Guest Post and Excerpt: DEADROADS by Robin Riopelle (+Giveaway)

While that cover certainly sparks my curiosity, I thought I’d ask Robin Riopelle (@Robin_Riopelle) to come over and share an introduction and sample from her new novel, Deadroads. Have at it, Robin! It’s largely unavoidable. Sometimes, you just have to make a deal, no matter how unsavory. Sometimes we accept a proposition knowing all the […]

SF Book Releases This Week: May 27, 2014

Thanks for stopping by another SF 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 newsletter and be entered in our weekly giveaways. Crown […]

AISFP Podcast 261 – Michael J. Martinez, The Daedalus Series

Timothy C. Ward hosts two authors from Night Shade Books, Michael J. Martinez to introduce his debut novel, The Daedalus Incident, Book One in the Daedalus Series; his writing journey through Night Shade Books’ upheaval; his improvement in Book Two, The Enceladus Crisis; and writing across genres with four POV’s. Great writing advice and encouragement […]

New UK Release and Excerpt: NO HARM CAN COME TO A GOOD MAN by James Smythe

While I’m loving the cool breeze here in Des Moines, Iowa, this latest release by James Smythe is making me wish my back yard connected across the pond. If you’re also not in the UK and haven’t heard of this brilliant author, I highly recommend checking out his modern-day Frankenstein in The Machine (finalist for […]

The Story Behind SALT: A Post-Apocalyptic Thriller by Colin F. Barnes

Colin F. Barnes is one of the most loveable, hard-working freelance authors I know. We had him on the podcast to discuss his Technothriller series, The Techxorcist, and now I’ve asked him to write a guest post on what makes his novel, SALT: A POST-APOCALYPTIC THRILLER, unique in a crowded genre of Post-Apocalyptic fiction. Here’s […]

Review + Giveaway: The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume 8, ed. Jonathan Strahan

When it comes to anthologies, it’s almost unheard of that I enjoy every story. So it was an enormous pleasure and surprise to find that this was the case with The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume 8. And if my review seems like a rave, number 1 with a bullet, chart […]

SF Book Releases This Week: May 20, 2014

Thanks for stopping by another SF 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 newsletter and be entered in our weekly giveaways. […]

AISFP Podcast 260 – Writing A Successful Character (Nancy Kress at Paradise ICON)

Nancy Kress presented a lecture at the Paradise ICON workshop in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on the topic of what makes a successful character and how to write that information onto the page. A little more about Nancy: She earned an M.S. in education (1977) and an M.A. in English (1979) from State University of New […]

SF Book Releases This Week: May 13, 2014

Hot Lead, Cold Iron by Ari Marmell Hot Lead, Cold Iron is the first novel in a brand-new fantasy detective series that will appeal to fans of Rivers of London and The Dresden Files Chicago, 1932. Mick Oberon may look like just another private detective, but beneath the fedora and the overcoat, he’s got pointy […]

SF Book Releases This Week: May 6, 2014

The Lost Fleet: Beyond the Frontier: Steadfast by Jack Campbell Geary and the crew of the Dauntless have managed to safely escort important alien representatives to Earth. But before they can make tracks for home, two of Geary’s key lieutenants vanish. The search for his missing men leads Geary on a far-flung chase, ultimately ending […]