On this day in 1903, Eric Arthur Blair, better known as George Orwell, was born. Orwell wrote Animal Farm and 1984, introducing the world to the terms “Big Brother,” and “doublethink.”
Writing, Editing, and Publishing:
Strange Chemistry, Angry Robot’s YA imprint, has shut its doors. This is sad, especially so for us because its editor, Amanda Rutter, used to be a FanLit reviewer.
The Atlantic wants readers to read weird fiction. Their Twitter bookclub,
June 25th, 2014. Kate Lechler | World Wide Wednesday | 2 comments |
People of the Morning Star by W. Michael Gear & Kathleen O’Neal Gear
People of the Morning Star, by the archaeologist couple Kathleen O’Neal Gear and W. Michael Gear, is pretty interesting once it gets going. It is set in the Native American (Mississippian) settlement of Cahokia, a city located near modern-day St. Louis, whose population in the 1200s would have made it one of the largest cities in the world. In this book, Cahokia is ruled by the Four Winds clan, led by the Morning Star,
June 25th, 2014. Kate Lechler´s rating: 3 | W. Michael & Kathleen Gear | SFF Reviews | 1 comment |
Passage to Dawn by R.A. Salvatore
Passage to Dawn, fourth and final book in author R.A. Salvatore’s LEGACY OF THE DROW quartet (and the tenth in his broader LEGEND OF DRIZZT series), is pretty good, by Drizzt standards. Hurrah! Cue the Triumph through Rome! Bring on the cheering throngs and falling rose petals! All right, so it may sound like I’m damning with faint praise here, but given the overall shakiness of the quartet it seems expected to tie together,
June 25th, 2014. Tim Scheidler´s rating: 3 | R.A. Salvatore | SFF Reviews | 2 comments |
I love it!
Almost as good as my friend: up-and-coming author Amber Merlini!
I don't know what kind of a writer he is, but Simon Raven got the best speculative-fiction-writing name ever!
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The Changeling is everything you say it is Sandy. It is well-crafted and low-key in a way that lends considerable…