Timothy C. Ward's Blog, page 58
September 21, 2013
The David Gemmell Legend Awards: Nominees for Ravenheart Award for Best Fantasy Book Jacket Artist
The Ravenheart Award closes the voting September 30th. No registration required to VOTE. Silas Manhood – The Blinding Knife by Brent Weeks Purchase: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Author Website Dominic Harman – The Legion of Shadow by Michael J. Ward Purchase: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Author Website Didier Graffet and David Senior – Red Country […]
September 19, 2013
Movie Review: World War Z
World War Z was recently released on DVD and Blu-Ray, including RedBox and most digital services like VuDu. Based on the best-selling novel, World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War, by Max Brooks, the movie version follows Brad Pitt’s character, a United Nations employee tasked with finding the cure to the zombie […]
September 18, 2013
Book Review: A THOUSAND PERFECT THINGS by Kay Kenyon
In her epic new work, A Thousand Perfect Things (Premier Digital Publishing), award-winning author Kay Kenyon creates an alternate 19th century earth ruled by the warring factions of scientific Anglica (England) and magical Bharata (India). The main protagonist is Astoria (Tori) Harding, a young woman who aspires to be a scientist in the mouldof her […]
September 15, 2013
AISFP 230 – James A. Owen
Moses Siregar III is back on the show, interviewing James A. Owen at Phoenix Comicon. James Owen is a YA author, an illustrator and a motivational speaker. More about James on his “About the Author” page. Buy James Owen’s books at Coppervale International Marketplace. Discussed: The relationship between his StarChild comics and his newest work […]
September 11, 2013
Netflix Pick: Ip Man
My brother is in town this week and recommended I watch Ip Man with him. I have seen the iconic cover on Netflix’s gallery, but stayed away because of how little patience I have for foreign films, subtitled films, and martial arts films that for some reason have developed a stigma of slow starts with […]
September 10, 2013
Graphic Novel Review: RUBICON by Long, Capel, Stilla and McQuarrie
Graphic novels are wonderful constructs. They allow us to tell stories unlike any other and impart an understanding to readers that simple text on the page is in capable of. That’s not to knock the beauty of text, but the Seven Samurai retold as Navy SEALS, as awesome as it sounds, just wouldn’t work in […]
September 8, 2013
AISFP 229 – John Picacio, Hugo Award Winner, Best Professional Artist
Brent Bowen is back, interviewing John Picacio at the 2013 ConQuest. They discussed: past Hugo winners for Best Professional Artist and the prestigious non-winners. different forms of creating art and how he is trying to adapt to the digital age. John’s early-career experience working with Michael Moorcock, the importance of developing his creative voice early […]
September 5, 2013
AISFP 228 – Matt Bialer, Part Two, Literary Agent Advice
Shaun Farrell returns for the second part of his podcast interview with Matt Bialer, poet, street photographer and literary agent. Part One (AISFP 227) centered on his newest release, Black Powder, an epic poem for fans of urban myths. Head over to that post to enter the GIVEAWAY for Sea Change by S.M. Wheeler. In […]
September 3, 2013
Book Giveaway: SEA CHANGE by S.M. Wheeler
Thanks to our dear friends at Tor, we have a hardback copy of the debut novel, Sea Changeby S.M. Wheeler. Details to enter HERE. If you’ve never heard about this book: Book Description: The unhappy child of two powerful parents who despise each other, young Lilly turns to the ocean to find solace, which she […]
Book Review: THE SHAMBLING GUIDE TO NEW YORK CITY by Mur Lafferty
All Zoe Norris wants is a job and a chance to start over again. When she stumbles across an opportunity as a travel book editor in New York City, she thinks she’s found the perfect chance. The only problem? She’s human. Her boss is a vampire, her favorite co-worker is a water sprite, an incubus […]
