Author Archives: Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

The Incrementalists by Steven Brust and Skyler White

With certain authors, I’m reaching the point where I feel like I may as well stop reviewing them, because their books have become so reliable it verges on the predictable. Not that I’d stop reading them: I enjoy their works, … Continue reading

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The One-Eyed Man: A Fugue, with Winds and Accompaniment by L.E. Modesitt Jr.

In early 2012, Tor editor David Hartwell launched what came to be known as the Palencar Project: a set of short stories based on a painting by John Jude Palencar. The project would end up including stories by Gene Wolfe, James … Continue reading

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23 Years On Fire by Joel Shepherd

It’s been almost a decade since the release of Killswitch, the third novel in Joel Shepherd’s excellent Cassandra Kresnov series. In that time, Shepherd wrote a series of four fantasy novels entitled A Trial of Blood and Steel (also excellent, by … Continue reading

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Meanwhile at the Discussion Group: September 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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Guest Post: The Night Shade Book Saga, or Dude, where’s my book? by Michael J. Martinez

I’m proud to present this guest post by author Michael J. Martinez, whose debut novel The Daedalus Incident was published recently in paperback format. (You can read my review here.) In this revealing post, Michael J. Martinez discusses his experience … Continue reading

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Talking With Tom: A Conversation Between Tom Doherty and Brandon Sanderson

Today Tor.com posted the fourth installment in my Talking with Tom series, which covers a series of conversations between Tor publisher Tom Doherty and some of the authors he’s worked with over the years. In this post, Tom chats with … Continue reading

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Transcendental by James Gunn

I had high hopes for Transcendental, the new novel by veteran SF author James Gunn, based on the publicity copy from publisher Tor: Riley, a veteran of interstellar war, is one of many beings from many different worlds aboard a … Continue reading

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The Girl in the Mirror by Lev Grossman

Tor.com asked me to write a review of the short story “The Girl in the Mirror” by Lev Grossman, which will appear in the new anthology Dangerous Women, edited by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois. Because this anthology is … Continue reading

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Meanwhile at the Discussion Group: August 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. The group is currently housed … Continue reading

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Sketched Concept Map for The Thousand Names by Django Wexler

I really don’t often use the terms “super-exclusive” or “extra-special”, but in this case. well… Thanks to Django Wexler, whose excellent debut fantasy The Thousand Names I reviewed here a few weeks ago, I am pleased to present the author’s … Continue reading

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