Author Archives: Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

There are ghuls on the loose in the kingdoms of the Crescent Moon, but Dr. Adoulla, the last living ghul hunter in the great city of Dhamsawaat, is old, tired, and out of shape. Nowadays, he much prefers eating a … Continue reading →

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Love a blog? Nominate it.

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

The deadline to submit your Hugo nominations is March 11th. The Hugo Awards are the fan awards, unlike, say, the Nebulas, which are voted on by members of the SFWA, an organization that has certain criteria in terms of membership. … Continue reading →

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The Legend of Eli Monpress by Rachel Aaron

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

The Legend of Eli Monpress is an omnibus containing Rachel Aaron’s first three novels: The Spirit Thief, The Spirit Rebellion, and The Spirit Eater. The fourth novel in the series, entitled The Spirit War, is due out in June, so … Continue reading →

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Arctic Rising by Tobias Buckell – includes giveaway!

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

Here’s my review of Arctic Rising by Tobias Buckell. Take a look, and please let me know what you think in the comments. Thanks to the generosity of the kind folks at Tor, I have one hardcover copy of this … Continue reading →

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The Week that Was: March 4th, 2012

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

Here’s this week’s installment of Far Beyond Reality’s roundup of interesting SF&F-related articles: The Week That Was! Before I get started, an announcement: last weekend, fellow blogger Civilian Reader (whose name happens to be Stefan too) launched a weekly roundup … Continue reading →

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Fifty Page Fridays: Girl Genius Omnibus Volume One: Agatha Awakens by Phil and Kaja Foglio

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

Fifty Page Fridays is a new regular feature here at Far Beyond Reality, meant to highlight books I received but usually wouldn’t cover in a regular review. In each post, I’ll start off by explaining why I wasn’t planning to … Continue reading →

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Meanwhile at the Discussion Group: March 2012

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

The name of this blog was inspired by the Beyond Reality discussion group, which has been around for almost two decades and which I’ve been managing for more than half of that time. The group is currently housed at GoodReads … Continue reading →

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The Magician King by Lev Grossman

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

The Magicians by Lev Grossman came as a huge surprise for me, because at the time I expected something like the “Harry Potter for college students” hype the book received, and instead found a novel that was somehow both funny … Continue reading →

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Giveaway winners – Strata by Bradley Beaulieu and Stephen Gaskell

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

Here are the winners of last week’s Strata giveaway: Wade2121 (MOBI) Two Dudes in an Attic (PDF) Shadow Ryan (MOBI) Jack Kligman (EPUB) Congratulations! Each of you will get one shiny e-copy of the awesome novella Strata by Bradley Beaulieu … Continue reading →

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Giveaway! The Legend of Eli Monpress by Rachel Aaron

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

This week sees the release of The Legend of Eli Monpress, which is an omnibus edition containing Rachel Aaron’s three first novels: The Spirit Thief, The Spirit Rebellion and The Spirit Eater. I’ll have a review coming up here very … Continue reading →

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