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Author Archives: Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)
Giveaway winners! (The Republic of Thieves giveaway)
The winners for last week’s giveaway are… Effie S. of San Francisco, CA Danny W. of Edmonton, AB Nakia P. of Arlington, TX Congratulations to all three winners! Your copies of The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch are … Continue reading
Memoirs of a Con Man: Being a Review of The Republic of Thieves (sort of)
I’m extremely grateful that my editors at Tor.com agreed to go with my slightly batty idea for this “review” of what’s probably one of the most anticipated fantasy releases of the last few years, and definitely a book where a … Continue reading
Antigoddess by Kendare Blake
I’ll start out by making an admission: the main thing that drew my attention to Antigoddess, the first installment in Kendare Blake’s new series The Goddess War, was its title. The book didn’t really look like my cup of tea, but, … Continue reading
Giveaway! Win one of three copies of The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch!
Note: this giveaway is now closed. Thanks to everyone who participated! You may or may not be aware that a little book called The Republic of Thieves is finally out today. It’s the third book in the Gentleman Bastard series, … Continue reading
How the World Became Quiet by Rachel Swirsky
Just the most basic book description should be enough to set some people running to their preferred purveyor of books to purchase this new title from Subterranean Press: How the World Became Quiet: Myths of the Past, Present and Future is … Continue reading
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Tagged Rachel Swirsky, Subterranean Press
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The Red: First Light by Linda Nagata
There are many possible reasons why I’ll choose certain books for review. Most often it’s simply because they look promising. Occasionally it’s because I’m a fan of the author, series, or (sub-)genre. Sometimes I just get drawn in by something … Continue reading
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
Breq used to be a spaceship, or at least a fragment of the spaceship known as Justice of Toren. The ship controlled innumerable human bodies, known variously as “ancillaries” to the people of the interstellar Radchaai Empire and as “corpse … Continue reading
Meanwhile at the Discussion Group: October 2013
The name of this website was inspired by the Beyond Reality discussion group, which has been around for almost two decades in various forms and which I’ve been managing for more than half of that time. Because this site’s name took … Continue reading
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Giveaway winners! (The Incrementalists giveaway)
The winners for last week’s giveaway are… Arun S. of Irving, TX Brendan H. of Scarborough, ON Patti S. of Winchester, TN Congratulations to all three winners! Your copies of The Incrementalists by Steven Brust and Skyler White are on their … Continue reading
Giveaway! Enter to win 1 of 3 copies of The Incrementalists by Steven Brust and Skyler White
Please note: this giveaway is now over, and the winners have been announced. Thanks to everyone who entered, and please check back here again for more giveaways and reviews! It’s been a while since I’ve done a giveaway, hasn’t it? … Continue reading
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