On Openings — Annnnnnd Ruuuummmmble
By Faith Hunter Openings today make or break a writer. In a changing, downsized, much more vertical… [more]
Win a Free Copy of THE SIX GUN TAROT
UPDATE: Congratulations to Jake Marley and Patrick Kanouse for winning copies of THE SIX GUN TAROT by… [more]
AISFP 200 – Lou Anders
Tincture: Grave robbing requires a corpse, so at most, this was all just simple thievery. “Rhamuel… [more]
Fantasy Tropes in Japanese Folklore
Fantasy Tropes in Japanese Folklore By Travis Heermann Most people in the West who read medieval fantasy… [more]
Exciting News for Adventures in Scifi Publishing
The Next Chapter An Editorial by Shaun Farrell It's hard to believe that 2013 will mark my seventh… [more]
Latest Podcasts
AISFP 204 – Michael Underwood, Part 1
Michael Underwood, Marketing Director for Angry Robot Books, discusses the science of selling a book, among other topics.
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AISFP 203 – Jessica Steiner
Jessica Steiner joins us to discuss altering the laws of physics, the first works of science fiction, indie publishing, Star Trek and much more.
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AISFP 202 – Myke Cole, Scott Lynch, Jean Johnson, Eightball and Marie Bilodeau
Apocalyptic natural disasters, hungry zombies, devastating plagues. These are all mainstays of SF&F stories. The federal government has real National Incident Management System (NIMS) for dealing with them. How would NIMS react to some science fictional scenarios? What would the response look like?
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AISFP 201 – Barnes and Noble slides; Amazon Grips Tightly
Shaun and Moses discuss a variety of publishing news topics. We recorded this several weeks ago, so we confess that these stories may have been updated since then. Also, Moses answers a question about dictation.
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AISFP 200 – Lou Anders
In this episode, we take a drive down memory lane. Then we update some of the past “big topics” covered on the show, including: The Death of Short Fiction, the Rising Paradigm of Publishing, the dangers of Indie Publishing, the hottest sub-genres of science fiction and fantasy, space travel allergies, and more.
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Episode 199 – Sean Williams
Before we replay a classic interview, Sean Williams joins us to discuss his latest projects, experimental sleep deprivation, and Writers of the Future, among other topics.
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AISFP 198 – Kevin J. Anderson, Part 2
Kevin J. Anderson is back to discuss being a writer with no future, Patrick Rothfuss, being an overnight success in 20 years, one of his favorite works, writing by dictation, wordfirepress.com, and more!
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 31:29 — 21.8MB)
AISFP 197 – Kevin J. Anderson, Part 1
Kevin J. Anderson joins Moses to discuss this year’s Superstars Writing Seminar, HELLHOLE: AWAKENING, zombie private detectives, continuing THE SAGA OF SEVEN SUNS, doing horrible things to imaginary friends, the business of publishing, and much more.
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AISFP 196 – R.S. Belcher, Part 2
R. S. Belcher returns to discuss Place as Character, characters of THE SIX GUN TAROT, unexpected characters, stealing from H.P. Lovecraft, and more.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 33:48 — 23.3MB)
AISFP 195 – R.S. Belcher, Part 1
R.S. Belcher joins us to discuss the freshening of old plot lines his former stint on Occult Crimes Task Force in Virginia, trying to time the market, and Stephen King’s Secret Mutant Super Power.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 36:56 — 25.5MB)
AISFP 194 – Small Press VS. Independent Press
Bryan Thomas Schmidt joins us to discuss publishing via small press versus independently publishing your own work. He and Moses touch on RayGun Chronicles, military fantasy, the demise of short fiction (?), the health of original anthologies, controlling pricing, the benefit of having a staff handle production of a book and more.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 49:22 — 34.0MB)
AISFP 193 – Saul Garnell and David Bischoff, Part 2
Star Hounds, the classic space adventure series in print once again after more than 25 years. And for the first time, all three original novels in one single omnibus, plus a new forth book that continues the adventure into the new millennium! This collection includes THE INFINITE BATTLE, GALACTIC WARRIORS, THE MACROCOSMIC CONFLICT and THE [...]
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AISFP 192 – Saul Garnell and David Bischoff, Part 1
The men behind Hotspur Publishing, David Bischoff and Saul Garnell, discuss book deals in Irish Pubs, what they have learned since founding Hotspur, Voodoo Robot Chili, and much more.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 24:30 — 17.0MB)
AISFP 191 – BN Downsizing, Dragoncon Controvery, and the Society of Idiots
Shaun and Moses discuss Barnes and Noble downsizing, boycotts of DragonCon, and a David Brin essay on the society of idiots.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 33:59 — 23.5MB)
News and Reviews
The Lives of Tao by Wesley Chu
When Roen Tan, stereotypical IT tech, wakes up one morning hearing voices he naturally assumes he’s gone crazy. Sadly, he hasn’t.
