Archives for September 2013

AISFP 232 – Kay Kenyon, A THOUSAND PERFECT THINGS

Timothy C. Ward and John Dodds interview Science Fiction and Fantasy novelist, Kay Kenyon. Her newest novel, A THOUSAND PERFECT THINGS, is currently on sale in print and ebook. The ebook has a deal going for $2.99 on Kindle, Nook, and Apple’s iBooks, expiring Tuesday. Discussed: What inspired Kay to begin an alternate history, fantasy […]

Tim and Rachel Review: Castle Premiere, Season Six

I have been married to  Rachel Ward for 50… months, yes we still celebrate monthaversaries, they’re awesome, and monthly. We are both a little geeky with our TV and movie tastes. I like post-apocalyptic movies with quality story and action, and she just wants the girl to get the guy in the end. Other titles we’ve reviewed: TV […]

Book Review: STAR WARS: EMPIRE AND REBELLION: RAZOR’S EDGE by Martha Wells

The Star Wars Expanded Universe has grown immensely since the early days when George Lucas gave the go-ahead to Timothy Zahn and a few others to begin writing stories that went beyond the original trilogy. There were the comic books too, of course. Then the prequels occurred – and things went the way of an […]

Netflix Pick: Revolution Season 1

Revolution, a show produced by J.J. Abrams about a post-apocalyptic America fifteen years after all the power has gone out, created high hopes of what another TV show, Jericho, could have been, and maybe a little bit of The Walking Dead. Asking for that and a similar addictive experience to the mystery and adventure of […]

AISFP 231 – DemiCon “Working with David Weber”

David Weber and his team of highly cool and intelligent nerds at BuNine have a discussion at DemiCon 24. They just released a book, House of Steel (Honor Harrington), where this kind of background information could be read, but hearing them chat is funny and includes Q and A from the audience. For the first […]

The David Gemmell Legend Awards: Nominees for Ravenheart Award for Best Fantasy Book Jacket Artist

The Ravenheart Award closes the voting September 30th. No registration required to VOTE. Silas Manhood – The Blinding Knife by Brent Weeks Purchase: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Author Website Dominic Harman – The Legion of Shadow by Michael J. Ward Purchase: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Author Website Didier Graffet and David Senior – Red Country […]

Movie Review: World War Z

World War Z was recently released on DVD and Blu-Ray, including RedBox and most digital services like VuDu. Based on the best-selling novel, World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War, by Max Brooks, the movie version follows Brad Pitt’s character, a United Nations employee tasked with finding the cure to the zombie […]

Book Review: A THOUSAND PERFECT THINGS by Kay Kenyon

In her epic new work, A Thousand Perfect Things (Premier Digital Publishing), award-winning author Kay  Kenyon creates an alternate 19th century earth ruled by the warring factions of scientific Anglica (England) and magical Bharata (India). The main protagonist is Astoria (Tori) Harding, a young woman who aspires to be a scientist in the mould of her […]

AISFP 230 – James A. Owen

Moses Siregar III is back on the show, interviewing James A. Owen at Phoenix Comicon. James Owen is a YA author, an illustrator and a motivational speaker. More about James on his “About the Author” page. Buy James Owen’s books at Coppervale International Marketplace. Discussed: The relationship between his StarChild comics and his newest work […]

Netflix Pick: Ip Man

My brother is in town this week and recommended I watch Ip Man with him. I have seen the iconic cover on Netflix’s gallery, but stayed away because of how little patience I have for foreign films, subtitled films, and martial arts films that for some reason have developed a stigma of slow starts with […]