David Walton’s SUPERPOSITION Reads Like “Law and Order” with Quantum Physics
REVIEW SUMMARY: Superposition rewards the focused reader with a good, mind-bending story. MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: A physicist becomes suspected of killing his former co-worker, who tapped into a...
View ArticleTable of Contents: Kaleidotrope, Spring 2015
Fred Coppersmith, editor of Kaleidotrope, informs us that the table of contents of the brand new Spring 2015 issue now live at www.kaleidotrope.net. This issue features five short stories and three...
View ArticleComing Soon: VOICE OF THE FIRE by Alan Moore
In June,Subterranean Press will publish Voice of the Fire by Alan Moore (first published in 1996 as a paperback original), with an introduction by Joe Hill. The lettered edition is sold out, but you...
View ArticleJonathan Maberry’s PREDATOR ONE is a Harrowing Addition to the JOE LEDGER Series
REVIEW SUMMARY: Seven books in and Maberry’s Joe Ledger series is still going strong. MY RATING: MY REVIEW PROS: The most realistic and terrifying threat the Department of Military Sciences has...
View ArticleComing Soon: ILLUMINAE by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman
I adored Jay Kristoff’s Stormdancer series, so I’m very excited for his next book, Illuminae! Here’s the (newly revealed via Cuddlebuggery) cover and synopsis for Illuminae: This morning, Kady thought...
View ArticleTable of Contents: Mythic Delirium 1.4 edited by Mike Allen
Mythic Delirium has posted the table of contents for the next issue, with cover art by Elena de’Grimani: Myths and Delusions – Editorial Featured in April “Sing the Crumbling City” by C.S. MacCath...
View Article[GUEST POST] Peter Orullian On the Fantasy Stories That Inspired THE...
Peter Orullian has worked in marketing at Xbox for nearly a decade, most recently leading the Music and Entertainment marketing strategy for Xbox LIVE, and has toured as a featured vocalist...
View ArticleTable of Contents: THE BESTIARY edited by Ann VanderMeer
In October, Centipede Press will release The Bestiary edited by Ann VanderMeer, and we’ve got the table of contents! Cover art is by Ivica Stevanovic. Here’s the synopsis (a larger cover image and an...
View ArticleTHE GRACE OF KINGS by Ken Liu is a Fantasy of Epic and Sweeping Proportions
REVIEW SUMMARY: An excellent benchmark for what Silk Road Fantasy can and should be. MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: Chronicles the the fall of a young imperial dynasty in a set of kingdoms set on a...
View ArticleTable of Contents: THE WATCHER AT THE DOOR (The Early Kuttner, Part 2) edited...
Haffner Press is taking pre-orders for The Watcher at the Door (The Early Kuttner, Part 2). The Watcher at the Door is the second volume in a three-volume “Early Kuttner” set collecting many of Henry...
View ArticleThug Notes: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Here’s another astute review and critique of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by the wonderful folks at Wisecrack. I love you, Thug Notes! The post Thug Notes: Alice’s Adventures in...
View ArticleTable of Contents: THE HUMANITY OF MONSTERS edited by Michael Matheson
In September, ChiZine will publish The Humanity of Monsters edited by Michael Matheson, and including stories by Neil Gaiman, Kaaron Warren, Catherynne M. Valente, and many more. Through the work of...
View ArticleAt Kirkus: Ken Liu on THE GRACE OF KINGS, and the “Sculpting” of Short...
I had the opportunity to interview author Ken Liu about his new novel (The Grace of Kings, out this week). We also chatted about writing short fiction vs. long fiction, and Silkpunk. Head on over to...
View Article[GUEST POST] Jeff Somers (WE ARE NOT GOOD PEOPLE) on Writing and Constructed...
Jeff Somers was first sighted in Jersey City, New Jersey after the destruction of a classified government installation in the early 1970s; the area in question is still too radioactive to go near. When...
View Article[GUEST POST] Michael Aronovitz (THE WITCH OF THE WOOD) on Combining Horror...
Michael Aronovitz published his first collection titled Seven Deadly Pleasures through Hippocampus Press in 2009. His first novel Alice Walks came out in a hardcover edition by Centipede Press in 2013,...
View Article[GUEST POST] Helen Lowe on the Fantasy Heroines That Rock Her World: Mercy...
Helen Lowe, is a novelist, poet, interviewer and blogger whose first novel, Thornspell (Knopf), was published to critical praise in 2008. Her second, The Heir of Night (The Wall Of Night Series, Book...
View ArticleeBook Deal: Get THE BEES by Laline Paull for only $1.99!
Wanna get a great deal on a good eBook? Have I got an eBook deal for you! Right now, you can get the eBook version of The Bees by Laline Paull for only $1.99! I read this book a couple of weeks ago and...
View ArticleComing Soon: ANCILLARY MERCY (Imperial Radch) by Ann Leckie
Ancillary Mercy, the conclusion to Ann Leckie’s beloved trilogy, will be out in October. Here’s the synopsis (large cover to follow): The stunning conclusion to the trilogy that began with the Hugo,...
View ArticleJacek Dukaj’s THE OLD AXOLOTL: HARDWARE DREAMS is a Multi-Dimensional and...
REVIEW SUMMARY: This experimental novel from one of Poland’s greatest sci-fi writers will force you confront what it means to be human. MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: When all organic life on Earth is...
View ArticleTable of Contents: Apex Magazine #71 (April 2015)
Here’s the table of contents for the new issue of Apex Magazine, a monthly science fiction, fantasy, and horror magazine featuring original, mind-bending short fiction from many of the top pros of the...
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