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December 11, 2017
Speculative Fiction Showcase: Chameleon's Death Dance (Chameleon Assassin, Book ...
Chameleon's Death Dance (Chameleon Assassin, Book 4) by B.R. Kingsolver
Release date: December 12, 2017 Subgenre: Post-apocalyptic, dystopian
Speculative Fiction Showcase: Chameleon's Death Dance (Chameleon Assassin, Book ...:
Release date: December 12, 2017 Subgenre: Post-apocalyptic, dystopian
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December 10, 2017
Speculative Fiction Showcase: Steaks, Walls and Dossiers: The Best Trump Antholo...
Steaks, Walls and Dossiers: The Best Trump Anthology EverRelease date: December 3, 2017 Time assassins. The entire nation of Scotland. Satan himself.
You thought President Donald J. Trump was outrageous? See 13 fictional Trumps combat absurd enemies in these amazing 16 short stories — the BEST ever.
Speculative Fiction Showcase: Steaks, Walls and Dossiers: The Best Trump Antholo...
You thought President Donald J. Trump was outrageous? See 13 fictional Trumps combat absurd enemies in these amazing 16 short stories — the BEST ever.
Speculative Fiction Showcase: Steaks, Walls and Dossiers: The Best Trump Antholo...
December 9, 2017
Speculative Fiction Showcase: The Ghost Club - Newly Found Tales of Victorian Te...
The Ghost Club - Newly Found Tales of Victorian Terror: Release date: December 10, 2017 Subgenre: Horror anthology
Writers never really die; their stories live on, to be found again, to be told again, to scare again.
In Victorian London, a select group of writers, led by Arthur Conan Doyle, Bram Stoker and Henry James held an informal dining club, the price of entry to which was the telling of a story by each invited guest.
These are their stories, containing tales of revenant loved ones, lost cities, weird science, spectral appearances and mysteries in the fog of the old city, all told by some of the foremost writers of the day. In here you'll find Verne and Wells, Tolstoy and Checkov, Stevenson and Oliphant, Kipling, Twain, Haggard and Blavatsky alongside their hosts.
Speculative Fiction Showcase: The Ghost Club - Newly Found Tales of Victorian Te...:
Writers never really die; their stories live on, to be found again, to be told again, to scare again.
In Victorian London, a select group of writers, led by Arthur Conan Doyle, Bram Stoker and Henry James held an informal dining club, the price of entry to which was the telling of a story by each invited guest.
These are their stories, containing tales of revenant loved ones, lost cities, weird science, spectral appearances and mysteries in the fog of the old city, all told by some of the foremost writers of the day. In here you'll find Verne and Wells, Tolstoy and Checkov, Stevenson and Oliphant, Kipling, Twain, Haggard and Blavatsky alongside their hosts.
Speculative Fiction Showcase: The Ghost Club - Newly Found Tales of Victorian Te...:
December 7, 2017
Speculative Fiction Showcase: A Mess of Arms and Legs and Limbs by Cora Buhlert
Speculative Fiction Showcase: A Mess of Arms and Legs and Limbs by Cora Buhlert:
Release date: November 23, 2017 Subgenre: Space opera, Alien invasion
Release date: November 23, 2017 Subgenre: Space opera, Alien invasion
Humanity thought they were alone in the universe. They were wrong.
When aliens attack Hyams II, a small mining colony on the galactic rim, all that stands between the attackers and the terrified civilian population are a handful of underpaid and underequipped security guards.
However, two of those guards, Cally and Matt, use all their skills and their knowledge of the colony's layout to fight back and hold the invaders at bay. And in the process, they also manage to uncover the biggest secret of all: Why are the aliens attacking human outposts at all?
This is a short science fiction story of 6500 words or approximately 25 print pages.
December 4, 2017
Speculative Fiction Showcase: Magically Bound (Hunted Witch Agency, Book 1) by R...
