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sAN EQUATION OF ALMOST INFINITE COMPLEXITY, Now in Paperback
Saturday , 23, December 2017 News, Publications Leave a commentWhen the devil moves in next door to Cooper Smith Cooper’s house, Cooper doesn’t know what to make of him at first. But when the unexpectedly neighborly Scratch helps the unemployed actuary find a job at a local insurance company with the help of some inside information into the activities of Death, Cooper decides the […]
An Excerpt from QUANTUM MORTIS: A MAN DISRUPTED
Sunday , 17, December 2017 Fiction, Publications 2 CommentsThe independent planet of Rhysalan provides Sanctuary to 1,462 governments-in-exile. It is the responsibility of the Xenocriminology and Alien Relations department of the Military Crimes Investigation Division to keep a firm leash on the hundreds of thousands of xenos residing on-planet. Assassinations, revolutions, civil wars, and attempted planetary genocides are all in a day’s work […]
Castalia House New Release: THE LAST CLOSET: THE DARK SIDE OF AVALON
Wednesday , 13, December 2017 News, Publications 8 CommentsMarion Zimmer Bradley was a bestselling science fiction author, a feminist icon, and was awarded the World Fantasy Award for lifetime achievement. She was best known for the Arthurian fiction novel THE MISTS OF AVALON and for her very popular Darkover series. She was also a monster. THE LAST CLOSET: The Dark Side of Avalon is […]
Just in time for Christmas, it is now possible to order print editions directly from Castalia House through our partnership with Aerbook. At least, it is if you happen to live in the USA. So, those of you who have indicated that you’d like an alternative to ordering from Amazon can now do so, and will even, […]
An Excerpt from ROCKY MOUNTAIN RETRIBUTION
Sunday , 10, December 2017 Fiction, Publications Leave a commentIn the post-Civil War West, the railroads are expanding, the big money men are moving in, and the politicians they are buying make it difficult for a man to stand alone on his own. So, Walt Ames moves his wife, his home and his business from Denver to Pueblo. The railroads are bringing new opportunities […]
THE PROMETHEAN: Now in Hardcover and Paperback
Saturday , 9, December 2017 News, Publications 1 CommentThe Promethean is an amazingly funny novel exposing the utter insanity of modern academia and the world of technology. An extraordinary tale of ambition, social justice, and human folly, it combines the mordant wit of W. Somerset Maugham with a sense of humor reminiscent of P.G. Wodehouse. When American billionaire Henry Hockenheimer discovers that conquering the […]
As you may recall, our objectives with regards to the comics industry go well beyond Alt★Hero. That may be our aircraft carrier, but our goal is not to sail around the metaphorical seas and do naval exercises while looking pretty, it is to actually sink ships, blow things up, and send in the Marines to take […]
An Excerpt from THERE WILL BE WAR VOL. VIII: “DINOSAURS”
Thursday , 7, December 2017 Fiction, Publications Leave a commentThis is an excerpt of “Dinosaurs” by Geoffrey A. Landis from THERE WILL BE WAR VOL. VIII. It’s a very clever explanation for one of the great mysteries of history. * * * * * When the call came in at 2 A.M. I wasn’t surprised. Timmy had warned […]
The post-World War III world is a radically different place where magic and technology have become one in the violent struggle for global influence between nations. The rising powers of Persia and Musafiria are challenging the longtime dominance of the weakened Western powers, as the increasing use of magic provides them with a more level […]
Castalia House New Release: THERE WILL BE WAR VOLUME VIII
Monday , 27, November 2017 News, Publications 1 CommentCreated by the bestselling SF novelist Jerry Pournelle, THERE WILL BE WAR is a landmark science fiction anthology series that combines top-notch military science fiction with factual essays by various generals and military experts on everything from High Frontier and the Strategic Defense Initiative to the aftermath of the Vietnam War. It features some of […]
Just a note to apprise the Alt★Hero backers of the current progress. Vox Day has now completed the script for Alt★Hero #1: Falls the Hammer, so between Chuck and Vox, 108 pages of the 576 pages required for Alt★Hero volumes 1-6 and Avalon volumes 1-6 have been written. The first 24 pages for Alt★Hero #2: The War in Paris […]
The following is an excerpt from Rod Walker’s bestselling novel, YOUNG MAN’S WAR, the third book in his The Thousand Worlds series. * * * * * Dad had come into the living room. He was a big man, and he looked like the sort of cop who […]