Lilly is the unhappy child of two powerful but dysfunctional parents who despise each other. The girl, however, finds solace at the ocean, where she meets and befriends an eloquent, intelligent sea monster, a kraken, whom she names Octavius. Octavius wants to hear stories all the time and, in exchange, he teaches the girl about […]
AISFP 223 – Peter Stenson, FIEND
August 11, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Timothy C. Ward interviews Peter Stenson, author of FIEND, from Crown Publishing, Tim’s favorite read so far this year. He reviewed FIEND at SF Signal and cannot wait for you to discover this debut author. Horror, and even zombies, were not exactly Tim’s preference for a late summer read, but Peter’s story refused to let […]
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Short Story Review: The Storyteller’s Wife by Eugie Foster
August 9, 2013 by 2 Comments
The idea of children being stolen by fairies and some lifeless changeling being substituted to fool the parents into believing it real has been around in fairytales for centuries. But the substitution of an adult is less common. In the case of Eugie Foster’s Urban Fantasy short story, The Storyteller’s Wife, the supposed suicide of […]
AISFP 222 – Larry Correia, Part Two, MONSTER HUNTER NEMESIS
August 8, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Welcome to Part Two of our interview with Larry Correia (who is currently on a book tour). Part One was an introduction to his Grimnoir Chronicles, in which he just released the third and final book, Warbound. He also gave some incredible advice on writing action. In this episode, our guest interviewer, Nick Sharps (of SF […]
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AISFP 221 – Larry Correia, Part One, WARBOUND
August 4, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Timothy C. Ward and Nick Sharps (of SF Signal) interviewed Larry Correia, author of the upcoming Epic Fantasy, Noir, Alternate History novel, Warbound: Book Three of the Grimnoir Chronicles . (Part Two of our interview with Larry is up.) Discussed in this episode: Larry’s inspiration behind Grimnoir Chronicles was completely out of spite to a […]
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AISFP 220 – Michael Sullivan, Part Two, Hybrid Author
August 1, 2013 by 2 Comments
Don’t miss part one of this episode, #AISFP 219, where Michael J. Sullivan discusses his new book, The Crown Tower, and where we have links to the giveaways and bonuses you’ll get for preordering The Crown Tower and The Rose and the Thorn before August 6th. Discussed in this episode: How he outlined the best book […]
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Book Review: iD by Madeline Ashby
July 30, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Madeline Ashby’s The Machine Dynasty series takes place in a world where Christian leaders have created robots (called vN) to provide for those left behind in the event of the biblical Rapture. This has not happened, and the aftermath of their preparation is neither utopia or dystopia. What we do have is a compelling story […]
AISFP 219 – Michael J. Sullivan, Part One, THE CROWN TOWER
July 28, 2013 by 2 Comments
Timothy C. Ward interviews Michael J. Sullivan about his upcoming release in the Riyria universe, The Crown Tower: The Riyria Chronicles, which is the first prequel book to his infamous Riyria Revelations series from Orbit Books. We wanted to post this interview in time for you to cash in on some giveaways available to preorder […]
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Book Review: BLACKOUT and ALL CLEAR by Connie Willis
July 26, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Connie Willis is the only writer I can think of in science fiction who can combine high tension with dry wit; belly laughs with nail biting; and clever scientific ideas with ripping yarns. Her latest work(s), Blackout and All Clear (which won the 2011 Hugo Award), a single novel the publishers (Bantam Spectra) chose to release in […]
AISFP 218 – DemiCon “Building a Navy” with David Weber and BuNine
July 21, 2013 by Leave a Comment
David Weber, author of the Space Opera classic-in-the-making, Honor Harrington Series, says, “To write Military Science Fiction you have to understand how militaries work, or else you’re going to have holes in there that eventually you’ll be to throw a Weber-worth of missiles through.” To help us better understand how militaries work, he brought two […]
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