Release date: November 28, 2017 Subgenre: Urban Fantasy About Magically Bound:
Witch, Warlock, Whatever…My name’s Devon Jinx, and, yes, I’m half warlock, half witch. But I couldn't care less about which kind of magic is better. All I want to do is keep my head down and get on with my new job as an investigator at the Hunted Witch Agency.
A recent, shall we say, mistake, has put me in place to inherit the leadership of the warlocks. Which means only one thing. I have a choice to make: Leave behind my life of witchery to become a warlock, or lose my warlock magic forever.
Complicating my choice is the fact that someone is trying to destroy the warlock coven. If I don't stop them, the warlocks will be annihilated. The task seems impossible until Gerard Freshwater, a distractingly handsome witch, explodes into my life. He's determined to make me see that being a witch isn't just the best option, but the only option.
Speculative Fiction Showcase: Magically Bound (Hunted Witch Agency, Book 1) by R...:
Witch, Warlock, Whatever…My name’s Devon Jinx, and, yes, I’m half warlock, half witch. But I couldn't care less about which kind of magic is better. All I want to do is keep my head down and get on with my new job as an investigator at the Hunted Witch Agency.
A recent, shall we say, mistake, has put me in place to inherit the leadership of the warlocks. Which means only one thing. I have a choice to make: Leave behind my life of witchery to become a warlock, or lose my warlock magic forever.
Complicating my choice is the fact that someone is trying to destroy the warlock coven. If I don't stop them, the warlocks will be annihilated. The task seems impossible until Gerard Freshwater, a distractingly handsome witch, explodes into my life. He's determined to make me see that being a witch isn't just the best option, but the only option.
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Speculative Fiction Showcase: Fate's Fallen by Dean Rencraft
Release date: November 14, 2017 Subgenre: Urban fantasy, Paranormal romance
About Fate's Fallen:
Two men from the First Blood, both destined to claim a woman of prophecy. One Shifter, one Vampire.
From the streets, to the first real home she has ever known, twenty-four year old Jenna Waters is trying to build a normal life while continuing to look for the answers to a series of traumatic childhood events that drove her from her only living family.
A bizarre set of circumstances, which her best friend would call Kismet, leads her to White Falls, VA. Amidst adjusting to a series of unexpected and violent attacks and the life of her dreams, Jenna starts to learn the true value of love and family as she restores her dream-home and meets two men at odds with one another but determined to be a part of her life.
Speculative Fiction Showcase: Fate's Fallen by Dean Rencraft: .
About Fate's Fallen:
Two men from the First Blood, both destined to claim a woman of prophecy. One Shifter, one Vampire.
From the streets, to the first real home she has ever known, twenty-four year old Jenna Waters is trying to build a normal life while continuing to look for the answers to a series of traumatic childhood events that drove her from her only living family.
A bizarre set of circumstances, which her best friend would call Kismet, leads her to White Falls, VA. Amidst adjusting to a series of unexpected and violent attacks and the life of her dreams, Jenna starts to learn the true value of love and family as she restores her dream-home and meets two men at odds with one another but determined to be a part of her life.
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December 1, 2017
Speculative Fiction Showcase: Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month for November 2017
Speculative Fiction Showcase: Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month for Novembe...: 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, paranormal mystery, paranormal romance, science fiction romance, space opera, military science fiction, dystopian fiction, Steampunk, alternate history, time travel, horror, witches, warlocks, a whole lot of werewolves, psychics, mindreaders, mermaids, catastrophic chupacabras, magic schools, genderneutral fairytales, void wyrms, alien invasions, clockwork boys, clockwork samurai, possessive tigerlords, zombies, space pirates, guardians, empowered outlaws and much more.
