Archive for December, 2011

A Review: The Whitefire Crossing

December 24th 2011 at 2:26 pm

“The giveaway gods were smiling on me again when I won a copy of Courtney Schafer’s fantasy debut from the Staffer’s Musings blog. I hadn’t previously read any of the reviews in detail, but I got the sense that it had been favorably received overall—plus, I really wanted to find out just what was going [...]

A Review: Miserere

December 24th 2011 at 2:25 pm

“It took me a little while to get to Miserere, but after hearing quite a few good things about the novel, I decided it was high time that I gave it a try. Another of Night Shade Books’ New Voices releases, this is a dark, brooding tale of redemption with an original setting and engaging [...]

A Review: The Whitefire Crossing

December 21st 2011 at 4:54 pm

In fact make that TWO reviews, check out the blog hopping antics of Only the Best Scifi and Bastard Reaction to read two fabulous reviews of The Whitefire Crossing by Courtney Schafer. Bastard Reaction says, “You read fantasy and you wish you could become a wizard detective, a clever thief, Superman…but, a rock-climber? That’s precisely [...]

2011 Overlooked Books?

December 21st 2011 at 4:44 pm

Jeff VanderMeer looks back over the 2011 releases and lists a number of awesome books that you might have missed. Check out the two Night Shade titles by Catherynne M. Valent and Ellen Datlow! “Every year interesting and amazing books slip through the cracks. Some reach a wide audience and yet still get overlooked at [...]

Paul Goat Allen names his Best Science Fiction Releases of 2011

December 20th 2011 at 5:17 pm

Paul Goat Allen names his Best Science Fiction Releases of 2011, and out of thirteen books SIX of them are Night Shade titles! “2011 was a surprisingly – I would say even shockingly – good year for science fiction. There were solid releases from genre giants like Ben Bova, Robert J. Sawyer, Vernor Vinge, etc. [...]

A Review: Of Limited Loyalty

December 20th 2011 at 5:04 pm

“Of Limited Loyalty is the second book in Michael A. Stackpole’s Crown Colonies series. If you’ve read my review of the first book, At the Queen’s Command, you know that I was extremely impressed with it, and the book was about as close to a masterpiece as you could get. Having read the sequel, I’ll [...]

Publishers Weekly gives Hitchers a STARRED Review!

December 20th 2011 at 5:01 pm

“Hugo-winner McIntosh (“Bridesicle”) delivers a moving tale of individual grief and recovery against the backdrop of a devastated world. When an anthrax attack on Atlanta devastates the population, widower Finn Darby loses two of his few remaining friends. Shortly after, he finds himself randomly uttering sentences that have no meaning to him. [...] From a [...]

A Review: Eclipse Four

December 19th 2011 at 6:16 pm

Portland Book Review says, “Eclipse Four, the fourth volume in this anthology collection is a pleasure and a treat for fans of science fiction. There are 15 short stories in this collection, ranging in length from a page or two, to 20-odd pages. They also range along the sci-fi spectrum from strongly science and spaceship [...]

My Book, The Movie with Kameron Hurley

December 19th 2011 at 6:10 pm

“Kameron Hurley currently hacks out a living as a marketing and advertising writer in Ohio. Her personal and professional exploits have taken her all around the world. She spent much of her roaring 20′s traveling, pretending to learn how to box, and trying not to die spectacularly. Along the way, she justified her nomadic lifestyle [...]

A Review: The Clockwork Rocket

December 19th 2011 at 6:08 pm

“n The Clockwork Rocket, internationally-famed Australian writer Greg Egan has given us another powerful work of hard science fiction. It is set in an alternate universe: one which has some major differences in the laws of physics from our own. How can such a work of fantasy be referred to as hard science fiction? You [...]

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