Thu, Mar 01, 2012
In Cline’s sadly believable version of the 2040s, the recession of the early twenty-first century never ended, nor did the energy crisis, and so without the means to purchase fuel or find jobs, the majority of the U.S. population has crammed itself into metropolitan areas, leading to intense overcrowding and pervasive poverty.
Thu, Mar 01, 2012
“Mark Bramhall’s semi-voiced reading captures the ironic and often humorous tone of the narrative perfectly.”
Wed, Feb 01, 2012
The mantra for this tale is: “You cannot break time, but you can cheat time.”
Wed, Feb 01, 2012
In this sequel to Catalyst, the magical powers of the Kafraka Beetles, have caused a boy named Jubal and a Barque cat named Chester to develop the ability to communicate with each other telepathically
Wed, Feb 01, 2012
“Performed by the inimitable Jim Dale, this atmospheric fantasy captures the listener’s fancy and never lets go.”
Thu, Dec 01, 2011
“Sam Tsoutsouvas...semi-voiced reading is excellent.”
Tue, Nov 01, 2011
Although I was expecting George R.R. Martin to conclude his epic fantasy series with A Dance With Dragons, I am not unhappy that there will be more installments to come.
Sat, Oct 01, 2011
---“ Wizardborn, the third book of Farland’s Runelord series (there are at least eight volumes in this series), is an engaging tale set in a very complicated world.”
Thu, Sep 01, 2011
Nick Podehl’s semi-voiced reading is outstanding in all respects.
Fri, Jul 01, 2011
[Narrator] Dick Hill... captures the arrogance, the fear, the confusion, and the desperation of the main characters and their many opponents very effectively by means of his accents, his tone variation, and the excellent pacing of his reading. Fantasy fans will enjoy many pleasurable hours listening to this fine fantasy tale
Wed, Jun 01, 2011
[Narrator Dick Hill] captures the evil, the innocence, the petulance, and the arrogance of the various characters in this exciting series
Wed, Jun 01, 2011
This classic SF story's characters and their actions definitely date back to the 1950s era, with its cigarette-smoking and door-to-door salesmen; and the eerie plot could have been right out of the classic television show The Twilight Zone.
Wed, Jun 01, 2011
Screamingly funny, way off the gross-out chart and liberally sprinkled with profanity, "Paul is Undead" is fun fun fun. A tip of the bowler to the very talented Simon Vance for his work here
Tue, May 31, 2011
Gormenghast is abridged and the second in the series, but its simple themes and straightforward plot meant that these factors did not draw away from this colorful work of fantasy
Tue, May 31, 2011
The Poison Throne (the first in Celine Kieran' Moorehawke Trilogy) is a superb fantasy novel full of political intrigue and wild surprises. It is a young adult version of George R.R. Martin's Game of Thrones, and similarly bloody, with most of the torture and maiming done off-stage, but not all.
Tue, May 31, 2011
These stories are chillingly well crafted…. All of the stories except “Softer”take place in dystopian futures, where freedom, opportunity, food and personal safety are forfeit.
Sun, May 01, 2011
Writer and anthropologist Amitav Ghosh was born in Calcutta in 1956 and spent his childhood in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and northern India. He studied in Delhi, Oxford and Egypt, and has taught in various Indian and American universities.He is the author of three books:The Circle of Reason, The Shadow Lines and In An Antique Land and has written for The New Yorker, Granta, The New Republic andThe New York Times. Mr. Ghosh and his wife, Deborah Baker, live in New York with their two children.
Sun, May 01, 2011
Neal Stephenson is the author of the three-volume historical epic “The Baroque Cycle” (Quicksilver, The Confusion, and The System of the World) and the novels Cryptonomicon, The Diamond Age, Snow Crash, and Zodiac.
Fri, Apr 01, 2011
Tom Piccirilli is the author of fourteen novels, including A Choir of Ill Children, November Mourns, and Headstone City. He has been a World Fantasy Award finalist and a four-time Bram Stoker Award winner. He lives in Denver, Colorado.
