Archive for October, 2010
News & Notes
October 27th 2010 at 1:00 pm
Publishers Weekly reviews THE HABITATION OF THE BLESSED by Catherynne M. Valente: – "[An] enchanting retelling…Filled with lyrical prose and fabled creatures, this languorous fairy tale is as captivating as Prester John's original letter." The Washington Post reviews THE LIVING DEAD 2 and ZOMBIES OF LAKE WOEBEGOTTEN: – LIVING DEAD 2: "Zombie completists need look [...]
News & Notes
October 21st 2010 at 1:00 pm
PW reviews DARKWAR by Glen Cook – "Teaching an old dog new tricks can be a world-shaking task, as documented in this omnibus collection of mid-1980s proto-steampunk science fantasies from noted fantasy author Cook. … Played out against an intriguing and well-detailed culture of feudal guilds contending with wooden spaceships, Marika’s tale is affecting even [...]
PW reviews DARKWAR by Glen Cook
October 21st 2010 at 9:00 am
Darkwar Glen Cook, Night Shade (www.nightshadebooks.com), $14.99 trade paper (576p) ISBN 978-1-59780-201-7 Teaching an old dog new tricks can be a world-shaking task, as documented in this omnibus collection of mid-1980s proto-steampunk science fantasies from noted fantasy author Cook (Chronicles of the Black Company). In “Doomstalker,” Marika, a young pup of a matriarchal canid race, [...]
PW gives YARN a STARRED REVIEW
October 21st 2010 at 8:59 am
Yarn Jon Armstrong, Night Shade (www.nightshadebooks.com), $14.99 trade paper (320p) ISBN 978-1-59780-210-9Starred Review. Armstrong’s stand-alone prequel to his 2007 debut, Grey, is set in the same superficial, dystopic near-future ruled by fashion and consumerism. Cities like Seattlehama are towering bastions of “sex and shopping” where “saleswarriors” and “salessoldiers” battle for customers. Most people live in [...]
PW reviews AT THE QUEEN’S COMMAND
October 21st 2010 at 8:58 am
At the Queen’s Command: The Crown Colonies, Book 1 Michael A. Stackpole, Night Shade (www.nightshadebooks.com), $14.99 trade paper (448p) ISBN 978-1-59780-200-0 Tacking magic onto a colonial New World called Mystria, bestseller Stackpole (I, Jedi) spins a sprawling tale of a French and Zombie War in which colonists, Norillian redcoats, and native warriors must work together [...]
News & Notes
October 20th 2010 at 1:00 pm
Catherynne M. Valente, author of the forthcoming THE HABITATION OF THE BLESSED, is this week's guest on io9's The Geek's Guide to the Galaxy podcast – In the interview, she discusses mythpunk, sexually-transmitted cities, the legend of Prester John, and pulp era visions of Mars and Venus. BookSpot Central reviews THE LIVING DEAD 2 edited [...]
The Habitation of the Blessed: A Dirge for Prester John: Volume One by Catherynne M. Valente">The Habitation of the Blessed: A Dirge for Prester John: Volume One by Catherynne M. Valente
October 19th 2010 at 12:41 pm
This is the story of a place that never was: the kingdom of Prester John, the utopia described by an anonymous, twelfth-century document which captured the imagination of the medieval world and drove hundreds of lost souls to seek out its secrets, inspiring explorers, missionaries, and kings for centuries. But what if it were all [...]
News & Notes
October 13th 2010 at 1:00 pm
Paolo Bacigalupi, author of PUMP SIX and THE WINDUP GIRL is a finalist for the National Book Award! – SF Signal reviews THE LIVING DEAD 2 edited by John Joseph Adams – "The Living Dead 2 succeeds just as well as its predecessor, offering up a surprisingly wide variety of stories despite the common theme [...]
News & Notes
October 12th 2010 at 1:00 pm
Suvudu has a video interview with anthologist John Joseph Adams (The Living Dead 2): – Live from New York Comic Con. Tangent Online reviews THE LIVING DEAD 2 edited by John Joseph Adams – "In the new anthology edited by John Joseph Adams, The Living Dead 2, a collection of 40-odd short stories (most of [...]
News & Notes
October 8th 2010 at 1:00 pm
SFRevu reviews SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL edited by Tim Pratt – "Almost all of the stories collected here are a fun read, and … a surprising number will stick with the reader. Pratt has a great collection of authors, and a very strong collection of stories. … The quality of the stories here are undeniable. [...]
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