Caliban’s War, the second book in James S.A. Corey’s The Expanse series is at times the best Space Opera I’ve read, and in others hard to keep reading. It took me ten months to finish. Part of that could be that the ending was partially spoiled, another because it is a big book to lug […]
Making My Mark in a Crowded Genre by Mark T. Barnes
May 15, 2014 by 1 Comment
Making My Mark in a Crowded Genre by Mark T. Barnes (Giveaway details at the bottom of the post) One fantasy author I’m acquainted with one once described fantasy readers as a tribe, drawn together by their shared love of wonder and the fantastical. I’m proud to be one of the tribe, but as a […]
Tor’s Design Your Own Dragon Contest – Ends Thursday
May 13, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Sorry about the late notice, but now that our weekly podcast is up, I can share about this awesome contest Marie Brennan and Tor have put together. Remember our podcast interview with Marie Brennan about her books, A Natural History of Dragons and The Tropic of Serpents? Here is your chance to design a dragon […]
AISFP Podcast 259 – Grimdark Character Arcs with Ragnarok Publications
May 12, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Timothy C. Ward hosts a panel with authors and editors from Ragnarok Publications to discuss Grimdark character arcs, what makes them Grimdark and what we love about them. Ragnarok is also offering a giveaway to one of our subscribers to pick an ebook from their catalogue. As usual, the giveaway will end next Monday at […]
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Book Review: THOSE POOR, POOR BASTARDS (Dead West #1) by Marquitz, Martin and Soward
May 12, 2014 by Leave a Comment
I love when I find a publisher who consistently delivers a professional, entertaining story. It makes picking up unfamiliar authors and genres so much easier. With all the books I’m trying to read, I tire starting ones that end up putting down, so thank you to Ragnarok Publications for making my life easier and giving […]
AISFP 258 – Marie Brennan, A NATURAL HISTORY OF DRAGONS (Giveaway)
May 5, 2014 by 3 Comments
John Dodds joins Timothy C. Ward in this podcast interview with Marie Brennan about her A Memoir of Lady Trent series, a Hard Fantasy exploring a girl’s quest to stand in the presence of dragons. Tor has been very gracious to offer another giveaway, this time Tor has offered three copies of the second book, […]
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Kindle Daily Deal and Review of NO RETURN by Zachary Jernigan
May 3, 2014 by 1 Comment
No Return by Zachary Jernigan is on sale today only for $1.99 on Kindle. I’ve made no secret about my appreciation for this debut novel, naming it to my Top 5 of 2013 list and interviewing Zachary on the podcast (AISFP 207 – Educational Paths to SF Writing/AISFP 209 – No Return Discussion). His book […]
Book Review: SCOURGE OF THE BETRAYER by Jeff Salyards
May 2, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Not only are there a lot of Fantasy books out there to choose from, Grimdark no less, but in the next three months I have a large stack of books coming out that are all competing for this genre’s attention. I’m not going to list those other books because Jeff Salyards’ book, Scourge of the […]
Book Review: RANGE OF GHOSTS by Elizabeth Bear
April 30, 2014 by Leave a Comment
I have heard for years that Elizabeth Bear is a rare talent, and I wish I hadn’t waited this long to read her. Her ability to mesmerize me with her prose reminds me of Mercedes Yardley, but with her own flair. I highlighted many passages from Range of Ghosts, but I’ll start with the first […]
AISFP 257 – Elizabeth Bear, ETERNAL SKY Trilogy Giveaway
April 28, 2014 by 3 Comments
Timothy C. Ward invited super-fan, Sarah Chorn, and the wonderful reviewer behind Bookworm Blues to interview Hugo Award winning author, Elizabeth Bear, who just recently finished her ETERNAL SKY trilogy. And the wonderful people at Tor are offering a giveaway of the entire trilogy to one winner with a mailing address in US or Canada. […]
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