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Book Review: SAND by Hugh Howey

I finished Sand this morning and was surprised to find a tear. I’ve wanted to cry from reading a book before, and did at the end of listening to 11/22/63, but never have while reading someone else’s fiction. Sand Omnibus did that. I’m not sure I could give a stronger recommendation. Sand is King of […]Related Posts:New Releases: Hugh Howey’s SAND and PEACE IN AMBERReading Challenge: R.eaders I.mbibing P.eril, VIII, hosted…

Book Review: THE ECHO by James Smythe

The Echo by James Smythe The disappearance of the spaceship Ishiguro twenty-three years ago devastated the global space program and set back exploration for a generation. Now, thanks to the tireless efforts of twin brothers Mira and Tomas Hyvonen, the program has been resurrected. Spearheading a new age of human discovery, the brothers also hope […]Related Posts:Book Review: THE MACHINE by James SmytheDystopian HorrorReading Challenge: R.eaders I.mbibing P.eril, VIII, hosted…Staffer’s Book Re...

Book Review & Three Book Giveaway: Dangerous Women edited by George R.R.Martin and Gardner Dozois

The dangerous women who inhabit the pages of this huge cross-genre anthology range in temperament from slightly irritable to out and out bloodthirsty. With a few stops en route through feisty and frightening. As one might expect from the masterly editorial pairing of Dozois and Martin, this cross-genre anthology, Dangerous Women (Tor) is, with few […]Related Posts:Book Review: A THOUSAND PERFECT THINGS by Kay KenyonBook Review: THIS RIVER AWAKENS by Steven EriksonBook Review: BLACKOUT and ALL...

New Contributor/Book Reviewer: Peter Snede

As I mentioned in AISFP 243 – Ramez Naam, Crux Giveaway, I need some help around here. I’ve been subscribed to Peter’s blog, Odd Engine, for a little bit, and like his reviews and commentary on Science Fiction, Fantasy and what’s in between. I don’t ask much from my contributers, but a review or an […]Related Posts:Interview with Nate Kenyon, Author of Thriller, DAY ONENEWS – Part Three: The Take-AwayNEWS – Some Things I’ve Learned from SuperstarsDoes the Best Horror Make Us Face Our Biggest...

AISFP 247 – Great Opening Lines, Part 2: Novels (Gregory Frost at Paradise ICON)

This lecture was given as part of Paradise ICON workshops headed by author, Catherine Schaff-Stump. Today’s episode is the second part of two from Gregory Frost’s lecture. Part One focused on short stories. The next ICON, in Cedar Rapids, IA, will be held from October 31-November 2, 2014. Guests of Honor will be Elizabeth Bear […]Related Posts:AISFP 246 – Great Opening Lines, Part 1: Short StoriesAISFP 226 – Jason Hough, Part TwoReddit: “Ask Me Anything” with Tim WardAISFP 224 – Tracy Falbe,...

AISFP 246 – Great Opening Lines, Part 1: Short Stories (Gregory Frost at Paradise ICON)

This lecture was given as part of Paradise ICON workshops headed by author, Catherine Schaff-Stump. Today’s episode is the first part of two from Gregory Frost’s lecture. Part Two will post in a few days and will be about great opening lines in novels. The next ICON, in Cedar Rapids, IA, will be held from […]Related Posts:AISFP 244 – J.L. Bourne, DAY BY DAY ARMAGEDDONAISFP 224 – Tracy Falbe, RYS RISINGAISFP 226 – Jason Hough, Part TwoReddit: “Ask Me Anything” with Tim WardBook Review: DAY ONE...

Cover Reveal and Interview: NAMELESS by Mercedes Yardley

I’m pleased to have in this interview most of the crew behind Ragnarok Publications flagship novel, Nameless, by Mercedes Yardley. At first, it started as a cover reveal, but grew to a full blown interview. Enjoy. Check out this cover, and notice the blurb on the back, my first, and I couldn’t be happier that […]Related Posts:Book Review: APOCALYPTIC MONTESSA AND NUCLEAR LULU by…Reddit Fantasy Best of 2013 Awards – The StabbiesInterview with Nate Kenyo...

Book Review: NAMELESS by Mercedes Yardley

Nameless: The Darkness Comes (The Bone Angel Trilogy) by Mercedes Yardley *** SPECIAL PRICE – .99 DURING FIRST WEEK OF LAUNCH*** LUNA MASTERSON SEES DEMONS. She has been dealing with the demonic all her life, so when her brother gets tangled up with a demon named Sparkles, ‘Luna the Lunatic’ rolls in on her motorcycle […]Related Posts:REVIEW: I, Demon by Samuel T. CrownBook Review: APOCALYPTIC MONTESSA AND NUCLEAR LULU by…REVIEW: Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini TaylorREVIEW – Bone Machine...

AISFP 245 – Mike Shevdon, Courts of the Feyre

Mike Shevdon‘s Courts of the Feyre series is complete. His four books, released by Angry Robot Books, are Sixty-One Nails, The Road to Bedlam, Strangeness and Charm, and The Eighth Court. I engineered this conversation to work for those who haven’t read any of the books as well as those who’ve read them all. We […]Related Posts:AISFP 226 – Jason Hough, Part TwoAISFP 225 – Jason Hough, Part One, THE DARWIN ELEVATORReddit: “Ask Me Anything” with Tim WardAISFP 222 – Larry Correia, Part Two, MONS...

New Releases: Hugh Howey’s SAND and PEACE IN AMBER

Hugh Howey is on a small list of authors that I instant buy as soon as a new work is released. From mind bending science fiction like his novelette The Plagiarist, to post-apocalyptic adventure with heart in his Wool (Silo Saga) series and I, Zombie, Hugh has proven that he is more than just that […]Related Posts:Reading Challenge: R.eaders I.mbibing P.eril, VIII, hosted…AISFP 244 – J.L. Bourne, DAY BY DAY ARMAGEDDONAISFP 224 – Tracy Falbe, RYS...