Author Archives: Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

Love Minus Eighty by Will McIntosh

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

Will McIntosh has been on my list of favorite new authors since his excellent 2011 debut novel Soft Apocalypse. (Incidentally, my review of that novel was also the very first review I posted on this site, back in January 2012!) To celebrate … Continue reading →

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Man in the Empty Suit by Sean Ferrell

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

The protagonist in Sean Ferrell’s Man in the Empty Suit has seen and done it all. Thanks to his ability to travel in time, he’s cruised all the way up and down the course of human history. There’s not much … Continue reading →

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Lookin’ Good: The Bread We Eat in Dreams by Catherynne M. Valente (includes Table of Contents)

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

I don’t get extremely excited about many ARCs anymore. Don’t get me wrong, finding any book in my mailbox always feels a little bit like Christmas morning, but some books are just special, and this one… Well, let’s just say … Continue reading →

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Giveaway winners! (Antiagon Fire giveaway)

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

The winners of last week’s giveaway are: Tom K. of Woodridge, IL Helen D. of Mountain Top, PA Bettany P. of Beaverton, OR Congratulations to the winners! Your copies of Antiagon Fire by L.E. Modesitt Jr. (my review) are on their way, courtesy of … Continue reading →

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Reviewing With Emotion

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

I absolutely love this line in today’s excellent post by Patrick Rothfuss about Neil Gaiman’s The Ocean at the End of the Lane: I will say this. It made me smile. I laughed out loud. I cried. Not because of any … Continue reading →

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Damocles by S.G. Redling

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

Damocles by S.G. Redling is a charming but flawed twist on first contact stories, the twist being that, in this case, the humans are the aliens who are landing on a faraway planet after a long period of cryogenic sleep. … Continue reading →

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Mr. Shivers by Robert Jackson Bennett

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

It’s been two months now since I read Mr. Shivers, the excellent 2010 debut novel by Robert Jackson Bennett. I tend to procrastinate when I don’t have a deadline, usually in favor of review assignments with actual deadlines. It’s a … Continue reading →

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The Blue Blazes by Chuck Wendig

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

If, like me, you were introduced to the wonderful and somewhat insane world of Chuck Wendig via Blackbirds, eagerly lapped up its sequel Mockingbird, and then found yourself desperately looking for more, well, there’s good news and bad news. The bad news—I’m … Continue reading →

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Antiagon Fire by L.E. Modesitt Jr.

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

My standard spoiler warning for this series: Antiagon Fire is the seventh novel in L.E. Modesitt, Jr.’s Imager Portfolio series, and the fourth one following the adventures of Quaeryt Rytersyn. The first three novels in the series had a different protagonist and … Continue reading →

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A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

Reading A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar was an odd experience. I’d been looking forward to this novel for a long time. In theory, it looked right up my alley. I expected to be blown away. Instead, I ended … Continue reading →

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