A Night at the Space Opera

This is such a cool event. I usually don’t share this kind of stuff, but I can’t help myself. Check it out! A Night at the Space Opera Date: November 7 Time: 7:30pm (EST, I assume, though I could be wrong) What it’s about: In this online event, three of today’s most popular science fiction writers…

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The Merchant of Dreams – Anne Lyle

About the Book                           Book Two of the Night’s Masque series, sequel to The Alchemist of Souls Exiled from the court of Queen Elizabeth for accusing a powerful nobleman of treason, swordsman-turned-spy Mal Catlyn has been living in France with his young valet…

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Hey! Look at me! (Literally)

A few weeks ago I was contacted, asking if I’d be willing to do a vidcast review with someone. The old me would have said hell no. The new post-cancerous-seize-the-day me said, “Hell yes!” Why? Because despite the fact that I’m not that into people looking at me, I am that starved for genre conversation…

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Author Interview – Wesley Chu

Wesley Chu was actually willing to let me interview him. Can you believe that? What a crazy guy. Read on, my darlings, and learn more about this fantastic author and his amazing book. My questions are in bold. You can find links to Chu’s website, facebook, and other methods of internet stalking him at the…

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The Lives & Deaths of Tao – Wesley Chu

About the Book(s) The Lives of Tao When out-of-shape IT technician Roen woke up and started hearing voices in his head, he naturally assumed he was losing it. He wasn’t. He now has a passenger in his brain – an ancient alien life-form called Tao, whose race crash-landed on Earth before the first fish crawled…

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The Alchemist of Souls – Anne Lyle

About the Book When Tudor explorers returned from the New World, they brought back a name out of half-forgotten Viking legend: skraylings. Red-sailed ships followed in the explorers’ wake, bringing Native American goods–and a skrayling ambassador–to London. But what do these seemingly magical beings really want in Elizabeth I’s capital? Mal Catlyn, a down-at-heel swordsman,…

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Books I’m Eyeing

Books I’m Eyeing is a weekly feature where I show you the books that have caught my eye, and the blogs that made me want to read them. The goal of this is to show you the websites that routinely have great content and top notch reviews and interviews. It is also my way to show…

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A Taste of Blood Wine – Freda Warrington

About the Book 1918. A First World War battlefield becomes the cosmic battleground for two vampires, as Karl von Wultendorf struggles to free himself from his domineering maker, Kristian. 1923. Charlotte Neville watches as her father, a Cambridge professor, fills Parkland Hall with guests for her sister Madeleine’s 18th birthday party. Among them is his…

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