Hard to believe that is is the first Friday in July. And Independence Day (here in the ol’ U.S. of A.) to boot! It hardly seems that long ago that I was sitting in this [...]
REVIEW SUMMARY: A look at Titan Books’ upcoming collection of illustration and concept art from artist Fred Gambino. MY RATING: MY REVIEW: PROS: Rich, colorful [...]
REVIEW SUMMARY: A brief glance at two recent stories acquired for Tor.com by award-winning editor Ellen Datlow. MY RATING: MY REVIEW: PROS: Tight, imaginative prose; [...]
REVIEW SUMMARY: A revenge fantasy that misses its potential to reinvent the Robin Hood mythos and examine real problems. MY RATING: MY REVIEW: PROS: Interesting use of the [...]
REVIEW SUMMARY: A look at the forthcoming book, The Art of John Harris: Beyond the Horizon, to be released by Titan Books on May 27th, 2014. MY RATING: MY REVIEW: PROS: [...]
REVIEW SUMMARY: An unassuming, I-will-not-spoil-it-for-you look at this just-released novella in the popular Expanse series. MY RATING: BRIEF SUMMARY: The spotlight turns on [...]
REVIEW SUMMARY: Carbon is the first in a new series of books gathering together the very best graphic work of artist Mark Schultz. MY RATING: MY REVIEW: PROS: Carbon boasts [...]
Last month I had the pleasure of participating in a question and answer session with author Alex Scarrow about his long-running traditionally published series, TimeRiders, [...]
John Fleskes, president and publisher of Flesk Publications, teams up with renowned portrait photographer Greg Preston to produce a special book created on the showroom floor [...]
REVIEW SUMMARY: Today’s Short Fiction spotlight focuses on the four works of original fiction presented in Issue 91 of Clarkesworld. MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: These [...]
March 31st is fast approaching, and as the month goes out like a lamb, the period for nominating for the 2014 Hugo Awards is coming to an end. This marks my first experience [...]
“I’m watching the future of art unfold before my eyes!” —Michael R. Whelan (Said at the inaugural SFAL event) As part of the promotional content for the [...]
The Illustration Academy and Spectrum Fantastic Art Live are offering aspiring artists the opportunity to put their illustration skills to the test and compete for a number [...]
REVIEW SUMMARY: This week’s Short Fiction Friday looks at the three works of original fiction in the March 2014 issue of Clarkesworld. MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: Space [...]
When last we spoke with author Alex Scarrow he was just about to self-publish the first in a new series featuring a young female protagonist by the name of Ellie Quin. A year [...]
“Fantastic art should never be boring. And no one should ever be ashamed of having a love of–or connection to–genre.” ~Arnie Fenner For twenty years [...]
REVIEW SUMMARY: The Anderson Project is a Tor.com original ebook presenting three science fiction novelettes inspired by a preexisting work of art. MY RATING: BRIEF SUMMARY: [...]
REVIEW SUMMARY: “Ember” is a novella prequel to James K. Decker’s novel, The Burn Zone, and the recently released sequel, Fallout. MY RATING: BRIEF SUMMARY: [...]
REVIEW SUMMARY: Holy Unicorns, Batman! This novella, set in Charles Stross’ Laundry universe, will leave you sleeping with one eye open anytime a young girl mentions a [...]
