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Tag Archives: Orbit
The Shambling Guide to New York City by Mur Lafferty
Think of The Shambling Guide to New York City by Mur Lafferty as a cozy urban fantasy novel, in the same vein as the popular “cozy mysteries” written by authors like Janet Evanovich but in an urban fantasy setting. In … Continue reading
Giveaway! Enter to win a copy of 2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson
Well, I’ve made it no secret that I love 2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson. There’s my review. There’s my interview with the author. And there’s Far Beyond Reality’s Best of 2012 list. (Of course I’m not the only one: the … Continue reading
Giveaway winner! (Love Minus Eighty giveaway)
The winner of last week’s giveaway is: Miranda J. of Seattle, WA Congratulations, Miranda! Your copy of Love Minus Eighty by Will McIntosh is on its way, courtesy of Orbit. And… for those of you who didn’t win this time: thanks for … Continue reading
Giveaway! Enter to win a copy of Love Minus Eighty by Will McIntosh
Well, if my review and the guest posts by author Will McIntosh and Art Director Kirk Benshoff weren’t enough to convince you yet, maybe the chance of winning a free copy of Love Minus Eighty will do the trick? Thanks … Continue reading
Love Minus Eighty by Will McIntosh
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
Mr. Shivers by Robert Jackson Bennett
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
Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan
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
Wolfhound Century by Peter Higgins
I’ve read several novels over the last few years that were compared to China Miéville by reviewers, publishers, or both. In most cases, I thought the comparison was a stretch, to say the least. In some cases, it was simply … Continue reading
Doughnut by Tom Holt
Theo Bernstein accidentally put a decimal point one place to the left instead of the right and, thusly, caused the Very Very Large Hadron Collider to explode, thereby disintegrating an entire Alp and becoming one of the most hated men … Continue reading
American Elsewhere by Robert Jackson Bennett
Mona Bright used to be a cop. She was married. They were expecting a baby. Then, abruptly, everything fell apart and her life collapsed. Since then, she’s been drifting from town to town, taking short term jobs, drinking heavily, looking … Continue reading
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