A couple of years ago, I needed a book to read for vacation. So I stopped down by my local indie bookstore and grabbed one of the thicker fantasy volumes on the shelf. That book – The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch – almost made me forget I was sitting on a beautiful […]
Book Review: THE MACHINE by James Smythe
My first experience reading James Smythe was discovering his novel, The Explorer, a book which became my Top 3 read of 2012. It hooked me from the first sentence and gave me a story that was never boring, creating strong empathy for the main character’s plight in a fast-paced adventure through time and space, literally. […]
Book Review and Giveaway: THREE by Jay Posey
All mutants, zombies, monsters, aliens and other semi-sentient beings aside, the end of the world leaves behind a surprising number of survivors – human survivors. That human detritus makes a surprising recovery regardless of whatever dystopian wasteland they inhabit. In Three, by Jay Posey, it’s the world before its fall that draws the reader in […]
AISFP 233 – Emma Newman, ALL IS FAIR
Brent Bowen interviews Emma Newman at the recent World Science Fiction Convention, LoneStarCon 3. Emma is a narrator and full-time author, best known for her Split Worlds series through Angry Robot Books. The Split Worlds novels are Between Two Thorns, Any Other Name, and the recently released, All is Fair. Emma has a signup newsletter […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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