Archive for July, 2009

Mall of Cthulhu by Seamus Cooper">Mall of Cthulhu by Seamus Cooper

July 20th 2009 at 8:49 am

A decade ago, college student Laura Harker was saved from a fate worse than death at the hands (and fangs) of a centuries-old vampire priestess and her Satanic minions. Her rescuer, an awkward, geeky folklore student named Teddy, single-handedly slew the undead occupants of the Omega Alpha sorority house, spurred into heroic action by fate [...]

The Night Shade Interview: THE KING’S DAUGHTERS’s Nathalie Mallet

July 20th 2009 at 8:46 am

Recently, I had a chance to sit down and chat with Nathalie Mallet, author of the Prince Amir mysteries, Princes of the Golden Cage and its recently-released sequel, The King’s Daughters, about real-world inspirations, worldbuilding without maps, literary influences, and writing across genres. So here you go, the Night Shade Interview with Nathalie Mallet:

Bar None by Tim Lebbon">Bar None by Tim Lebbon

July 17th 2009 at 10:37 am

Praise for Tim Lebbon’s Bar None

July 17th 2009 at 10:35 am

Reviews of Tim Lebbon’s Bar None are starting to roll in, and the consensus is awesome. Highlander’s Book Reviews calls Bar None “a novel which transcends the genre… every bit as good as Cormac McCarthy’s critically acclaimed The Road. In many ways it’s similar, a post apocalyptic road trip, but for me this is the [...]

The Maze of the Enchanter: Collected Fantasies Volume 4 by Clark Ashton Smith">The Maze of the Enchanter: Collected Fantasies Volume 4 by Clark Ashton Smith

July 17th 2009 at 10:20 am

The Maze of the Enchanter is the fourth volume of the five volume Collected Fantasies series. Editors Scott Connors and Ron Hilger have compared original manuscripts, various typescripts, published editions, and Smith’s notes and letters, in order to prepare a definitive set of texts. This series presents Smith’s fiction chronologically, based on composition rather than [...]

The Shadow Pavilion by Liz Williams">The Shadow Pavilion by Liz Williams

July 17th 2009 at 10:16 am

Detective Inspector Chen is back! The Snake Agent returns in The Shadow Pavilion, the fourth Detective Inspector Chen novel from Liz Williams. When Chen’s partner, the demon Seneschal Zhu Irzh, disappears, along with Chen’s wife Inari’s guardian badger, Chen must enlist all of his allies and assets in order to locate them. Meanwhile, Zhu Irzh [...]

Incandescence by Greg Egan">Incandescence by Greg Egan

July 17th 2009 at 9:52 am

Now in trade paperback! Are you a child of DNA? Composed of innumerable beings from a wide variety of races, human and otherwise, the vast meta-civilization known as the Amalgam spans nearly the entire galaxy–except for the bright, hot center. There dwell the Aloof, silent residents of the galactic core, who for millions of years [...]

The Swordbearer by Glen Cook">The Swordbearer by Glen Cook

July 17th 2009 at 9:28 am

A young man’s dreams of warfare and glory turn into a bitter nightmare when an invading army, led by the Dark Champion Nevenka Nieroda and his twelve Dead Captains, the Toal, besieges his father’s feudal fortress. Nieroda and the Toal demand the surrender of an ancient artifact long-believed to be a myth. With the walls [...]

Implied Spaces by Walter Jon Williams">Implied Spaces by Walter Jon Williams

July 17th 2009 at 9:19 am

Now in mass market paperback! When mankind’s every need is serviced by artificial intelligence, and death itself is only a minor inconvenience, what does it mean to be human? The answer lies hidden, deep within the Implied Spaces. Aristide, a semi-retired computer scientist turned swordsman, is a scholar of the implied spaces, seeking meaning amid [...]

Precious Dragon by Liz Williams">Precious Dragon by Liz Williams

July 17th 2009 at 9:14 am

Now in mass market paperback! In this, the third Detective Inspector Chen novel, Chen and Zhu are given a major assignment to escort an emissary from heaven on a diplomatic mission to hell. Zhu tries to dodge his demonic family’s overtures, but ends up embroiled in hell’s political intrigues. At the same time, a young [...]

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