Tue, Mar 01, 2011
Troy Denning is the author of Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Abyss; Star Wars: Tatooine Ghost; Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Star by Star; the Star Wars: Dark Nest trilogy: The Joiner King, The Unseen Queen, and The Swarm War; and Star Wars: Legacy of the Force: Tempest, Inferno, and Invincible—as well as Pages of Pain, Beyond the High Road, The Summoning, and many other novels. He is also a former game designer and editor.
Tue, Mar 01, 2011
The first novel of the fantasy classic Gormenghast trilogy (as Titus Groan, Gormenghast, and Titus Alone are slightly inaccurately known) this novel was published in 1946,
Tue, Mar 01, 2011
Ian Irvine is a marine scientist who has developed some of Australia's national guidelines for the protection of the oceanic environment, as well as an author of bestselling fantasy novels and futuristic eco-thrillers. Check out his website: www.ian-irvine.com
Mon, Feb 28, 2011
Spinning fantastical tales for adults and children alike -- from the hit kids' series The Hamlet Chronicles to the decidedly more grown-up adventures played out in Wicked and Mirror, Mirror, Gregory Maguire has cast a potent literary spell on readers of all ages.
Tue, Feb 01, 2011
Lois McMaster Bujold burst onto the SF scene in 1986 with SHARDS OF HONOUR, closely followed by BARRAYAR, and THE WARRIOR'S APPRENTICE, which introduced the physically handicapped military genius, Miles Vorkosigan. Since then she has won four Hugo Awards and two Nebulas. The mother of two, Bujold lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Tue, Feb 01, 2011
Fritz Leiber, who died in 1992, was one of the most important SF and fantasy writers of the century. The Big Time is his most famous SF novel. "[His] awards for fantasy included the 1975 Grand Master of Fantasy Award, the 1976 World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement, the 1981 Grand Master Award from the Science Fiction Writers of America, 6 Hugos, 4 Nebulas, and about 20 other awards.
Tue, Feb 01, 2011
William Gibson lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, with his wife. He is the author of Neuromancer, Count Zero, Mona Lisa Overdrive, Burning Chrome, Virtual Light, Idoru, All Tomorrow's Parties, Pattern Recognition, and Spook Country.
Tue, Feb 01, 2011
Connie Willis, who was recently inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame, has received six Nebula Awards and ten Hugo Awards for her fiction; her previous novel, Passage, was nominated for both. Her other works include Doomsday Book, Lincoln’s Dreams, Bellwether, Impossible Things, Remake, Uncharted Territory, To Say Nothing of the Dog, Fire Watch, and Miracle and Other Christmas Stories.
Mon, Jan 31, 2011
Richard Kadrey has published five novels, including Sandman Slim, Butcher Bird, and Metrophage, and more than fifty stories. He has been immortalized as an action figure, and his short story "Goodbye Houston Street, Goodbye" was nominated for a British Science Fiction Association Award. A freelance writer and photographer, he lives in San Francisco.
Mon, Jan 31, 2011
Australian novelist Traci Harding has ten books published, including two complete trilogies – The Ancient Future trilogy and The Celestial Triad. The Alchemist's Key is a stand-alone book published in 1999 while Ghostwriting is a collection of 6 haunting tales.
Sat, Jan 01, 2011
“Reader Phil Gigante’s semi-voiced reading enhances the action and excitement of this fine fantasy tale.”
Sat, Jan 01, 2011
"In this classic radio-style dramatization by KC Wayland and Shane Salk, the apocalypse comes to Los Angeles, beginning as a series of riots, and culminating in the chaos of hordes of cannibalistic zombies roaming the landscape"
Wed, Dec 01, 2010
Jonathan L. Howard is a game designer and scriptwriter who has worked in the computer games industry since the early nineties, notably co-scripting the first three Broken Sword adventure games. This is his first novel. He lives near Bristol with his wife and daughter.
