About the Author 41 years old, native of Staten Island, New York, an ex-pat living between the coasts in Minnesota (The Great White North!). Reader/Writer.  Roleplayer. Science-geek. Amateur Photographer. Lover of Science Fiction, Fantasy and History. I’m just this guy, you know? You can find Paul on Twitter,Facebook, SF Signal and a slew of other websites.  Holding out…

Warning: This is NOT A REVIEW. This is an epic sized rant-fest. Why? Because I didn’t finish this book, but the publisher sent it to me. I gave it my best college try (which I address at the end of the review) so I’m putting up my overall feelings anyway. I apologize for the sarcastic…

About the Author As a security contractor, government civilian and military officer, Myke Cole’s career has run the gamut from Coun­tert­errorism to Cyber Warfare to Federal Law Enforcement. He’s done three tours in Iraq and was recalled to serve during the Deep­water Horizon oil spill.   Contact Information Website Facebook Twitter —– So, Sarah emailed me the…

Books I’m Eyeing is a (hopefully) weekly series wherein I show you the books that have intrigued me, and the blogs and reviews we can all blame that on. My goal is to make my library hate me because of all the holds I have placed. This feature will show you just how I’m accomplishing that….

About the Book THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA is an e-book collection of five short stories, one of which is a previously unpublished work. (The others made their appearances in ASIMOV’S SCIENCE FICTION, THEAKER’S QUARTERLY FICTION, and PAX AMERICANA.) At close to 30,000 words, these five narratives span the whole range of speculative fiction, from…

About the Author Matthew R. Jenks is a Librarian/Metaphysicist with an unfortunate penchant for apocalyptic story ideas who enjoys creating worlds and stories so vivid they must exist somewhere in quantum reality. He also enjoys writing, hiking, intense music, long walks on the beach, Skyrim, Fantasy in general, and playing chess. He lives in New…

About the Author Matt Gilliard runs the popular review website 52 Book Reviews where he does author interviews, and reviews SFF books and audiobooks. Contact Info Website Twitter Facebook Google+ Finding My Tribe When Sarah asked me to take part in this project about what I’ve learned from speculative fiction, a lot of things came…

About the Author Yo! I’m Zack, a 33-year-old, quarter-Hungarian, typically shaven-headed male. I’ve lived in Northern Arizona, where the weather is nice and the political decisions are horrifying, since 1990, with occasional forays into the wetter and colder world. My favorite activities include: listening to 70s-00s punk and post-punk music, cooking and then eating delicious and often…

The other day I wrote this post about why I love the genre so much. It got me to thinking. I’ve been a little less engaged than I usually am in other blogs and I started wondering why. It’s not because the blogs are terrible, or I’m losing interest in the genre. It’s because cancer…

Books I’m Eyeing is a (hopefully) weekly series wherein I show you the books that have intrigued me, and the blogs and reviews we can all blame that on. My goal is to make my library hate me because of all the holds I have placed. This feature will show you just how I’m accomplishing that….