Books I’m Eyeing

Alright, it is time for Books I’m Eyeing. This week I have a few that are yet-to-be-published (but have me all sorts of excited) and a few that have already been published (and also have me all sorts of excited). What books are YOU eyeing? — Flintlock Fantasy – Stina Leicht Discovery blamed on: Skiffy…

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The Emperor’s Blades – Brian Staveley

About the Book When the emperor of Annur is murdered, his children must fight to uncover the conspiracy—and the ancient enemy—that effected his death. Kaden, the heir apparent, was for eight years sequestered in a remote mountain monastery, where he learned the inscrutable discipline of monks devoted to the Blank God. Their rituals hold the…

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John Golden: Freelance Debugger – Django Wexler

About the Book JOHN GOLDEN IS A DEBUGGER: he goes inside the computer systems of his corporate clients to exterminate the gremlins, sprites, and other fairies that take up residence. But when he gets a frantic call from Serpentine Systems, a top-of-the-line anti-fairy security company, John finds out he’s on much more than a simple…

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Not A Review: Three Princes – Ramona Wheeler

About the Book Lord Scott Oken, a prince of Albion, and Professor-Prince Mikel Mabruke live in a world where the sun never set on the Egyptian Empire. In the year 1877 of Our Lord Julius Caesar, Pharaoh Djoser-George governs a sprawling realm that spans Europe, Africa, and much of Asia. When the European terrorist Otto…

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Books I’m Eyeing

Books I’m Eyeing is a (semi) weekly post showing off the books that some of my favorite websites have posted – the reviews that make me ache to get to my library. This is my way of directing attention to deserving websites and people within the genre community, while also thanking them for their contributions…

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Hey Fans, You’re Doing It Wrong.

Yeah, it’s a tongue-in-cheek title. — It seems like every year at this time I have a love-hate relationship with the internet. The Hugo Awards are open for nomination, and the internet divides into factions: Those who love the Hugos, and those who hate them. Both factions talk ad naseum about the award and why…

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He Drank, and Saw the Spider – Alex Bledsoe

About the Book After he fails to save a stranger from being mauled to death by a bear, a young mercenary is saddled with the baby girl the man died to protect. He leaves her with a kindly shepherd family and goes on with his violent life. Now, sixteen years later, that young mercenary has…

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Today you can find me (twice) over on SF Signal

A few things are going on today:  1. My (very late) installment of Special Needs in Strange Worlds is posted. I am (desperately) trying (and failing) to start a discussion… so go participate or something. 2. You can find me over on the SF Signal Podcast. My mic was cutting out, but you can hear…

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