Wed, Dec 01, 2010
Neal Stephenson is the author of seven previous novels. He lives in Seattle, Washington.
Wed, Dec 01, 2010
Ian Irvine is a marine scientist who has developed some of Australia's national guidelines for the protection of the oceanic environment, as well as an author of bestselling fantasy novels and futuristic eco-thrillers. Check out his website: www.ian-irvine.com
Wed, Dec 01, 2010
A phenomenally successful author thanks to his Shannara fantasy series, Terry Brooks is considered by some to be an heir to J.R.R. Tolkien. He creates characters and worlds that readers fall in love with, and can't wait to revisit.
Mon, Nov 01, 2010
Ian Irvine lives in the mountains of NSW, Australia. A SHADOW ON THE GLASS is his first novel.
Fri, Oct 01, 2010
Haruki Murakami was born in Kyoto in 1949 and now lives near Tokyo.
Fri, Oct 01, 2010
Neal Stephenson is the author of seven previous novels. He lives in Seattle, Washington.
Wed, Sep 01, 2010
Three-time Hugo Award winner, Philip Jose Farmer is best known for his Riverworld Series
Wed, Sep 01, 2010
Traci Harding lives in Australia and writes sci-fi and fantasy mixed with historical details.
Wed, Sep 01, 2010
One of the most respected writers in the field of speculative fiction, Lois McMaster Bujold burst onto the scene in 1986 with Shards of Honor, the first of her tremendously popular Vorkosigan Saga novels. She has received numerous accolades and prizes, including two Nebula Awards for best novel (Falling Free and Paladin of Souls), four Hugo Awards for Best Novel (Paladin of Souls, The Vor Game, Barrayar, and Mirror Dance), as well as the Hugo and Nebula Awards for her novella The Mountains of Mourning. Her work has been translated into twenty-one languages. The mother of two, Bujold lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Thu, Jul 01, 2010
Katherine Kurtz has been writing fantasy for well over three decades. She is happily married and lives with her husband.
Thu, Jul 01, 2010
Kelley Armstrong lives in rural Ontario with her husband, three children, and far too many pets. She is the author of nine bestselling Women of the Otherworld novels, as well as a crime series featuring female hitwoman Nadia Stafford, and a young adult trilogy, Darkest Powers.
Thu, Jul 01, 2010
Fritz Leiber (1910-1992) was equally adept at writing science fiction, fantasy and horror. His works were honored with the Hugo, Nebula and World Fantasy awards. He was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and received the Gandalf Grand Master Award for fantasy writing.
Thu, Jul 01, 2010
Lois McMaster Bujold burst onto the SF scene in 1986 with SHARDS OF HONOUR, closely followed by BARRAYAR, and THE WARRIOR'S APPRENTICE, which introduced the physically handicapped military genius, Miles Vorkosigan. Since then she has won four Hugo Awards and two Nebulas. The mother of two, Bujold lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Thu, Jul 01, 2010
Warren Fahy has been a bookseller, a statistical analyst, and the managing editor of a video database, where he wrote hundreds of movie reviews for a nationally syndicated column. He currently is the lead writer for "Wow-Wee," generating creative content for their line of robotic toys.
Thu, Jul 01, 2010
A graduate of Mount Holyoke College, Sherri lives in Western Massachusetts with her nearly-perfect husband, and their charming actor son, amazing violinist daughter, a crafty corgi (Pembroke Welsh), and a very special pug. Sherri writes historical and contemporary fiction, often with a paranormal twist.
Thu, Jul 01, 2010
Robert J. Sawyer was born in Ottawa, Canada. He has won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards for Best Novel.
Wed, Jun 30, 2010
Paolo Bacigalupi's writing has appeared in High Country News, Salon.com, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, and Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine. It has been nominated for the Nebula and Hugo awards, and has won the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award for best SF short story of the year.
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