Bryan Thomas Schmidt, author of THE WORKER PRINCE, joins us to discuss why he likes old fashioned heroes and what our heroes say about our society.
REVIEW: all these things i’ve done by Gabrielle Zevin
October 21, 2011 By 2 Comments
Set in a dystopian New York City, ALL THESE THINGS I’VE DONE tells the story of Anya Balanchine, the 16 year old daughter of the city’s most famous, deceased mob boss. In this future world, though, it isn’t booze or drugs that Anya’s Family runs, but another now-illegal commodity: chocolate.
Guest Post: Five Things You Should Never Do in Epic Fantasy
October 21, 2011 By 27 Comments
Medieval Scholar and fantasy author K.V. Johansen presents a wonderful, funny and insightful article on what writers should never put into their epic fantasies, starting with baled hay.
Conflux7 – Attendee Report
October 12, 2011 By 3 Comments
Saul Garnell shares his Conflux7 experience with our friends down under.
REVIEW – Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
October 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
In the future, the world is not a pleasant place. Overpopulation and lack of resources have made it a squalor and like many people, Wade Watts escapes his miserable life by logging into the OASIS – a virtual reality environment of unprecedented scale and utopia.
THE WORKER PRINCE Giveaway!
October 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Win a free copy of THE WORKER PRINCE, and have some fun in the process.
Books Received for September 2011
October 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
We neglected the Books section this past year, and we are committed to correcting that error. Now, here is a look at the books we looked at in September. To learn more about the books sent to use by publishers this past month, simply click on the image to open the Amazon page for that [...]
REVIEW – Deathless by Catherynne Valente
September 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Based on Russian history and folktales, DEATHLESS plunges the reader into worlds sometimes beautiful, often horrific, and always grimly fantastic.
REVIEW – In the Garden of Iden by Kage Baker
September 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Though iced over with a veneer of Sci Fi, this story boils down to a romance – part Darcy and Elizabeth’s delicious verbal fencing and part steamy bodice-ripper, all shadowed over with the looming efforts of doomed Mary Tudor to re-Catholicize England.
Win Free Books from Brenda Cooper!
September 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Because we just can’t give away too many books, we are pleased to announce two autographed novels from Brenda Cooper are now up for grabs for AISFP listeners. Brenda has made available copies of her new fantasy thriller MAYAN DECEMBER and her exciting science fiction adventure, THE SILVER SHIP AND THE SEA.
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