Archive for July, 2011

Countdown to Cthulhu: Why Cthulhu hates the universe now more than ever…

July 31st 2011 at 11:48 am

Funnies for your Sunday from John Kovalic’s webcomic Dork Tower: Why Cthulhu hates the universe now more than ever…

Countdown to Cthulhu: Cthulhupunk?

July 30th 2011 at 10:43 am

One of those inevitable questions that I know I’m going to have to answer sooner or later about The Book of Cthulhu is, “Is Cthulhu steampunk?”

Countdown to Cthulhu: The Old Ones were, the Old Ones are, and the Old Ones shall be…

July 28th 2011 at 8:38 am

This week, The Book of Cthulhu contributor W. H. Pugmire takes on H. P. Lovecraft’s “The Dunwich Horror” in a pair of vlogs, proving that there’s more to YouTube than cats and teenage girls…

Countdown to Cthulhu: Someday Something’s Coming

July 26th 2011 at 11:10 pm

Weird… I lost a week.

David Agranoff, author of The Vegan Revolution… With Zombies reviews Rudy Rucker’s Jim and the Flims

July 23rd 2011 at 10:59 pm

David Agranoff says, ‎”Rucker’s strength is an amazingly bizarro creative imagination that matches his obvious intellect. Unlike many bizarro books Jim and flims finds humor without appealing to the gutter. The prose has a whimsy, that a lot of science fiction lacks, and frankly could use. It reads like a lucid dream, the kind where [...]

Read an interview with Teresa Frohock and win a copy of Miserere: An Autumn Tale.

July 22nd 2011 at 11:58 pm

Teresa Frohock, author or Miserere: An Autumn Tale, has taken part in the Qwillery’s Debut Author Challenge interviews. Head over to the blog to read about her inspiration, writing process and the answers to many more interesting questions. There’s also a chance to win a copy of Teresa’s debut novel, Miserere.

Habitation of the Blessed : Portland Book Review

July 22nd 2011 at 11:51 pm

Portland Book Review calls Habitation of the Blessed, “A fantastic blend of myth, history and fantasy.” They go on to say, “Catherynne M. Valente has created a lyrical and rhythmic tale that pulls the reader in.” Read the full review on the Portland Book Review website. Habitation of the Blessed is the first book in [...]

“Night Shade returns with another themed anthology to smack you around with a veritable buffet of fantasy choices.”

July 22nd 2011 at 11:37 pm

Needcoffee.com says, “Night Shade returns with another themed anthology to smack you around with a veritable buffet of fantasy choices, because this time around the theme du jour is fairy tales and the book in question is Happily Ever After. There’s nothing like a fantasy anthology that will stop a bullet, and this answers that [...]

Coming this September to a Bookstore Near You (if you live in Poland): Wichry Archipelagu

July 22nd 2011 at 10:03 am

Congratulations to Bradley P. Beaulieu, whose Night Shade novel The Winds of Khalakovo will be published in Poland this September as Wichry Archipelagu (Winds of the Archipelago)…

It’s Open Season at Night Shade Books

July 20th 2011 at 4:29 pm

It’s Open Season at Night Shade Books