On Openings — Annnnnnd Ruuuummmmble
Faith Hunter discusses the vital importance of opening a story well.
Win a Free Copy of THE SIX GUN TAROT
In celebration of 200 episodes Tor Books is helping us give away 2 copies of THE SIX GUN TAROT by R.S. Belcher, recently featured on the show.
The Damned Busters by Matthew Hughes
When Chesney Anstruther accidentally summons a demon while playing poker, he refuses to sell his soul. Only … no one has ever refused to sell their soul before. Chesney’s decision causes a few complications and ultimately leads to Hell going on strike.
REVIEW: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
The circus is open only at night. It arrives without warning and is gone again just as quickly. It is a circus of dreams, of fantasies beyond imagining. To its spellbound visitors, the Night Circus seems magical. This is because it is. Literally.
Win a copy of THE CREATIVE FIRE, by Brenda Cooper
We are going to give away more books in 2013, and Pyr SF is gracious to get us started. To win your free copy of THE CREATIVE FIRE, simply tweet and facebook about us.
Fantasy Tropes in Japanese Folklore
Travis Heermann, author of HEART OF THE RONIN and host of the new kickstarter project SWORD OF THE RONIN, discusses the rich history of Japanese fantasy tropes, including the tortured girl and diabolical inanimate objects.
Exciting News for Adventures in Scifi Publishing
We have big plans for 2013, and you can help us make it happen! New information on what to expect from us and how our sponsorship packages now reflect the new format.
Books for September and October, 2012
New books by Resnick, McDevitt, Traviss, Baxter, Kent, Shepherd, Doctorow, Crilley, Rosca, Stross, Bebris, Varley, Sykes, Griffin and Montero
Book Contest for THIEFTAKER, by D.B. Jackson
Win a hardcover copy of Thieftaker, by D.B. Jackson. It’s so easy to enter, so please do!
The Hollow City, by Dan Wells
Wells has masterfully engrossed us in the mind of a diseased man, forcing us (and Michael) to constantly ask what is real and what is not, all while putting a human face on schizophrenia.
REVIEW: City of the Lost, by Stephen Blackmoore
City of the Lost tears right along, leaving little time to catch your breath…but just enough that you don’t cast the book aside in a fit of action-sequence-fatigue.
The Importance Of The Responsible Use Of History In Fiction
It saddened me recently to see one of my favorite genre writers, Lavie Tidhar, posting about the backlash he’s gotten for comments made about some historical issues with steampunk. Steampunk, after all, is quite popular and heavily influenced by history, with stories often set in the time periods of the Victorian age when steam tech was new [...]
Great Books for May
The books have been flying in this summer. Publishers have the printing press hard at work, and here are some of the titles we’re looking at in the month of May. . . ish. Great reads here, so give it a look, click on the cover images, and order your new book today!
On Cons, Publishing, and the Dinosaur Sleeking Itself Down: An Interview with Gini Koch
Interview with Gini Koch By Saul Garnell June 6th 2012 For those who don’t yet know her, Gini Koch is a hot new author who writes the fast fresh and funny ALIEN/KATHERINE “KITTY” KATT series for DAW Books, and the Martian Alliance Chronicles series for Musa Publishing. As G.J. Koch, she’s written ALEXANDER OUTLAND: SPACE [...]
Great Books for April
Need a good book? Here is what we received in the month of April, featuring new titles from Campbell, Zahn, Schroeder, Kelly, Sprunk and more.
Is Critical Thinking a Dying Art?
This is how we descend into a new techo-dark age, that is paradoxically driven by an over infusion of information that’s not be processed by people because they have lost that ability to make value judgments. This is a world in which a richness of technology and knowledge gets lost in the shuffle of our inability to access and apply it.
Leprecon 38, by Saul Garnell
Leprecon 38 is a wonderful, yet small, Arizona based SF&F convention that takes place every year
around St. Patrick’s day. A report by Saul Garnell.
Depression, Suicide and Sexual Abuse in Science Fiction/Fantasy
Depression, Suicide and Sexual Abuse in Science Fiction/Fantasy By Susan Cartwright Have you read The Hunger Games? Depression, suicide and yes, sexual abuse are themes in this bestselling trilogy. What happens to children and adults after they face stresses that cause mental breakdown? And what can be done for someone who is in fact, broken? [...]
REVIEW: Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
Daughter of Smoke and Bone tells the story of Karou, a girl with a mysterious past who lives among hideous monsters who — on the inside — are anything but.
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