Cover illustrator: Marc Vuletich | SitePublisher: Shortwave Publishing | Site GoodReads: Add to shelf | SiteRelease Date: June 25, 2024Pre-Order Link: Direct & Amazon | Here Shortwave Shop link is the only way to get the Killer VHS rental shipping box and Membership! Blurb Four friends unearth a unique VHS tape that, when viewed, causes short-distance teleportation with euphoric after-effects, inadvertently […]
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COVER REVEAL: Starlight Jewel (Gifts of the Auldtree #1) by E.L. Lyons
Cover Artist: Samantha Slaughter Cover Designer: Shane PhillipsPublisher: Self-Published GoodReads: SHELFOrder Link: LINK | Siverstones Books Behold the newly re-covered Starlight Jewel! Blurb The human city of Minalav is renowned for its lavish balls, where nobles bring wealth from distant lands to the Starlight Palace, to be romanced—and robbed—by the half-human hybrids who live below the city. […]
SFF Addicts Ep. 99: Swashbuckling Fantasy with Sebastien de Castell (Mini-Masterclass)
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a mini-masterclass on Swashbuckling Fantasy with author Sebastien de Castell. During the episode, Sebastien plays the daring hero by laying out the essentials of swashbuckling, including how he defines it, famous examples of swashbuckling (like The Three Musketeers and The Princess Bride), the interaction between swordplay, action and stakes, how to pace a swashbuckling story, applying humor to swashbuckling, heroes, villains, contrast and more.
TBRCon2024 Highlight: Creating Unique Fantasy Monsters (with Thiago Abdalla, Ed McDonald, K.S. Villoso & More)
Every Friday, we’re highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2024 all-virtual SF/F/H convention, looking back on the incredible variety of discussions that we had the honor of hosting.
This week, join moderator/author Thiago Abdalla and authors Ed McDonald, K.S. Villoso, Rob J. Hayes, J.D.L. Rosell and Andrew Watson for a TBRCon2024 panel on “Creating Unique Fantasy Monsters.”
Australian & New Zealand Author Showcase No 25 – Assaph Mehr
An idea squeezed into my head in 2023, after seeing so many of the book community gathering at conventions across the US and UK. And once my FOMO subsided, I got to thinking about who might be gathered together if we had similar conventions closer to home. Pending the master planning required to arrange a […]
Intro to Indie Science Fiction + Representation
Similarly to my original Intro to Indie posts (which you can check out here: Fantasy, Horror, Sci-fi) this is an idea I’ve been brewing for months. Not just where to start with sci-fi or underrated sci-fis, but sci-fi from authors you may have never heard of, authors that may not look, sound, or think like you, authors that […]
Intro to Indie Horror + Representation
Similarly to my original Intro to Indie posts (which you can check out here: Fantasy, Horror, Sci-fi) this is an idea I’ve been brewing for months. Also feel free to check out my original Intro to Indie + Rep post for Fantasy here. Not just where to start with horror or underrated horrors, but horror from authors you […]
An Intro to Indie Fantasy + Representation
Similarly to my original Intro to Indie posts (which you can check out here: Fantasy, Horror, Sci-fi) this is an idea I’ve been brewing for months. Not just where to start with fantasy, or underrated fantasies, but fantasy from authors you may have never heard of, authors that may not look, sound, or think like […]
SFF Addicts Ep. 98: Sebastien de Castell talks Play of Shadows, Found Family, Banter & More
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with author Sebastien de Castell about his new novel Play of Shadows, his career trajectory and being a bard, channeling your experiences into writing, traveling, culture and language, writing witty dialogue and banter, found family, worldbuilding approaches, shared worlds and much more.
Everything I read for SFINCS inaugural year!
Now that the first ever year of SFINCS is drawing to a close, I wanted to put together my own post collecting all of the novellas I read throughout the competition. I will re-share each read’s full review, with links to the originals (linked on the actual word ‘review‘ if I shared one to the […]
COVER REVEAL: No Happy Endings: A Grimdark Anthology by Armanis Arfeinial & Kieran Ferrara
Cover illustrator: Miblart | SitePublisher: Self-PublishedRelease Date: November 12, 2024Pre-Order Link: Amazon GoodReads: Add to Shelf Organized and arranged by Armanis Arfeinial and Kieran Ferrara, with editing from Kieran Ferrara Blurb Where fantasy and science fiction collide, seven gripping stories unfold, each filled with no shortage of grit, and happy endings are wanting. From barren wastelands […]
TBRCon2024 Highlight: Building Believable Sci-Fi Worlds (with Jonathan Nevair, Aliette de Bodard, Christopher Ruocchio & More)
Every Friday, we’re highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2024 all-virtual SF/F/H convention, looking back on the incredible variety of discussions that we had the honor of hosting.
This week, join moderator/author Jonathan Nevair and authors Aliette de Bodard, Christopher Ruocchio, Marina J. Lostetter, Hûw Steer and Taran Hunt for a TBRCon2024 panel on “Building Believable Sci-Fi Worlds.”