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Media Releases for the Week of December 29, 2009
Hardcover Book Releases Future Hope by David Gelber The God Engines by John Scalzi The Kingdom of Ohio by Matthew Flaming The Red Tank by John Fraser Paperback Book Releases Evil Ways by Justin Gustainis Hand of Isis by Jo Graham Heaven’s Casting R...
Free Fiction Round-Up: December 1, 2009
Audio Fiction and Podcasts Listen to Ringworld by Larry Niven at Audible.com. Listen to In Order to Conserve by Cat Rambo at PodCastle. Listen to “To Go Boldly” by Cory Doctorow at the New Space Opera Anthology. More Links Inkmesh eboo...
Book Review: Heat Wave
Book: Heat Wave ISBN-13: 978-1401323820 Author: “Richard Castle” Series: Nikki Heat series Publisher: Hyperion Genre: Mystery Release: September 2009 Length: 208 pages (Hardcover) Rating: D+ Verdict Sadly, what might have been a golden op...
Book Review: The Gathering Storm
Book: The Gathering Storm ISBN-13: 978-0765302304 Author: Brandon Sanderson and Robert Jordan Series: Book 12 of The Wheel of Time Publisher: Tor Books Genre: Epic Fantasy Release: October 27, 2009 Length: 784 pages (Hardcover) Rating: A+ Verdict Af...
Media Releases for the Week of November 2, 2009
Hardcover Book Releases Blood Pact (Gaunt’s Ghosts) by Dan Abnett Death Masks: A Novel of the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher Destroyer of Worlds by Larry Niven and Edward M. Lerner The Dragon Book: Magical Tales from the Masters of Modern Fantasy...
Free Fiction Round-Up: November 1, 2009
Audio Fiction and Podcasts Listen to “Child Of An Ancient City” by Tad Williams at StarShip Sofa. Listen to “The Death of Blessed Terence Albert O’Brien” by C.P. Meehan. Listen to “Incubus” by Tim Pratt at P...
Free Fiction Round-Up: October 22, 2009
Audio Fiction and Podcasts Listen to “Carnival Park” by Greg Van Eekhout at Starship Sofa. Listen to “Come All Ye Faithful” by Robert J. Sawyer at Podcastle. Listen to “The Firemen’s Fairy” by Sandra McDonal...
Media Releases for the Week of October 12, 2009
Hardcover Book Releases And Another Thing… by Eoin Colfer Canticle (The Psalms of Isaak) by Ken Scholes Chaosbound: The Eighth Book of the Runelords by David Farland Deep Kiss of Winter by Kresley Cole and Gena Showalter Flesh and Fire: Book On...
Free Fiction Round-Up: October 9, 2009
Audio Fiction and Podcasts Listen to Accounting for Dragons at Eric James Stone at PodCastle. Listen to “Clockatrice” by Tanith Lee at Fantasy Magazine. Listen to “Feathertop” by Nathaniel Hawthorne at The Classic Tales Podca...
Fanmade Death Troopers Book Trailer
This may very well be the best book trailer that I’ve ever seen, and it blows my mind that it’s fan made. I wasn’t planning on it, but I may actually read this book now. Source: theNonchalantNod...
Free Fiction Round-Up: October 1, 2009
I just discovered a great site, DailyLit.com. It provides an RSS feed of audiobooks in five minute segments, so that you can easily work the sort of lengthy novels you can never find the time to read into your daily schedule. Their selection includ...
Book Review: Isis
Book: Isis ISBN-13: 978-1593155407 Author: Douglas Clegg Series: Prequel to the Harrowing House Series Publisher: Vanguard Press Genre: Horror / Dark Fantasy Release: September 29, 2009 Length: 128 pages (Hardcover) Rating: B Verdict Isis is a beaut...
Book Review: Walking Dead
Book: Walking Dead ISBN-13: 978-0373803019 Author: C. E. Murphy Series: The Walker Papers Publisher: Luna Genre: Urban Fantasy /Paranormal Romance Release: September 1, 2009 Length: 384 pages (Hardcover) Rating: C+ Verdict Author C. E. Murphy’s...
Free Fiction Round-Up: September 16, 2009
Audio Fiction and Podcasts Listen to “Two Dreams On Trains” by Elizabeth Bear and more at StarShipSofa. Comics and Graphic Novels The vintage comic “Buck Rogers: Mysterious Saturnian” is online at Comicrazys. Flash and Mic...
Book Review: The Winds of Dune
Book: The Winds of Dune ISBN-10: 978-0765322722 Author: Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson Series: Heroes of Dune interquel tetralogy Publisher: Tor Books Genre: Science Fiction/ Space Opera Release: August 4, 2009 Length: 448 pages (Hardcover) Rati...
