Author Archives: Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

Talking With Tom: A Conversation Between Tom Doherty and Gregory Benford

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

Today Tor.com posted the third 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 Doherty chats … Continue reading →

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Conservation of Shadows by Yoon Ha Lee

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

Conservation of Shadows by Yoon Ha Lee is a terrifying collection of short stories to review. The stories themselves are rarely scary in the traditional sense, but their individual complexity and astonishing level of variety make this an impossible book to … Continue reading →

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Lookin’ Good: In the Company of Thieves by Kage Baker

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

Oh my. Look what I just spotted on Kathleen Bartholomew’s blog: In the Company of Thieves, a brand new collection of Company stories by Kage Baker. From Tachyon Publications’ site: The employees of Dr. Zeus Incorporated travel through (and meddle … Continue reading →

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The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

In Brandon Sanderson’s new YA fantasy novel, a teenager named Joel wants nothing more than to become a Rithmatist. Rithmatists have the power to give life to two-dimensional figures called Chalklings. They’re also the only defense humans have against Wild … Continue reading →

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Speculative Fiction 2012, edited by Justin Landon and Jared Shurin

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

As you may know, Justin Landon (of Staffer’s Book Review) and Jared Shurin (of Pornokitsch) have been working on a collection of the best genre-related non-fiction content published on the web in 2012. The book, called Speculative Fiction 2012, just … Continue reading →

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The Alteration by Kingsley Amis

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

It’s 1976, and the rule of the Roman Catholic Church is absolute. A stable theocracy prevails across Europe. The Reformation never happened. A papal crusade prevented Henry VIII from taking the throne. Martin Luther became Pope Germanian I. The Church … Continue reading →

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Five Autobiographies and a Fiction by Lucius Shepard

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

Lucius Shepard’s new collection Five Autobiographies and a Fiction is required reading for fans of the author. People who have never read anything by Shepard may love it too, but because of the specific nature of this set of stories, it’ll definitely … Continue reading →

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Tunnel Out of Death by Jamil Nasir

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

Heath Ransom, the main character of Jamil Nasir’s new novel Tunnel Out of Death, is an endovoyant investigator, which means he uses his enhanced sense of empathy, combined with futuristic immersion tank technology, to solve mysteries and track people in the … Continue reading →

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Across the Event Horizon by Mercurio D. Rivera

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

Over the last few years, Mercurio D. Rivera has published some great, intriguing science fiction short stories in markets such as Interzone and Asimov’s. He’s been anthologized in one of Hartwell & Cramer’s annual “Best of” collections, received several honorable … Continue reading →

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Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

Former police inspector and current private investigator Adamat is summoned to the Skyline Palace to help resolve a baffling mystery: during a brutal coup against Adro’s monarchy, every single member of the Royal Cabal uttered the same cryptic phrase right … Continue reading →

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