 4, 2014
Book Review: ANCILLARY JUSTICE by Ann Leckie
There are three reasons why Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie probably took first place on io9’s Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of 2013 and why it deserves to be at the top of such a list. Even if you don’t care for io9 and their selection, this is a book that you should give […]Related Posts:Graphic Novel Review: RUBICON by Long, Capel, Stilla and…Book Review: Sherlock Holmes: The Stuff of Nightmares by…Book Review: THE GARDEN OF STONES by Mark T. BarnesBook Review: iD by Madeline Ashb...
February 3, 2014
Interview with Adam Christopher, Author of HANG WIRE
ADAM CHRISTOPHERis a novelist and comic writer.In 2010, as an editor, Christopher won a Sir Julius Vogel award,New Zealand’s highest science fiction honour. His debut novel,Empire State, wasSciFiNow’s Book of the Year and aFinancial TimesBook of the Year for 2012. In 2013, he was nominated for the Sir Julius Vogel award for Best NewTalent, with […]Related Posts:Book Review: HANG WIRE by Adam ChristopherNew Contributor/Book Reviewer: Peter SnedeNEWS – Some Things I’ve Learned from SuperstarsNE...
February 2, 2014
Book Review: HANG WIRE by Adam Christopher
In Hang Wire by Adam Christopher, Bay area blogger, Ted Hall, is celebrating his thirty-seventh birthday with friends at a Chinese restaurant when his fortune cookie explodes. What seems like a minor head injury later turns into a series of sleep-walking episodes, leaving Ted with no memory of what he’s been doing in the middle […]Related Posts:Interview with Adam Christopher, Author of HANG WIRENew Contributor/Book Reviewer: Peter SnedeREVIEW – Bone Machines, by John DoddsAISFP 174 – Adam Ch...
