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March 19, 2018
Speculative Fiction Showcase: Gods and Demons (Dark Streets, Book 1) by B.R. Kin...
Speculative Fiction Showcase: Gods and Demons (Dark Streets, Book 1) by B.R. Kin...: Release date: March 18, 2018 Subgenre: Urban fantasy About Gods and Demons : Life's tough as an Elf girl stranded in Earth's realm. Humans don't believe in Elves or magic, so I try to stay low key.
Then a jaguar shifter drops in out of nowhere and tells me about an ancient blood-magic statuette, powerful enough to blow holes in reality. She needs an Elf to track it down, and I'm the only Elf available.
But every blood mage in the world also wants it. Enter stalker werewolves in a black Mercedes, a master magician leaving a calling card on my door, and demons every time I turn around. It wouldn't be so bad, but some of them are really rude.
Time for a lesson in manners.
Then a jaguar shifter drops in out of nowhere and tells me about an ancient blood-magic statuette, powerful enough to blow holes in reality. She needs an Elf to track it down, and I'm the only Elf available.
But every blood mage in the world also wants it. Enter stalker werewolves in a black Mercedes, a master magician leaving a calling card on my door, and demons every time I turn around. It wouldn't be so bad, but some of them are really rude.
Time for a lesson in manners.
March 15, 2018
Speculative Fiction Showcase: Speculative Fiction Links of the Week for March 16...
Speculative Fiction Showcase: Speculative Fiction Links of the Week for March 16...: It's time for the weekly round-up of interesting links about speculative fiction from around the web, this week with A Wrinkle in Time, Red Sparrow, season 2 of Jessica Jones, Tomb Raider, Annihilation, Ready Player One, tributes to Stephen Hawking, Kate Wilhelm and Mary Rosenblum as well as the usual mix of awards news, writing advice, interviews, reviews, con reports, crowdfunding campaigns, science articles, free online fiction and much more.
February 18, 2018
Speculative Fiction Showcase: Peter Brown Called: Tales of SciFi and Music by Pa...
Speculative Fiction Showcase: Peter Brown Called: Tales of SciFi and Music by Pa...: Release date: February 13, 2018 Subgenre: Science fiction collection About Peter Brown Called : Writing science fiction and...
Speculative Fiction Showcase: Speculative Fiction Links of the Week for February...
Speculative Fiction Showcase: Speculative Fiction Links of the Week for February...: It's time for the weekly round-up of interesting links about speculative fiction from around the web, this week with tributes to Victor Milán, Star Trek Discovery (spoilers again mostly marked, but reader beware), Black Panther, Altered Carbon, The Cloverfield Paradox as well as the usual mix of awards news, writing advice, interviews, reviews, con reports, crowdfunding campaigns, science articles, free online fiction and much more.
February 10, 2018
Valentine's Day reads from Grimbold Books
Want some eerie or magical, dystopian or sparkpunk, science fiction or fantasy romance?
Look no further!
Grimbold Books, award-winning indie publisher, has everything for your Valentine's Day (reading) needs!
So whether you're alone, out on the town or at home in front of the telly...why not pick up a book, or a Kindle?
Find out more from Grimbold Books' web-site here!
Look no further!
Grimbold Books, award-winning indie publisher, has everything for your Valentine's Day (reading) needs!
So whether you're alone, out on the town or at home in front of the telly...why not pick up a book, or a Kindle?
Find out more from Grimbold Books' web-site here!
February 9, 2018
Speculative Fiction Showcase: Speculative Fiction Links of the Week for February...
Speculative Fiction Showcase: Speculative Fiction Links of the Week for February...: It's time for the weekly round-up of interesting links about speculative fiction from around the web, this week with more tributes to Ursula K. Le Guin, Star Trek Discovery (spoilers again mostly marked, but reader beware), Black Panther, Altered Carbon, The Cloverfield Paradox, Winchester, revies of classic science fiction, a whole lot of movie and TV trailers as well as the usual mix of awards news, writing advice, interviews, reviews, con reports, crowdfunding campaigns, science articles, free online fiction and much more.
February 5, 2018
Speculative Fiction Showcase: Their Last Hope by Sarah Ettrich
Speculative Fiction Showcase: Their Last Hope by Sarah Ettrich: Release date: January 24, 2018 Subgenre: Dystopian fiction, Technothriller About Their Last Hope : AI specialist Liz Price is determined to see sentient androids in her lifetime, but then she’s diagnosed with terminal cancer. Hoping that her dream will be realized in the future, she arranges to be cryogenically frozen upon her death.
When Liz is revived years later, she expects to be cured. But sentient androids are taking humans and killing them for some unknown reason. They control the medical system, and they don’t treat serious illnesses.
When Liz is revived years later, she expects to be cured. But sentient androids are taking humans and killing them for some unknown reason. They control the medical system, and they don’t treat serious illnesses.
February 3, 2018
Speculative Fiction Showcase: Speculative Fiction Links of the Week for February...
Speculative Fiction Showcase: Speculative Fiction Links of the Week for February...: It's time for the weekly round-up of interesting links about speculative fiction from around the web, this week with tributes to Ursula K. Le Guin, Jack Ketchum and Mort Walker, Star Trek Discovery (spoilers again mostly marked, but reader beware), Black Panther, Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams, The Maze Runner: The Death Cure as well as the usual mix of awards news, writing advice, interviews, reviews, con reports, crowdfunding campaigns, science articles, free online fiction and much more.
January 30, 2018
Speculative Fiction Showcase: Copper Cove (Tabitha Miles, Book 1) by Robert Dahl...
Speculative Fiction Showcase: Copper Cove (Tabitha Miles, Book 1) by Robert Dahl...: Release date: September 26, 2017 Subgenre: Steampunk About Copper Cove : Copper Cove, city of marvels powered by magic and steam, is abuzz over the coming of the new rail line. Crafter Tabitha Miles would love to be on the first trip of the Velessan Express, but there’s work to be done. Staying awake past midnight to make ends meet, difficult clients, runaway automatons, guild enforcers, all just another typical day for her.
Speculative Fiction Showcase: Speculative Fiction of the Month for January 2018
Speculative Fiction Showcase: Speculative Fiction of the Month for January 2018: It’s that time of the month again, time for “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”. So what is “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month...Once again, we have new releases covering the whole broad spectrum of speculative fiction. This month, we have epic fantasy, urban fantasy, dark fantasy, historical fantasy, sword and sorcery, paranormal mystery, paranormal romance, science fiction romance, space opera, military science fiction, dystopian fiction, post-apocalyptic fiction, post-apocalyptic romance, horror, Steampunk, weird western, reluctant witches, space vampires, dragons, djinns, crime-solving ghosts, aliens, rogue AIs, murderous androids, dead women revived, reincarnation, zombie-fighting sheriffs, imperiled hostages, remorseful executioners, Lovecraftian monsters, Frankenstein's Bride, sentient office equipment and much more.
