Author Archives: Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

The Week That Was: February 26th, 2012

Here’s this week’s installment of Far Beyond Reality’s roundup of interesting SF&F-related articles: The Week That Was! Before I start, I’d like to say that this is getting harder and harder to put together. I originally planned on listing maybe … Continue reading

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Fifty Page Fridays: Touchstone by Melanie Rawn

Fifty Page Fridays is a brand new feature here at Far Beyond Reality, so before I get to the actual post, here’s what this is all about. The short version: it’s a brief post about a book I normally wouldn’t … Continue reading

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Shadow Ops: Control Point by Myke Cole

“Magic is the new nuke.” That’s how one member of the military describes the biggest change to our reality yet: overnight, random people are waking up with powerful magical abilities. Some can control water or fire. Some are necromancers. Some … Continue reading

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Strata by Bradley Beaulieu and Stephen Gaskell

In the 22nd century, resource depletion and Earth’s ever-increasing energy demands have led humanity to a brand new frontier: huge platforms circle the Sun and draw energy directly from its surface. In the past, corporations offered enticing contracts that included … Continue reading

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A few announcements: Facebook, Fifty Page Fridays, and Giveaways!

Far Beyond Reality is one month old! Thank you to all the early adopters who are already following the site and reading my reviews. As you’d expect from a new site like FBR, there will occasionally be some changes and … Continue reading

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The Week That Was: February 19th, 2012

Something fun to get started this week: I have a four year old son, and we read lots of Dr. Seuss books together, so I took a look at this post from io9 when it popped up on my RSS, … Continue reading

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Chasing the Moon by A. Lee Martinez

Diana’s had a tough time of it lately, but finally a stroke of luck comes along: after a long search, she finds the perfect apartment. It’s affordable. It’s furnished exactly the way she likes. There’s even a jukebox with all … Continue reading

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Songs of the Earth by Elspeth Cooper

“Suffer ye not the life of a witch.” So it is written in the scripture of the Holy Suvaeon Knights. Bad luck then for Gair, a Novice Knight, that he can hear the “songs of the earth” that allow him … Continue reading

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The Magicians by Lev Grossman

The Magicians by Lev Grossman is one of the most frequently reviewed fantasy novels of the last few years, which isn’t surprising because the author is a well known writer (and book reviewer) for TIME Magazine, and the book was … Continue reading

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The Week That Was: February 12th

Here’s the new  installment of The Week That Was: an overview of my favorite SF&F-related articles and reviews of the past seven days. As always, I want to emphasize that this (obviously, I hope) isn’t meant to be a comprehensive … Continue reading

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