My Favorite Bit

Wesley Chu is joining us today with his novel The Deaths of Tao. Here’s the publisher’s description. The sequel to The Lives of Tao. The Prophus and the Genjix are at war. For centuries they have sought a way off-planet, guiding humanity’s social and technological development to the stage where space travel is possible. The end […]

Max Gladstone is joining us today with his novel Two Serpents Rise. Here’s the publisher’s description. In Two Serpents Rise by Max Gladstone, shadow demons plague the city reservoir, and Red King Consolidated has sent in Caleb Altemoc—casual gambler and professional risk manager—to cleanse the water for the sixteen million people of Dresediel Lex. At the scene

Beth Bernobich is joining us today with her novel, Allegiance. Here’s the publisher’s description. King Leos of Károví, the tyrannical despot whose magic made him near immortal and who controlled a tattered empire for centuries through fear and intimidation, is finally dead. Ilse Zhalina watched as the magical jewels that gave him such power reunited into

John Picacio is joining us today with his calendar, now on Kickstarter. What’s John’s favorite bit? JOHN PICACIO Let’s have some fun here. How many of you have played the classic Mexican game of chance called Loteria? How many of you have even heard of it? Surprise me in the comments if you have. I

Nicholas Kaufmann is joining us today with his novel, Dying Is My Business. Here’s the publisher’s description. Given his line of work in the employ of a psychotic Brooklyn crime boss, Trent finds himself on the wrong end of too many bullets. Yet each time he’s killed, he wakes a few minutes later completely healed of

Copperhead, the sequel to Tina Connolly’s Nebula nominated debut novel, fully lives up to the promise the first book. When I heard Tina read chapter one — and she is a phenomenal reader — at a SFWA reading, my immediate response was “Why do I not already have this book?” It’s witty, both in terms of

Alethea Kontis is joining us today with her novel, Hero. Here’s the publisher’s description. Rough-and-tumble Saturday Woodcutter thinks she’s the only one of her sisters without any magic—until the day she accidentally conjures an ocean in the backyard. With her sword in tow, Saturday sets sail on a pirate ship, only to find herself kidnapped and

J Tullos Hennig is joining us today with her novel, Shirewode. Here’s the publisher’s description. Book Two of the Wode The King of the Shire Wode. That is what they will call you. Years ago, a pagan commoner named Rob of Loxley befriended Gamelyn Boundys, a nobleman’s son, against seemingly insurmountable odds—and with horrific consequences. His

With a line-up of allstars, you expect great things. The sparkle-fest inside Glitter and Mayhem does not disappoint. In fact, just saying that it’s a science-fiction, fantasy, and horror anthology inspired by roller discos ought to be enough to make any reasonably interesting person run out and buy a copy. And it’s not just roller

  David Celsi is a dear friend of mine and an amazing artist. His work appears in  the New York Times, Dark Horse Comics, and a ton of other publications. But he also does this thing — the 24 hour comic — in which he creates a comic from start to finish in 24 hours. Lots

Mindy Klasky is joining us today with her novel, Single Witch’s Survival Guide. Here’s the publisher’s description. Jane Madison’s life is perfect: She’s left her unsatisfying librarian job, moved to the country with her boyfriend David (who is also her hunky astral warder), and opened a school for witches.  Alas, Jane never thought her students would

Michael J. Martinez is joining us today with his novel The Daedalus Incident. Here’s the publisher’s description. Mars is supposed to be dead…a fact Lt. Shaila Jain of the Joint Space Command is beginning to doubt in a bad way. Freak quakes are rumbling over the long-dormant tectonic plates of the planet, disrupting its lucrative

Look! Jim C. Hines has a new Libriomancer book! I adored the first in this series and was delighted to read Codex Born. Jim’s main character, Isaac Vainio is a reference librarian but more than that, he’s a type of magician who can pull magic out of books. Not just magic, actually. He can pull

Chris F. Holm is joining us today with his novel The Big Reap. Here’s the publisher’s description. The Collector Book Three Who Collects the Collectors? Sam Thornton has had many run-ins with his celestial masters, but he’s always been sure of his own actions. However, when he’s tasked with dispatching the mythical Brethren – a group