We had a hiccup last week but we’re back on track to give you your SFF Book Releases This Week (and Last Week.) If you are an indie or small press author and would like your book included in this list, email us at adventuresinscifipublishing [at] gmail [dot] com. If you love free books, reviews and podcasts, sign […]
Archives for 2015
AISFP 306 — Robert Brockway, The Unnoticeables
July 12, 2015 by 1 Comment
Brent chats with Robert Brockway, a senior editor and columnist at Cracked.com. Beyond his penchant for making the internet chortle into its cornflakes, he’s also taken to fiction writing. The Unnoticeables hit shelves July 7 and Kirkus Reviews calls it “A nasty, freaky, and haphazardly funny horror story.” They discuss the novel, what Robert has against Iggy Pop and Mario Lopez, and a surprising must try craft beer. (Interview begins at about 31:45)
Podcast: Download (Duration: 56:50 — 52.5MB)
Book Review: Terra Insanus by Edward Lee
July 3, 2015 by Leave a Comment
I’ve read three of Edward Lee’s novels and enjoyed them all. They were schlocky, exploitative and fun to read. Before mass market horror collapsed, Lee’s novels pushed the boundaries of good taste and earned him a spot as as a leading name in the splatterpunk movement. Outside of the mainstream, Lee was publishing even more […]
Audiobook Review: FICTION UNBOXED by Platt and Truant (Narr. Simon Whistler)
July 1, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Fiction Unboxed – How Two Authors Wrote and Published a Book in 30 Days, from Scratch, in Front of the World. by Sean Platt and Johnny B. Truant (Narrated by Simon Whistler) Book Description: Part hero’s journey, part crash course in storytelling by the modern mavericks of indie publishing, and the bestselling authors of Write. […]
SFF Book Releases – June 30, 2015
June 30, 2015 by 1 Comment
Thanks for stopping by another SFF Book Releases This Week. If you are an indie or small press author and would like your book included in this list, email us at adventuresinscifipublishing [at] gmail [dot] com. If you love free books, reviews and podcasts, sign up to our AISFP Wormhole newsletter. The Philosopher Kings: A Novel by Jo […]
AISFP 305 – Karin and Patrick Weekes, Video Games (part 2)
June 28, 2015 by 1 Comment
Brent and Kristi chat with Bioware writer and editor, respectively, Patrick and Karin Weekes. They discuss the differences in working in that medium versus working on prose, including pioneering the romance wheel heart option in RPGs and including diverse characters in games. For those of you who haven’t heard Kristi fangirling on the show, the Weekes have worked on the AAA Bioware video game series Mass Effect and Dragon Age (interview begins at about 29:45).
Podcast: Download (Duration: 54:51 — 50.7MB)
Graphic Novel Review: The Push Man and Other Stories by Yoshihiro Tatsumi
June 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment
On March 7 of this year, Yoshihiro Tatsumi died at the age of 79. Tatsumi was a Japanese manga artist who had been writing and drawing since the ’50s. He is often considered the “godfather of alternative manga” for the way he helped push Japanese comics to more mature and complex story telling. He even […]
SFF Book Releases – June 23, 2015
June 23, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Thanks for stopping by another SFF Book Releases This Week. If you are an indie or small press author and would like your book included in this list, email us at adventuresinscifipublishing [at] gmail [dot] com. If you love free books, reviews and podcasts, sign up to our AISFP Wormhole newsletter. The Long Utopia: A Novel (Long Earth) […]
AISFP 304 – Karin and Patrick Weekes, Video Games
June 21, 2015 by 7 Comments
Brent and Kristi chat with Bioware writer and editor, respectively, Patrick and Karin Weekes. They discuss how one finds himself or herself in the land of video games and the differences in working in that medium versus working on prose. For those of you who haven’t heard Kristi fangirling on the show, the Weekes have worked on the AAA Bioware video game series Mass Effect and Dragon Age (interview begins at about 39:05).
Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:10:59 — 65.4MB)
Review: The League of the Sphinx: The Purple Scarab by R.E. Preston
June 17, 2015 by Leave a Comment
If you enjoy pulp fiction and old-style Saturday morning serials, before they were reinvented by the Indiana Jones franchise, you will enjoy R.E. Preston’s The Purple Scarab (Westmarch Publishing). This first volume of a projected seven book series called The League of the Sphinx sees 15-year-old Edmund Peabody, his brother Chander and friend Amelia Tripp […]
