If you like action-oriented, old-time, hold-onto-your-seat Heinlienesque SF, I suggest you check out William Crow Johnson’s two books, Earth 2.0: Prison Planet and his new one, Earth 2.1: Regensis. Big books about bold characters that move. Three bucks apiece on the kindle. What’s not to like, eh? Full Disclosure: Bill’s a writing buddy of mine […]
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The Spree Challenge
Today I give you the Spree challenge. It may not be what you’re thinking of as we move into the big December period of shopping sprees and other such holiday events. Instead it has to do with a book, titled, well … uh, Spree, and written by Kris Rusch. It is a detective/crime story set […]
Read More ...Book Two – The Mad Scientist’s Daughter
Continuing on from last post, the second book on my list this past month was: The Mad Scientist’s Daughter by Cassandra Rose Clarke. This is a real science fiction story that doesn’t feel quite like a real science fiction story. Yes, the SF is in the forefront from the beginning, but the story is always […]
Read More ...Mar Pacifico
Interesting piece in this month’s Clarkesworld. “Mar Pacifico” is a short story by Greg Mellor that manages to be both a dystopian warning beacon and optimistic at the same time. I read it early yesterday, and have been thinking about it on and off for the last 24 hours. That’s a good thing, of course. […]
Read More ...Coming Late to the Kat Howard Party
Kat Howard is one of the most interesting new writers around. I had the pleasure of sitting on a panel with her up in Detroit. I had a great time, of course, and along the way I came to the conclusion that she’s just a really impressive person. I had read a few things from […]
Read More ...Lezli Robyn: Most Interesting Person #2
Goal for the morning: Make one, single conversation absolutely sing. Status: Goal achieved. * * At least I think so, and right now I’m the one who matters, eh? # So here’s my second pass at something I would put on a page that pointed my brilliant readership to other, probably far more interesting people […]
Read More ...Tang Fei
I am considering creating a space here on Typosphere where I can talk about and point my meager but brilliant readership toward other really interesting people. I may do that if I get some extra time, which I’m hoping to do Sometime Real Soon Now (he says, grinning with cunning slyness). If I had such […]
Read More ...Mur and the Totally Trick Question
Yesterday I was listening to a podcast interview of Mur Lafferty. Mur is a writer, an editor, and a big name podcaster. And, of course, a recent Campbell Award winner as best new writer. The questions were interesting overall, but it seemed that the interviewer was not, let’s say, the most positive-minded person in the […]
Read More ...Reading Vera
As I noted before, I’ve recently read Vera Nazarian’s Cobweb Bride. It’s an outstanding piece of work, and I recommend you read it, too–specifically if you enjoy fantasy on the dark side. I waited to comment on it here, though, because as a supporter of her kickstarter project I received an additional prize of my […]
Read More ...“Singer” Arrives on Amazon
The title says it all, eh? So, now you can find Brigid’s book in print on Amazon. You can also find her blog right about here.
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