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Comic Con or Bust! Or Not. Plus: Guardians!
Around this time of year, in “Nexus Graphicii” (how do you pluralize that?) past, I have tended to write up an Our-Man-In-Havana dispatch about the San Diego Comic Con, and what I may have seen or...
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[GUEST POST] A.C. Wise on Women to Read: Where to Start: August 2014 Edition
A.C. Wise is the author of numerous short stories appearing in print and online in publications such as Clarkesworld, Apex, Lightspeed, and the Best Horror of the Year Vol. 4. In addition to her...
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Recommended Reading by Professionals…with Jamie Schultz
In this series, I ask various publishing professionals (including authors, bloggers, editors, agents etc.) to recommend 2-3 authors or books they feel haven’t received the recognition they deserve....
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Adaptation Watch: Anne Rice’s Entire VAMPIRE CHRONICLES Series (Past &...
Deadline is reporting that Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles has been optioned by Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment, and Brian Grazer. The deal includes not only the existing 10 novels in The...
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Of Kingdoms, Polities and the Politics of Fantasy: The Goblin Emperor by...
Why are aristocratic forms of government so common in fantasy? Is it because so much fantasy is set in faux-medieval countries and polities, and so kings, dukes, countesses and their ilk are the...
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Table of Contents: PARADOX: STORIES INSPIRED BY THE FERMI PARADOX Edited by...
Here’s the the table of contents for the new anthology Paradox: Stories Inspired by the Fermi Paradox edited by Ian Whates: Here’s the book description: The Fermi Paradox is the apparent contradiction...
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Cover & Synopsis: A VISION OF FIRE by Gillian Anderson and Jeff Rovin
Here’s the cover and synopsis for the upcoming novel A Vision of Fire by Gillian Anderson (yes, that Gillian Anderson) and Jeff Rovin. Here’s the synopsis: The first novel from iconic X-Files star...
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On My Radar: NEMESIS GAMES (EXPANSE) by James S.A. Corey, DAMNATION by Jean...
With so many books that I already want to read, I’m not quite sure why I get so excited to learn about even more books that I want to read coming on the horizon. It’s like someone offering you a glass...
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Books Received: August 11, 2014
In the interest of full disclosure, here are the books we received this week. No related posts.
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Cover & Synopsis: UPROOTED by Naomi Novik
Here’s the cover and synopsis for Naomi Novik’s upcoming novel Uprooted. Naomi Novik, author of the bestselling and critically acclaimed Temeraire novels, introduces a bold new world rooted in folk...
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146 *More* Inexpensive Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Kindle eBooks...
Just in case you didn’t find anything in the roundup of 330+ SF/F/H Kindle eBook Deals $3.99 or Less, here are a bunch more. All of these titles are priced under $4 at the time of writing this post....
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[GUEST POST] Eric Brown on What Steampunk Means To Me
Eric Brown is an award-winning writer and cornerstone of the SF community; a regular contributor to the Guardian’s SF book reviews and a much-respected novelist. Jani and the Greater Game is his first...
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BOOK REVIEW: Wolfsbane by Gillian Philip (Rebel Angels, Book 3)
REVIEW SUMMARY: A highly satisfying read, this third (out of four) book in Philip’s Rebel Angels series gets us one step closer to the dissolution of the veil that separates our world from the Sithe...
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Clarion 2012 Releases Fundraiser Anthology
The Clarion class of 2012 is putting together a fundraiser anthology called The Red Volume that’s available for pre-order now at awkwardrobots.org. Press release follows… CLARION 2012 RELEASES...
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[GUEST POST] Daryl Gregory on How to Write a Completely Inadequate Horror Movie
Daryl Gregory‘s latest books are We Are All Completely Fine (Tachyon Publications) and the near-future SF novel Afterparty (Tor Books). The YA Lovecraftian adventure Harrison Squared is forthcoming...
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[GUEST POST] Lynne M. Thomas & Michael Damian Thomas Want YOU…to Join the...
Join the Space Unicorn Rangers Corps! by Lynne M. Thomas & Michael Damian Thomas We want you to join the Space Unicorn Rangers Corps! Okay, we should probably explain that a bit. We, Lynne M....
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Read an Excerpt from Chris Wooding’s Steampunk Adventure THE ACE OF SKULLS: A...
We’re pleased to once again bring you an excerpt, this time from Chris Wooding’s new steampunk adventure novel, The Ace of Skulls: A Tale of the Ketty Jay (available this week from Titan Books)! Here’s...
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Cover & Synopsis: HERACLIX AND POMP: A NOVEL OF THE FABRICATED AND THE FEY by...
Here’s cool the cover (designed by Claudia Noble) and intriguing synopsis for the upcoming novel Heraclix and Pomp: A Novel of the Fabricated and the Fey by Forrest Aguirre. Heraclix was dead and Pomp...
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Thug Notes’ Analysis of Lois Lowry’s THE GIVER
Thug Notes takes on Lois Lowry’s The Giver, winner of the 1994 Newbery Medal. Astute as usual. No related posts.
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[GUEST POST] M. Sean Coleman on The Line Between Fiction, Science Fiction and...
M. Sean Coleman began his writing career working for Douglas Adams as one of the original writers on Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Online, and has since written and produced original, award-winning...
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