Since moving to Vermont, I’ve become aware of the Vermont SF Writer’s Series featuring science fiction, fantasy, and horror authors from the state. I haven’t attended any of the events since there haven’t yet been any near me, but I wanted to pass along the details of their first event of 2015 in case anyone in the Montpelier area was interested. For news about the series, keep an eye on the upcoming events page on the Geek Mountain State site […]

Radiant, Karina Sumner-Smith’s debut novel, is set in the same world as her Nebula-nominated short story “An End To All Things.” It’s also the first book in the Towers Trilogy, which will be completed in 2015. Defiant is scheduled for release in May and Towers Fall will follow later in the year. Xhea has never been like everyone else—she has no magic, the power tied to life itself. Survival is tough for those without much magic and even harder for […]

Today I have one ebook edition of Impact Velocity by Leah Petersen to give away! While it’s the third book in The Physics of Falling series (following Fighting Gravity and Cascade Effect), it can be read as a stand alone. This science fiction romance series—with a romance between a man with unclass status and the emperor himself—sounds interesting and I’ve heard good things about it. Since this is an ebook giveaway, it is open internationally! About Impact Velocity: Jake has […]

The Leaning Pile of Books is a feature where I talk about books I got over the last week – old or new, bought or received for review consideration (often unsolicited). Since I hope you will find new books you’re interested in reading in these posts, I try to be as informative as possible. If I can find them, links to excerpts, author’s websites, and places where you can find more information on the book are included. Due to traveling […]

2014 was not my best year for books since I both read and reviewed fewer books than usual, especially in the second half of the year due to moving to a new state. I am hoping to read and write reviews more regularly in 2015! It wasn’t my best year in terms of quality of books read, either. Last year I rated three books 10/10 and this year not one book received that rating, although there were two 9/10 books. […]