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sThe Wardogs Incorporated trilogy has arrived in force at Arkhaven! All three action-packed mil-SF novels, set in the Quantum Mortis universe and collectively comprising 17 hours and 13 minutes of high-quality DRM-free audio, are now available. Each audiobook is just $9.99 and includes a different bonus Quantum Mortis ebook until the end of the month. “Give […]
I stopped at the regional Barnes & Noble bookstore last week with some time to kill. I was surprised. The normally very well stocked remainder section had bare shelves. The Barnes & Noble bargain hardbacks seemed scarce. A trip to the fiction section was also a surprise. The section with Barnes & Noble imprint paperback […]
New Release Roundup, 19 January 2019: Fantasy and Adventure
Saturday , 19, January 2019 Just Released Leave a commentThis week’s roundup of the newest releases in fantasy and adventure features a raygun past that should have been, a privateer out to rescue his fiancee, monstergirl madness, and the escape of a rogue superhero. Accidental Assassin (Sellswords #2) – T. L. Branson A light shines in the darkness. The earnings from their last heist […]
Duel Visions – New Anthology of Horror and Weird from Misha Burnett and Louise Sorensen (Feb 14th)
Friday , 18, January 2019 Uncategorized 1 CommentShort Reviews will return next week with more Rog Phillips in Amazing Stories! Cirsova Publishing is thrilled to announce Duel Visions, an all-new anthology of horror and macabre by Misha Burnett and Louise Sorensen. Duel Visions marks Cirsova Publishing’s second departure from its flagship publication, Cirsova Magazine, and its first ever traditional format book release. […]
Expect to see a lot of these notices over the next few months as we make more and more of our 40+ audiobook library available direct. Anyhow, SJWAL narrated by Bob Allen is now available at the Arkhaven store for $14.99 in high-quality MP4 format. It’s the first of the formerly exclusive-to-Audible titles we’ve been able to […]
Sensor Sweep: Occultism, Jack London, The Moon of Skulls
Monday , 14, January 2019 Sensor Sweep 1 CommentWriting (Erindor Press): There’s this thing about new writers. They’re very tentative and they’ve yet to embrace any sense of authority over their writing and choice of career or hobby. You can tell by the way they interact with other writers, often being deferential in the extreme to those of us who have published something. They eat […]
The last quarter of the 19th Century saw the several European powers carve up any territory they could annex around the globe. Previously, the Dutch, French, and British Empires would be territory in the Caribbean basin for producing raw materials such as sugar and indigo. There would be some trading posts or ports in the […]
A lot of ink has been spilled on trying to categorize science fiction into hard and soft categories, whether at the Castalia House blog, other online sites, and in print. What quickly emerges is how fluid the definitions are. Hard science fiction may refer, depending on the speaker, to fiction addressing the physical sciences, adhering […]
New Release Roundup, 12 January 2019: Science Fiction
Saturday , 12, January 2019 Just Released Leave a commentViking astronauts, grounded mech pilots, and stranded colonists are featured in this week’s roundup of the newest releases in science fiction. Alliance Rising (The Hinder Stars #1) C. J. Cherryh and Jane S. Fancher For years, the stations of the Hinder Stars, those old stations closest to Sol, have lagged behind the great megastations of […]
Short Reviews – If This Be Utopia…, by Kris Neville
Friday , 11, January 2019 Uncategorized Leave a commentIf This Be Utopia… by Kris Neville appeared in the May 1950 issue of Amazing Stories. It can be read here at Archive.org. Kris Neville’s “If this Be Utopia…” is a classic example of one of those “warning what the future will be like under this or that political system” sci-fi fables. In a future […]
Sensor Sweep: Horrors of the Hyborian Age, Tarzan, Keith Taylor, Atomic Tunnels!
Monday , 7, January 2019 Sensor Sweep 4 CommentsRPG (Modiphius): Horrors of the Hyborian Age is the definitive guide to the monstrous creatures inhabiting the dark tombs, ruined cities, forgotten grottos, dense jungles, and sinister forests of Conan’s world. This collection of beasts, monsters, undead, weird races, and mutants are ready to pit their savagery against the swords and bravery of the heroes […]