Author Archives: Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

Giveaway Winner! (The Midnight Queen giveaway)

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

And the winner of last week’s giveaway is… *drum roll* *tears open the envelope* Patti S. of Winchester, TN Congratulations, Patti! Your copy of The Midnight Queen by Sylvia Izzo Hunter will be mailed to you by the kind folks … Continue reading →

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Lookin’ Good: Upgraded by Neil Clarke (Ed.)

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

I’m just going to list a few names here, and then you can tell me whether you want this anthology or not, okay? Here we go. Elizabeth Bear. Benjanun Sriduangkaew. Yoon Ha Lee. Need more? Okay. Ken Liu. Peter Watts. … Continue reading →

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Mini-review: Night Terrors by Tim Waggoner

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

Tim Waggoner’s new novel Night Terrors introduces Audra and Jinx, together maybe the oddest buddy cop duo I’ve ever seen. For one, they’re both agents of the Shadow Watch, a, well, shadowy supernatural organization tasked with patrolling the border between our … Continue reading →

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Giveaway: The Midnight Queen by Sylvia Izzo Hunter

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

Thanks to the kind people at Ace Books, I have one copy of The Midnight Queen by Sylvia Izzo Hunter to give away to one lucky reader in the US. From the publisher: Gray Marshall and his friends from Oxford’s Merlin College, … Continue reading →

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Mini-Review: Veil of the Deserters by Jeff Salyards

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

Scourge of the Betrayer by Jeff Salyards was one of 2012’s most pleasant surprises in the fantasy field. The novel put a surprising twist on the burgeoning grimdark sub-genre by using an unexpected narrator, the inexperienced, bookish, somewhat timid scribe … Continue reading →

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Mind Meld: Should Unfinished Series Remain Unfinished?

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

I made a small contribution to SF Signal‘s latest Mind Meld: “What’s Your Take on Author Legacies? Should Unfinished Series Remain Unfinished?” You can find my answer (and several other folks’ answers) here at SF Signal! Also: I’m still here! It’s been quiet at … Continue reading →

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Excerpt: The Wurms of Blearmouth by Steven Erikson

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

I’m very pleased to present an excerpt from Steven Erikson’s brand new novella,  The Wurms of Blearmouth: A Malazan Tale of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach. Here’s the synopsis from publisher Tor Books: Tyranny comes in many guises, and tyrants thrive in palaces and one-room … Continue reading →

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Lookin’ Good: Irregularity by Jared Shurin (Ed.)

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

This book. This book. I saw the announcement about the new Jurassic London anthology Irregularity earlier this week, and got properly excited because, well, did you see the table of contents? But, for some reason, I hadn’t noticed the cover. … Continue reading →

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“A Year and a Day in Old Theradane” by Scott Lynch

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

The following is a non-spoiler review of “A Year and a Day in Old Theradane”, a piece of short fiction by Scott Lynch included in the new Rogues anthology. The anthology, edited by Gardner Dozois and one George R.R. Martin, is the latest iteration of … Continue reading →

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Lookin’ Good: New AUDIO versions of Master of Whitestorm and Sorcerer’s Legacy by Janny Wurts!

Posted on June 10, 2014 by Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)

This installment of Lookin’ Good should probably have been re-titled “Soundin’ Good”, as this is the first time I’m covering audio-books on Far Beyond Reality! I’m not an audio-book person, mainly because my attention tends to wander when listening to … Continue reading →

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