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Bookshelf: Long Live the Suicide King
Mostly I put speculative fiction on the Bookshelf here, because that’s what I myself read (mostly) and write (again, mostly). Long Live the Suicide King is not spec fic. It’s quirky, dark, funny, touching, and ultimately redemptive storytelling about middle-class … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaron Michael Ritchey, Dandelion Iron, Long Live the Suicide King, Young Adult
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The Queer and the Strange
“But the queer and the strange, the unrestrained, the grotesque is not only interesting: it is valuable. It is not always necessary to purge it out altogether in order to attain to the Sublime. You can have your gargoyles on … Continue reading
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Tagged Gargoyles, Greek Temples, Grotesque, J.R.R. Tolkien, Kalevala
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Velocity
I’m in several segments of this publishing industry, now: self-publishing, indie-publishing, and, releases imminent, big-press-publishing. The segments work differently in many ways, one of which is speed. Let’s set aside the middle ground for this brief discussion and focus on … Continue reading
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Tagged Knopf, The Extraordinary Journeys of Clockwork Charlie, The Kidnap Plot
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Bookshelf: Residue
Teenaged Jack Bishop sees the psychic residue left behind murders and monsters. His gift kicks in for the first time exactly when needed—upon the mysterious disappearance of his father, head of security at the mysterious Helix Corporation. Investigating his dad’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Dan Wells, Jack Bishop, John Cleaver, Ragnar, Residue, Steve Diamond, X-Files, Young Adult
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Bookshelf: Bluescreen
Bluescreen launches a series author Dan Wells hopes, in the book’s Acknowledgements, will be “very long.” Well, I hope so too. The series appears to be called Mirador, after its geographical setting. This is cyberpunk sprawl Los Angeles, in a … Continue reading
Bookshelf: Pack Dynamics
After getting out of the Army, Ben becomes a private investigator, in which capacity one of his big clients is billionaire pharmaceuticals CEO Alex Jarrett. Ben’s Ranger experience makes him a great PI, tenacious, tough, and clever… but his experience … Continue reading
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Tagged Julie Frost, Larry Correia, Monster Hunter International, Monsters, Pack Dynamics, Vampires, Werewolves, Wordfire Press
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Bookshelf: Million Dollar Productivity
I needed a quick short in the arm this week, to get me focused on what I should be doing to get to where I want to go. Kevin J. Anderson’s Million Dollar Productivity did the trick. As Anderson says, not … Continue reading
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Tagged Kevin J. Anderson, Million Dollar Productivity, Wordfire Press
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Witchy Eye: Roots of the Setting
My blackpowder fantasy novel Witchy Eye: Flight of the Serpent’s Daughter has been acquired by Toni Weisskopf at Baen. I’m excited about it, and am going to start sharing some of the book’s roots from time to time. I was … Continue reading
Bookshelf: Son of the Black Sword
Larry Correia takes a turn away from guns and monsters (which are awesome) toward India-inspired epic fantasy heavy with prophecy, curses, dynastic politics, oaths, demons, and chivalric orders. This is great stuff. Son of the Black Sword tells the story … Continue reading
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Tagged Baen, Epic Fantasy, Larry Correia, Saga of the Forgotten Warrior, Son of the Black Sword
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Bookshelf: Terra Incognita
The Edge of the World is book one of Kevin J. Anderson’s Terra Incognita trilogy. The trilogy is set in a Byzantium / Crusades style world, immediately putting itself beyond the herd of faux-Europe off-the-shelf fantasies. Anderson’s world is dominated by two … Continue reading
