Author Archives: Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

2014 Hugo Nominations – the reactions

Posted on April 19, 2014 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

The nominations for the 2014 Hugo Awards were announced today, and well, it’s clear that there will be some intense and vigorous discussion around the interwebs about some of them. As a resource, I’ve decided to try and collect links to … Continue reading →

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Guest post by Marie Brennan: The Dreaded Label “Mary Sue”

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

For today’s guest post, I’m very proud to welcome Marie Brennan, whose two most recent novels A Natural History of Dragons and The Tropic of Serpents I reviewed here and here. Marie Brennan is a former academic with a background … Continue reading →

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The Tropic of Serpents by Marie Brennan

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

Last year’s A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan was a pleasant surprise for me: the first volume of the fictional memoirs of Isabella, Lady Trent, who some thought to be a mere “ink-nosed girl” at the time of … Continue reading →

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Irenicon by Aidan Harte

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

The city of Rasenna is divided, in more than one sense of the word. Geographically speaking, the city is split in two by the river Irenicon, which was blasted straight through the middle of the ancient city using Wave technology, … Continue reading →

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Truth and Fear by Peter Higgins

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

Wolfhound Century by Peter Higgins (review) was one of last year’s strongest debuts, a unique dystopian fantasy set in an alternate Stalin-era USSR with Russian mythological elements and vague hints of something science fictional happening out in space. The story of … Continue reading →

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Lockstep by Karl Schroeder

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

Toby is the seventeen-year-old scion of the McGonigal family, which is in the process of colonizing Sedna, one of the countless unclaimed orphan planets that can be found in interstellar space, far beyond Pluto but light years away from the … Continue reading →

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Giveaway winners! (Wolfhound Century giveaway)

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

The winners of last week’s giveaway are… Brittain B. of Shoreline, WA  Michele M. of Woodinville, WA  Chi S. of Salem, OR  Stephenie S. of Bel Air, MD  Chris T. of Taunton, MA  Congratulations to all five winners! Your copies of Wolfhound Century by Peter Higgins … Continue reading →

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Her Husband’s Hands and Other Stories by Adam-Troy Castro

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

I came to the works of Adam-Troy Castro quite late. Specifically, the first story I remember of his is “Of a Sweet Slow Dance in the Wake of Temporary Dogs” in the excellent dystopian anthology Brave New Worlds, edited by John … Continue reading →

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Giveaway! Enter to win 1 of 5 paperback copies of Wolfhound Century by Peter Higgins

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

Thanks to the kind folks at Orbit, I have a grand total of five paperback copies of Wolfhound Century by Peter Higgins to give away to five lucky readers in the US or Canada. If you’re not familiar with the … Continue reading →

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Guest post by Peter Higgins: Impossible Genres: Are There Books That Can’t Be Written?

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

Peter Higgins’ debut novel Wolfhound Century was easily one of my favorite books of 2013. With its luminous prose and original world-building, the novel took me utterly by surprise. Today, just about a year later, Orbit and Peter Higgins deliver … Continue reading →

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