Hugh Howey is on a small list of authors that I instant buy as soon as a new work is released. From mind bending science fiction like his novelette The Plagiarist, to post-apocalyptic adventure with heart in his Wool (Silo Saga) series and I, Zombie, Hugh has proven that he is more than just that […]
Tim Ward’s Top 5 SF Reads of 2013
January 6, 2014 by 2 Comments
Here’s my Top 10 from 2012, and for 2013, I’m cutting it to a top 5. I’m not one of those 100+ books a year readers. I only read like 35 books last year, but I only finish about one in ten that I start, some going as far as sixty seventy percent before putting […]
Reddit Fantasy Best of 2013 Awards – The Stabbies
January 3, 2014 by Leave a Comment
For those who don’t know what Reddit is, it’s essentially an interactive forum and news stream for almost any topic imaginable. You need a profile to upvote or downvote what articles you find interesting and make comments with the community. You can subscribe to subforums like /r/Fantasy and then arrange your favorite at the top […]
SF Book Releases This Week: Dec. 31, 2013
December 31, 2013 by 5 Comments
Annihilation Point (Book 3 of The Techxorcist) by Colin F. Barnes ** Limited time special launch price. Ends Jan 1st. ** The third installment of the best-selling (#1 Cyberpunk) series. How much sacrifice should anyone have to give? Petal and Gabriel are forced to decide, as the mad, digital entity, Elliot Robertson, is determined to […]
AISFP 244 – J.L. Bourne, DAY BY DAY ARMAGEDDON
December 22, 2013 by 1 Comment
It is with my utmost pleasure to present this interview with the author who introduced me to zombie fiction, J.L. Bourne. I was going to wait until the new year to post this, but his naval officer experience and influence to his novels means many of his fans are in the military. Since some of […]
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Staffer’s Book Review Book Tree Contest
December 22, 2013 by 3 Comments
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from us at Adventures in Scifi Publishing. I’ll make another post in the New Year about our podcast and website plans for 2014, but for now, I thought I’d share my entry into Staffer’s Book Review Book Tree Contest. The contest is hosted by Angry Robot Books, Justin Landon […]
Book Review: DAY ONE by Nate Kenyon
December 18, 2013 by 1 Comment
This cover sold me, appealing to my love of post-apocalyptic stories. Day One, by Nate Kenyon, begins with a man’s nightmare of losing his son to some unstoppable force, which summarizes the book’s theme well. I need to care about my main character and relate to their desires, and Kenyon’s John Hawke does both very […]
SF Book Releases This Week: Dec. 17, 2013
December 17, 2013 by 3 Comments
This week’s release batch may be small, but it is big in delivering on a long awaited sequel to Rise Again by Ben Tripp. I recently interviewed Ben over at SF Signal. Simon and Schuster Rise Again Below Zero by Ben Tripp The sequel to Rise Again, from an author who “balances kinetically choreographed scenes […]
Interview with Nate Kenyon, Author of Thriller, DAY ONE
December 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Nate Kenyon writes thrillers, suspense and horror for Thomas Dunne Books. He also writes video game novelizations for Blizzard Entertainment in the worlds of StarCraft and Diablo. His novel, Bloodstone, was a Bram Stoker Award finalist and winner of the P&E Horror Novel of the Year. His novel, The Reach, was a Bram Stoker Award […]
SF Book Releases This Week: Dec. 10, 2013
December 10, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Shock Totem Ugly As Sin by James Newman (Highly recommended author of The Wicked – my review) Nick Bullman was a wrestling superstar. His alter ego, The Widowmaker, was the monster heel all the marks loved to hate. Now, after a brutal encounter with two psychotic fans left his face horribly disfigured, he’s just a monster. […]
