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Book Review: ROADSIDE PICNIC by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky

A mark of great science fiction is when its effects on the world are so subtle and misconstrued that few can actively recognize its impact. Roadside Picnic, by Arkady & Boris Strugatsky, has done just that for the past forty years. The mere fact that the brothers Strugatsky coined the term stalker speaks to their […]Related Posts:Book Review: iD by Madeline AshbyBook Review: ALIF THE UNSEEN by G. Willow WilsonBook Review: PARASITE by Mira GrantBook Review and Giveaway: THREE by Jay PoseyBook...

Tim Ward’s Top 5 SF Reads of 2013

Here’s my Top 10 from 2012, and for 2013, I’m cutting it to a top 5. I’m not one of those 100+ books a year readers. I only read like 35 books last year, but I only finish about one in ten that I start, some going as far as sixty seventy percent before putting […]Related Posts:Audiobook Review: 11/22/63 by Stephen King, Narrated by…Book Review: VIA DOLOROSA by Ronald MalfiDoes the Best Horror Make Us Face Our Biggest Fears?Staffer’s Book Review Book Tree ContestCoffin Hop Web Tour: Top 3 Vill...

Reddit Fantasy Best of 2013 Awards – The Stabbies

For those who don’t know what Reddit is, it’s essentially an interactive forum and news stream for almost any topic imaginable. You need a profile to upvote or downvote what articles you find interesting and make comments with the community. You can subscribe to subforums like /r/Fantasy and then arrange your favorite at the top […]Related Posts:Reddit: “Ask Me Anything” with Tim WardBook Review: APOCALYPTIC MONTESSA AND NUCLEAR LULU by…AISFP 244 – J.L. Bourne, DAY BY DAY ARMAGEDDONBook Revie...

SF Book Releases This Week: Dec. 31, 2013

Annihilation Point (Book 3 of The Techxorcist) by Colin F. Barnes ** Limited time special launch price. Ends Jan 1st. ** The third installment of the best-selling (#1 Cyberpunk) series. How much sacrifice should anyone have to give? Petal and Gabriel are forced to decide, as the mad, digital entity, Elliot Robertson, is determined to […]Related Posts:AISFP 235 – Colin F. Barnes, ARTIFICIAL EVILStaffer’s Book Review Book Tree ContestAISFP 238 – James S.A. CoreyReddit: “Ask Me Anything” with Ti...

Interview: Kim Newman

I recently had occasion to highly praise British author, Kim Newman‘s fun, postmodern take on the dracula mythos, Anno Dracula (review). Kim kindly agreed to the interview which follows. John: You said in the acknowledgements at the end of your most recent novel, Johnny Alucard, that episodes had previously been released “disguised as novellas”. Can […]Related Posts:Book Review: ANNO DRACULA: JOHNNY ALUCARD by Kim NewmanNEWS – Part Three: The Take-AwayAISFP 236 – Ronald Malfi and Kevin Lucia,...

AISFP 244 – J.L. Bourne, DAY BY DAY ARMAGEDDON

It is with my utmost pleasure to present this interview with the author who introduced me to zombie fiction, J.L. Bourne. I was going to wait until the new year to post this, but his naval officer experience and influence to his novels means many of his fans are in the military. Since some of […]Related Posts:Book Review: DAY ONE by Nate KenyonMovie Review: World War ZReddit: “Ask Me Anything” with Tim WardInterview with Nate Kenyon, Author of Thriller, DAY ONEAISFP 223 – Peter Stenson, FIEND...

Staffer’s Book Review Book Tree Contest

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from us at Adventures in Scifi Publishing. I’ll make another post in the New Year about our podcast and website plans for 2014, but for now, I thought I’d share my entry into Staffer’s Book Review Book Tree Contest. The contest is hosted by Angry Robot Books, Justin Landon […]Related Posts:Book Contest for THIEFTAKER, by D.B. JacksonReading Challenge: R.eaders I.mbibing P.eril, VIII, hosted…Book Review: THE MACHINE by James SmytheDystopian HorrorDoes the Bes...

Book Review: DAY ONE by Nate Kenyon

This cover sold me, appealing to my love of post-apocalyptic stories. Day One, by Nate Kenyon, begins with a man’s nightmare of losing his son to some unstoppable force, which summarizes the book’s theme well. I need to care about my main character and relate to their desires, and Kenyon’s John Hawke does both very […]Related Posts:Interview with Nate Kenyon, Author of Thriller, DAY ONEBook Release: Uncanny Day by Cory ClubbNetflix Pick: Ip ManReddit: “Ask Me Anything” with Tim WardMovie Revi...

SF Book Releases This Week: Dec. 17, 2013

This week’s release batch may be small, but it is big in delivering on a long awaited sequel to Rise Again by Ben Tripp. I recently interviewed Ben over at SF Signal. Simon and Schuster Rise Again Below Zero by Ben Tripp The sequel to Rise Again, from an author who “balances kinetically choreographed scenes […]Related Posts:Reddit: “Ask Me Anything” with Tim WardNetflix Pick: Ip ManBook Review: VIA DOLOROSA by Ronald MalfiAISFP 224 – Tracy Falbe...

Interview with Nate Kenyon, Author of Thriller, DAY ONE

Nate Kenyon writes thrillers, suspense and horror for Thomas Dunne Books. He also writes video game novelizations for Blizzard Entertainment in the worlds of StarCraft and Diablo. His novel, Bloodstone, was a Bram Stoker Award finalist and winner of the P&E Horror Novel of the Year. His novel, The Reach, was a Bram Stoker Award […]Related Posts:NEWS – Part Three: The Take-AwayIs There Room for Positive Stories in Science Fiction and…Does the Best Horror Make Us Face Our Biggest Fears?NEWS – S...