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AISFP Podcast 269 – Nick Cole, SODA POP SOLDIER

Soda Pop Soldier is the new novel from Nick Cole, author of the bestselling Wasteland Saga. Call of Duty meets Diablo, Soda Pop Soldier is the must-read thriller for gamers and anyone interested in how that profession could affect a bleak, future world. Guest host, Michael Bunker, author of #1 Science Fiction Novel on Amazon, […]

Book Review: LOVE MINUS EIGHTY by Will McIntosh

Based off the Hugo Award Winning Best Short Story, “Bridesicle,” Love Minus Eighty by Will McIntosh has been on my expect-to-be-wowed list for the last year. I let a friend borrow my copy and his quick review was, good, but definitely a love story. I would say, great and it’s a love story. I am […]

Audiobook Review: THE LIVES OF TAO by Wesley Chu

The Lives of Tao by Wesley Chu has been out and praised by readers for the past year, winning the ALA Alex Award in 2014 and being a Goodreads Finalist for Best Science Fiction in 2013. Many have compared The Lives of Tao to the TV show Chuck because it is also a light hearted […]

[Giveaway + Excerpt] – Steven Erikson’s new novella ‘THE WURMS OF BLEARMOUTH’

Tor is pleased to offer this excerpt of Steven Erikson’s new novella in his Malazan Book of the Fallen universe, THE WURMS OF BLEARMOUTH, and 3 copies to our AISFP newsletter subscribers (US only). Sign up by one week from today. Publication Info: THE WURMS OF BLEARMOUTH By Steven Erikson Tor Books Hardcover: 978-0-7653-2426-9 $24.99 […]

AISFP Podcast 266 – Max Gladstone, FULL FATHOM FIVE

Timothy C. Ward, author of the novelette, “Scavenger,” joins Tor.com Assistant Editor, Carl Engle-Laird, to interview Max Gladstone about his newest novel, Full Fathom Five: Craft Sequence #3. On Sale, Tuesday, July 15, Full Fathom Five by Max Gladstone “Gladstone continues to trump his already considerable accomplishments in this tightly paced fantasy legal thriller.” —Publishers […]

Graphic Novel Review: THROUGH THE WOODS by Emily Carroll

Through the Woods, stories by Emily Carroll (Out July 15th from Simon & Schuster / Margaret K. McElderry Books). Graphic novels (in this case a collection of short fairy tale type stories) are not my normal kind of reading, but if they prove as effective and economical in their terror as Through the Woods, I […]

AISFP Podcast 265 – Michael R. Underwood, SHIELD AND CROCUS

Timothy C. Ward, author of the authorized Sand fanfic, “Scavenger,” interviewed Michael R. Underwood about his Superhero Epic Fantasy novel from 47North, Shield and Crocus. Michael shares about how Shield and Crocus is different than his Geekomancy Urban Fantasy novels, how he’s grown as a writer, and the latest news on Lee Harris’s new job at […]

$.99 eBook Deals w/Mark Tufo, Michael Bunker and more

There are two authors with short term deals I’m compelled to share with you. Zombie Fallout 2: A Plague Upon Your Family by Mark Tufo I lose track of all the books this talented writer publishes, but I hear Zombie Fallout 8 is coming out soon. Of all the zombie fiction I’ve read, the main […]

Interview with Craig Cormick about THE SHADOW MASTER

The Shadow Master by Craig Cormick (Angry Robot Books) In a land riven with plague, inside the infamous Walled City, two families vie for control: the Medicis with their genius inventor Leonardo; the Lorraines with Galileo, the most brilliant alchemist of his generation. And when two star-crossed lovers, one from either house, threaten the status […]

Book Review: THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS by M.R. Carey

The Girl with all the Gifts by M.R. Carey Book Description: The Girl With All the Gifts is a groundbreaking thriller, emotionally charged and gripping from beginning to end. Every morning, Melanie waits in her cell to be collected for class. When they come for her, Sergeant keeps his gun pointing at her while two […]