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MEMORY BLANK Re-Released

MEMORY BLANK has been re-released by ReAnimus Press in trade paperback and all common ebook forms.

 

MEMORY BLANK Re-Released by ReAnimus Press

MEMORY BLANK was re-released by ReAnimus Press on December 15, 2016 in trade paperback and all major e-book formats and markets.

MEMORY BLANK: In space... what you don't know can kill you.

"In the realm of novels, John E. Stith's Memory Blank...is a good solid mystery, a good adventure, and even a good science-fiction novel--all between one set of covers." -- STARLOG

 

 

RR makes Revolution Science Fiction's Cyber Monday list

Revolution Science Fiction posted their Cyber Monday list of books, including REDSHIFT RENDEZVOUS. From the review: "Redshift Rendezvous is hard science fiction at its hardest, invoking the theory of relativity as part of life on a starship. It's also a space adventure. All happenings in the book check out science-wise. ... Everything by Stith scratches a particular itch: Reunion on Neverend is funny, and kind of like a Twilight Zone episode. Manhattan Transfer is an action movie in book form, and gets the Manhattan Transfer song "Boy from New York City" stuck in my head."

Interview at The Daily Author

Here's a new audio interview at The Daily Author.

Topics included are how publishing has changed in recent years, indy publishing, the dystopian trend, and more.

REDSHIFT RENDEZVOUS Re-Released

REDSHIFT RENDEZVOUS has been re-released by ReAnimus Press. It's available in Trade Paperback and DRM-free ebook formats.

ebook on Amazon

Trade Paperback on Amazon

All editions at ReAnimus Press

Nook format at Barnes & Noble

Kobo ebook at Kobo

 The Nebula-Award Finalist

One fabulously wealthy colony. One hyperspace craft. One team of ruthless hijackers. One loner in their way. Do the math.

“This is absolutely one of the most terrific ideas for an SF novel I’ve seen in years. My first thought was, ’Why couldn’t I have come up with this?’ My second thought, too.” — Connie Willis

When hijackers use the hyperspace liner Redshift to plunder a fabled colony, one man stands in their way.

WARNING: Read This Guide Before Boarding the Redshift.

The environment aboard a hyperspace craft is quite safe as long as you are careful. The management reminds you that the speed of light on board this craft is ten meters per second. Or about 30 million times slower than what you are used to. This means you will frequently encounter relativistic effects and optical illusions.

“The list of science fiction authors who play the game the hard way by sticking to the rules of science is all too short. Now to that group which includes Clarke, Niven, Asimov, Bear, and Clement should be added the name of John E. Stith.” — Dan Simmons

“In our literature of ideas it isn’t often that an author comes up with something startlingly new, innovative, imaginative, original, wonder-inducing and gripping, all in one novel. Stith has done it.... A remarkable achievement.” — Denver Post

“Mystery and adventure against a fascinating hard science background. This is without question Stith’s best work to date.” — Science Fiction Chronicle

“A high-techie’s delight.” — Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine

“Fascinating” — New York Times Book Review

Stith’s work includes best sellers, a Nebula Award finalist, a Seiun Award finalist, a La Tour Eiffel Science Fiction Book Prize finalist, HOMer Award winners, and Science Fiction Book Club selections.

His work has also appeared on the New York Public Library Best Books for Young Adults list, Science Fiction Chronicle’s List of Year’s Best Novels, and the yearly Locus Recommended Reading Lists.

Cover artwork by Julian Aguilar Faylona. Graphic Design by Kavin King.

Interview at SFFWorld

An interview with SFF World is online now.

Here's one of the questions and answers.

You also have to tell us a bit about the new covers that are quite different from the old ones? How involved have you been in the process?

I’ve been quite involved. I have the right to use the covers from the original Tor Books and Ace Books editions (and others) as advertising when they’re kept intact, but I don’t have the right to use the underlying artwork in a new cover. When my work reverted to me from the traditional publishers, it was re-released by newer publishers such as Peanut Press and Wildside Books, but the covers were sometimes fairly generic or rushed, even though I had a hand in a few of them.

A couple of years ago, a friend, Kavin King, and I decided that those covers were not as strong as they could be. Kavin has since worked as my art director, actively searching for new talent, people producing professional-quality work but who were new enough in the business that they would be willing to provide artwork at a price that made sense for re-issues. We found talented people like Sina Pakzad Kasra, Julian Faylona, Takumer Homma, and Charlie Pharis. In addition, we found Jorge Abalo Budczinski, who is one of many new artists making amazing use of Mandelbulb software to produce 3D fractal art.

Kavin took that original artwork and provided the cover layout design and title lettering. He also added DAZ Studio models in some cases. For the new SCAPECOPE cover we used Mandelbulb ourselves.

See the full interview at SFF World.

 

Interview at Shannon Muir's Infinite House of Books

Here's a new interview, done by Shannon Muir's Infinite House of Books on 6 October 2016.

One example question:

Q. What advice would you give to people wanting to enter the field?

A. Practice patience. Just because it’s easy to self-publish, don’t risk publishing before you’re really publishable and forever alienating readers who might love your stuff when you’ve learned the craft. When you’re ready, take whatever path works for you, whether that’s traditional or indie. One aid to knowing when you’re ready is a critique group that helps you see where the story in your head doesn’t match the story on the page. Another aid is practice, practice, practice. Read widely, at least in your field, and if you can, outside as well.

Follow the link above for the rest of the interview.

Review of Five Old Works of SF for Newbies

Here's a short review of five older science fiction novels you might enjoy: Hal Clement's NEEDLE, Clifford Simak's WAY STATION, H Beam Piper's LITTLE FUZZY, John Wyndham’s THE CHRYSALIDS, and Alan Nourse's STAR SURGEON. See the reviews at Shelf Pleasure.

REUNION ON NEVEREND Re-Released on 1 October 2016

REUNION ON NEVEREND has been re-released today by ReAnimus Press in ebook and trade paperback in all the major markets, including Amazon. It has a terrific new cover by Sina Pakzad Kasra.

Cosy Dragon Interview

Here's an interview done with The Cosy Dragon.