The Echo by James Smythe The disappearance of the spaceship Ishiguro twenty-three years ago devastated the global space program and set back exploration for a generation. Now, thanks to the tireless efforts of twin brothers Mira and Tomas Hyvonen, the program has been resurrected. Spearheading a new age of human discovery, the brothers also hope […]
Archives for January 2014
Book Review & Three Book Giveaway: Dangerous Women edited by George R.R.Martin and Gardner Dozois
January 30, 2014 by 10 Comments
The dangerous women who inhabit the pages of this huge cross-genre anthology range in temperament from slightly irritable to out and out bloodthirsty. With a few stops en route through feisty and frightening. As one might expect from the masterly editorial pairing of Dozois and Martin, this cross-genre anthology, Dangerous Women (Tor) is, with few […]
AISFP 247 – Great Opening Lines, Part 2: Novels (Gregory Frost at Paradise ICON)
January 28, 2014 by 2 Comments
This lecture was given as part of Paradise ICON workshops headed by author, Catherine Schaff-Stump. Today’s episode is the second part of two from Gregory Frost’s lecture. Part One focused on short stories. The next ICON, in Cedar Rapids, IA, will be held from October 31-November 2, 2014. Guests of Honor will be Elizabeth Bear […]
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AISFP 246 – Great Opening Lines, Part 1: Short Stories (Gregory Frost at Paradise ICON)
January 25, 2014 by Leave a Comment
This lecture was given as part of Paradise ICON workshops headed by author, Catherine Schaff-Stump. Today’s episode is the first part of two from Gregory Frost’s lecture. Part Two, AISFP 247 – Novels, is live. The next ICON, in Cedar Rapids, IA, will be held from October 31-November 2, 2014. Guests of Honor will be […]
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Cover Reveal and Interview: NAMELESS by Mercedes Yardley
January 23, 2014 by 4 Comments
I’m pleased to have in this interview most of the crew behind Ragnarok Publications flagship novel, Nameless, by Mercedes Yardley. At first, it started as a cover reveal, but grew to a full blown interview. Enjoy. Check out this cover, and notice the blurb on the back, my first, and I couldn’t be happier that […]
Book Review: NAMELESS by Mercedes Yardley
January 20, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Nameless: The Darkness Comes (The Bone Angel Trilogy) by Mercedes Yardley LUNA MASTERSON SEES DEMONS. She has been dealing with the demonic all her life, so when her brother gets tangled up with a demon named Sparkles, ‘Luna the Lunatic’ rolls in on her motorcycle to save the day. Armed with the ability to harm […]
AISFP 245 – Mike Shevdon, Courts of the Feyre
January 12, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Mike Shevdon‘s Courts of the Feyre series is complete. His four books, released by Angry Robot Books, are Sixty-One Nails, The Road to Bedlam, Strangeness and Charm, and The Eighth Court. I engineered this conversation to work for those who haven’t read any of the books as well as those who’ve read them all. We […]
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New Releases: Hugh Howey’s SAND and PEACE IN AMBER
January 11, 2014 by 1 Comment
Hugh Howey is on a small list of authors that I instant buy as soon as a new work is released. From mind bending science fiction like his novelette The Plagiarist, to post-apocalyptic adventure with heart in his Wool (Silo Saga) series and I, Zombie, Hugh has proven that he is more than just that […]
Book Review: ROADSIDE PICNIC by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky
January 7, 2014 by 1 Comment
A mark of great science fiction is when its effects on the world are so subtle and misconstrued that few can actively recognize its impact. Roadside Picnic, by Arkady & Boris Strugatsky, has done just that for the past forty years. The mere fact that the brothers Strugatsky coined the term stalker speaks to their […]
Tim Ward’s Top 5 SF Reads of 2013
January 6, 2014 by 2 Comments
Here’s my Top 10 from 2012, and for 2013, I’m cutting it to a top 5. I’m not one of those 100+ books a year readers. I only read like 35 books last year, but I only finish about one in ten that I start, some going as far as sixty seventy percent before putting […]