Once again, we have new releases covering the whole broad spectrum of speculative fiction. This month, we have epic fantasy, urban fantasy, paranormal mystery, paranormal romance, science fiction romance, space opera, military science fiction, dystopian fiction, Steampunk, alternate history, time travel, horror, witches, warlocks, a whole lot of werewolves, psychics, mindreaders, mermaids, catastrophic chupacabras, magic schools, genderneutral fairytales, void wyrms, alien invasions, clockwork boys, clockwork samurai, possessive tigerlords, zombies, space pirates, guardians, empowered outlaws and much more.
Speculative Fiction Showcase: Speculative Fiction Links of the Week for December...
Speculative Fiction Showcase: Speculative Fiction Links of the Week for December...:
It's time again for a special Thanksgiving edition of our weekly round-up of interesting links about speculative fiction from around the internet...
It's time again for a special Thanksgiving edition of our weekly round-up of interesting links about speculative fiction from around the internet...
November 28, 2017
Speculative Fiction Showcase: The Guardian: Eleven Science Fiction Short Stories...
The Guardian: Eleven Science Fiction Short Stories, edited by Alasdair ShawGuardians are defenders, carers and guides. Some look after individual people, others whole planets or universes, but all share a strong belief in their responsibility to protect their charges.
The Guardian is an anthology of eleven science fiction short stories by writers from across the globe. It is part of the Newcomer series of scifi anthologies.
The stories are:
Awakening - Alasdair Shaw
The Lattice - Jeff Tanyard
Biting Shadow - C Gold
Gate of Dreams - Rick Partlow
The Following Star - Elizabeth Baxter
The Renewal - Zen DiPietro
Stowaway - Benjamin Douglas
Baptism of Fire - Cora Buhlert
Sleeping Giant - Andrew Vaillencourt
We Have the Stars - JJ Green
Warning Signs - Edward M Grant
Speculative Fiction Showcase: The Guardian: Eleven Science Fiction Short Stories...: Release date: November 26, 2017 Subgenre: Science fiction anthology
The Guardian is an anthology of eleven science fiction short stories by writers from across the globe. It is part of the Newcomer series of scifi anthologies.
The stories are:
Awakening - Alasdair Shaw
The Lattice - Jeff Tanyard
Biting Shadow - C Gold
Gate of Dreams - Rick Partlow
The Following Star - Elizabeth Baxter
The Renewal - Zen DiPietro
Stowaway - Benjamin Douglas
Baptism of Fire - Cora Buhlert
Sleeping Giant - Andrew Vaillencourt
We Have the Stars - JJ Green
Warning Signs - Edward M Grant
Speculative Fiction Showcase: The Guardian: Eleven Science Fiction Short Stories...: Release date: November 26, 2017 Subgenre: Science fiction anthology
November 27, 2017
Speculative Fiction Showcase: The Year of the Knife by G.D. Penman
The Year of the Knife by G.D. PenmanRelease date: November 28, 2017 Subgenre: Urban Fantasy Mystery
About The Year of the Knife:
'Agent "Sully" Sullivan is one of the top cops in the Imperial Bureau of Investigation. A veteran witch of the British Empire who isn’t afraid to use her magical skills to crack a case. But Sully might need more than a good education and raw power to stop the string of grisly murders that have been springing up across the American Colonies. Every one of them marked by the same chilling calling card, a warning in the form of a legion of voices screaming out through the killers' mouths: “It IS tHe YEAr oF the KNife.”'
Read about it at~Speculative Fiction Showcase: The Year of the Knife by G.D. Penman:
About The Year of the Knife:
'Agent "Sully" Sullivan is one of the top cops in the Imperial Bureau of Investigation. A veteran witch of the British Empire who isn’t afraid to use her magical skills to crack a case. But Sully might need more than a good education and raw power to stop the string of grisly murders that have been springing up across the American Colonies. Every one of them marked by the same chilling calling card, a warning in the form of a legion of voices screaming out through the killers' mouths: “It IS tHe YEAr oF the KNife.”'
Read about it at~Speculative Fiction Showcase: The Year of the Knife by G.D. Penman:
