Flintlock Fantasy is one of those new terms genre fans are hearing a lot of these days. It’s one sub-genre this reader happens to like very much. Django Wexler’s debut, The Thousand Names: Book One of The Shadow Campaigns, is a fine addition to the growing number of Fantasy novels mixing magic and Napoleonic-era technology. […]
AISFP 217 – DemiCon 24 “Militarily Authentic Space Opera” with David Weber
July 14, 2013 by 4 Comments
David Weber, most famous for his Space Opera series, Honor Harrington, ran this DemiCon 24 panel solo, beginning with the theme of “The Future of Space Opera,” but fielded questions that made this more aptly entitled, “Militarily Authentic Space Opera.” If you’re new to this series, the first book, On Basilisk Station, is free on […]
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AISFP 216 – Chicon 7 “Moral Ambiguity in Science Fiction” with Charles Stross, Jay Lake, Nancy Kress, Lissa Price and Bryan Thomas Schmidt
July 10, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Moral Ambiguity in SF Is there still room for moral structure in SF societies and worldbuilding? How does moral ambiguity represent or fail to capture the real world? What are its pitfalls Nancy Kress, Jay Lake, Lissa Price, Bryan Thomas Schmidt, Charles Stross Other Chicon 7 (World Science Fiction Convention 70) Panels: AISFP 211 […]
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Book Review: THE BLUE BLAZES, by Chuck Wendig
July 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment
In The Blue Blazes, by Chuck Wendig, the Underworld–a series of caverns, tunnels and bolt-holes–lurks beneath New York City and burrows deep into the earth toward the mythical Vast Expanse. This space is inhabited by goblins, Snakefaces, the living dead and those that defy being named. Often, these beings venture out among the humans. Some […]
AISFP 215 – World War Kaiju on Kickstarter
July 8, 2013 by 2 Comments
What if Dr. Strangelove created Godzilla? Timothy C. Ward interviews the creators of the upcoming World War Kaiju graphic novel in hopes that you’ll help support this awesome looking project on Kickstarter. Team Kaiju is Josh Finney (Titanium Rain, Utopiates), artist Patrick McEvoy (Call of Cthulhu, Game of Thrones), and Kat Rocha (01Publishing). They discuss […]
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Book Review: WOLFSANGEL by M.D. Lachlan
July 8, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Wolfsangel is the first book in the Claw Trilogy. Penned by M.D. Lachlan, an alias of Mark Barrowcliffe, Wolfsangel is a novel about the Norse mythos and werewolves during the Viking age. In this book, creatures of legend and gods of myth retake their place as world-shapers and destroyers, playing with the fates of human […]
Short Story Review: “The Girl of Hrusch Avenue” by Brian McClellan
July 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment
It is a sure bet that fans of Brian McClellan’s Epic Fantasy debut, Promise of Blood, are wanting to sate their thirst for more Powder Mage awesomeness. The Crimson Campaign, (Book Two in the Powder Mage Trilogy), doesn’t hit shelves until February, 2014, but a new short story, titled, “The Girl of Hrusch Avenue”, will give […]
AISFP 214 – Glen Cook, Part 2, WICKED BRONZE AMBITION: A Garrett, P.I., Novel
July 2, 2013 by 4 Comments
In celebration of the release of Glen Cook‘s newest novel, Wicked Bronze Ambition: A Garrett, P.I., Novel, here is Part 2 to our interview with Glen from DemiCon 24. (Part 1 discusses his The Black Company series.) While this series does not need to be read in order, the first book in the series is […]
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AISFP 213 – Glen Cook, Part 1, THE BLACK COMPANY
July 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Enjoy Part 1 of 2 with Glen Cook from DemiCon 24. (Listen to Part 2). Thanks to our resident reader and fan of Glen Cook, Bryan Thomas Schmidt, for coming on to do the intro for today’s episode. In Part 1’s interview, Glen discusses the beginning of his writing career and the success that he […]
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Locus Award Winners 2013
June 29, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The Locus Awards are poll-based awards for books published in the previous year, and are voted on by readers across the world. Congratulations to this year’s finalists and winners, it is truly a who’s who of genre fiction. I am thrilled for the winners and sad for those who did not win, but with the […]
