BOOK REVIEW: Code Zero by Jonathan Maberry
REVIEW SUMMARY: Code Zero? More like Code Awesome! MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: A new foe has resurrected old threats. With DMS already spread thin, can Joe Ledger and Echo [...]
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BOOK REVIEW: Pandemic by Scott Sigler
REVIEW SUMMARY: Broad in appeal and grand in scope. MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: The Orbital may be gone, but when its legacy resurfaces it’s up to Doctor Margaret [...]
Available Now on Amazon Kindle: KAIJU RISING: AGE OF MONSTERS (Read an Excerpt)
Hey all! I’m wearing two hats at the moment — one as the co-creator/editor of Kaiju Rising: Age of Monsters from Ragnarok Publications and one as SF Signal [...]
BOOK REVIEW: Iron Night by M.L. Brennan
REVIEW SUMMARY: Amazing sequel that sees a stronger plot and even greater character development. MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: Someone or something is killing humans in a [...]
Nick’s Holiday Speculative Fiction Gift Guide 2013
Having trouble deciding what to get that special person in your life this holiday? Books are my favorite of all gifts to give. Finding a book someone will appreciate [...]
BOOK REVIEW: Generation V by M.L. Brennan
REVIEW SUMMARY: An entertaining and thoughtful urban fantasy thriller. MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: Vampire and college graduate Fortitude Scott must embrace the supernatural [...]
Kaiju Kickstarters (Part Two): KAIJU RISING: Age of Monsters, an Anthology
In Part One of the Kaiju Kickstarters interview I asked Kevin Brusky some questions about RARRR!!, his monster-building, city-crushing card game. It proved to be quite the [...]
Kaiju Kickstarters (Part One): RARRR!! A Monster-Building, City-Crushing Card Game
You may have noticed my absence from SF Signal lately – lets face it, you’ve missed me. And I’ve missed you! But I promise I haven’t been idle in my [...]
BOOK REVIEW: Crux by Ramez Naam
REVIEW SUMMARY: Frighteningly plausible cyberpunk. MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: Following the events of the first book, Kaden Lane is on the run with bounty hunters in hot [...]
An Interview with Jason M. Hough, Author of THE DIRE EARTH CYCLE
Jason M. Hough (pronounced ‘Huff’) is a former 3D Artist and Game Designer (Metal Fatigue, Aliens vs. Predator: Extinction, and many others). Writing fiction [...]
BOOK REVIEW: The Darwin Elevator by Jason M. Hough
REVIEW SUMMARY: A thrilling and distinctive sci-fi adventure. MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: All that remains of humanity is concentrated in the city of Darwin, home to the space [...]
Greg Cox, Author of the MAN OF STEEL Novelization, on Writing Novelizations and Tie-Ins
Greg Cox is the New York Times bestselling author of The Dark Knight Rises novelization. He has also written successful novelizations and tie-ins for Star Trek, Countdown, [...]
An Interview with Samit Basu, Author of TURBULENCE
Samit Basu is a writer of books, films and comics. His first novel, The Simoqin Prophecies, published by Penguin India in 2003 when Samit was 23, was the first book in the [...]
MIND MELD: Books That Would Make Awesome Video Games
[Do you have an idea for a future Mind Meld? Let us know!] The first author I ever talked to was John Scalzi. I emailed him after reading The Ghost Brigades to tell him how [...]
BOOK REVIEW: Ninja Versus Pirate Featuring Zombies by James Marshall
REVIEW SUMMARY: Surreal, demented, and hilarious. MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: Guy Boy Man, a spiritual leader/pirate, is determined to end human suffering. Apparently doing so [...]
INTERVIEW: Samuel Sattin, Author of the Unconventional Superhero Epic LEAGUE OF SOMEBODIES
Samuel Sattin is a graduate of the Mills College MFA in creative writing and the recipient of NYS and SLS Fellowships. His work has appeared in Salon Magazine, io9, [...]
BOOK REVIEW: League of Somebodies by Samuel Sattin
REVIEW SUMMARY: The most meaningful superhero origin story I’ve ever encountered. MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: Raised on a steady diet of plutonium, Lenard Sikophsky [...]
An Interview With Django Wexler, Author of THE THOUSAND NAMES
Django Wexler graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh with degrees in creative writing and computer science, and worked for the university in artificial [...]
MIND MELD: What Are The Most Overdone/Useful/Damaging Tropes and Stereotypes in SF/F?
[Do you have an idea for a future Mind Meld? Let us know!] We asked this week’s panelists… Q: What are some of the most overdone tropes and stereotypes in SF/F? [...]
An Interview with Scott Taylor on Tales Of The Emerald Serpent, Volume II: A Knight In The Silk Purse
On April 18, 2012 the Kickstarter campaign for Tales of the Emerald Serpent: Shared World Mosaic Anthology exceeded its funding goal of $10,000. Created by editor and [...]
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