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Review: Occupy Me by Tricia Sullivan
- Written by Seregil of Rhiminee
Tricia Sullivan's Occupy Me was published by Titan Books in September 2018 (this novel was originally published in the UK in 2016 and is now made available to the US readers).
Information about Tricia Sullivan:
Tricia Sullivan is an award-winning writer of SF, Fantasy and YA. Her third novel, Dreaming In Smoke, won the Arthur C. Clarke Award for best SF novel. Her work has encompassed cyberpunk, space opera and near-future satire. Her novels have been shortlisted for the BSFA Award, the Tiptree Award, the Arthur C. Clarke Award and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award. An American, she has lived in the UK since 1995.
Information about Occupy Me:
Pearl is an angel. She works for the Resistance - an organisation dedicated to improving the world by stealth; by tiny, incremental acts of kindness. But Pearl also has wings. They blossom at moments of stress. And she is strong; an extraordinary, terrifying strength capable of breaking the fabric of reality. The Resistance can’t account for that, nor for Pearl’s mysterious origins. All anyone knows is that she appeared in a New York junkyard in the early 21st century.
Truth is, Pearl doesn’t really know what she is, let alone who she is.
Now she is on pell-mell chase across the world. In pursuit of a killer wearing another man’s body. The killer carries a briefcase that is a ragged hole in the Universe. A global conspiracy revolves around it. The nature of reality is determined by it. Pearl’s got to get the briefcase back - no matter how shocking its contents may turn out to be.
REVIEW: OCCUPY ME BY TRICIA SULLIVAN
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GUEST POST: When it comes to book covers, go ahead and judge by David Michael Williams
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Risingshadow has the honour of publishing a guest post by David Michael Williams.
About the author
David Michael Williams has suffered from a storytelling addiction for as long as he can remember. With a background in journalism, public relations, and marketing, he also flaunts his love affair with the written word as an author of speculative fiction. His books include The Renegade Chronicles, a sword-and-sorcery trilogy, and The Soul Sleep Cycle, a genre-bending series exploring life, death, and the dreamscape. If Sin Dwells Deep will be available in paperback and e-book on Oct. 2.
Website: https://david-michael-williams.com
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Dwells-Deep-Soul-Sleep-Cycle-ebook/dp/B07G7HNHNN/
Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/author/show/14427025.David_Michael_Williams
Facebook: www.facebook.com/onemillionwords/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/1MillionWords
About If Sin Dwells Deep
Even good girls have secrets.
When straight-laced Allison sleeps, the rebellious goddess Syn wakes. Having a fling in the dreamscape may seem like harmless fun, but when a sadistic predator learns her true identity, the fantasy begins to bleed into real life.
If Sin Dwells Deep — a parallel novel to If Souls Can Sleep — exposes the hidden world of dream drifters and explores the war between gifted government agents and those who would use their abilities to corrupt life, death, and that which lies beyond.
GUEST POST: When it comes to book covers, go ahead and judge By David Michael Williams
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GUEST POST: Sex and Sensuality in "The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories" by Carina Bissett
- Written by Seregil of Rhiminee
Risingshadow has the honour of publishing a guest post by Carina Bissett.
About Carina Bissett:
Carina Bissett is a writer, poet, and educator working primarily in the fields of speculative fiction and interstitial art. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Stonecoast (University of Southern Maine) and has studied with such popular writers and poets as Elizabeth Hand, Nancy Holder, David Anthony Durham, Theodora Goss, Ted Deppe, Cara Hoffman, and Cate Marvin. Her short fiction and poetry has been published in multiple journals including the Journal of Mythic Arts, Mythic Delirium, NonBinary Review, Timeless Tales, Enchanted Conversations, and The Horror ‘Zine. Her work can also be found in numerous anthologies including Hath No Fury, an anthology where women take the lead. She fosters her passion of fairy tale and folklore through creative non-fiction including her research work at the Mythic Imagination Institute and contributions to the three-volume set American Myths, Legends, and Tall Tales: An Encyclopedia of American Folklore.
About Hath No Fury:
Mother. Warrior. Caregiver. Wife. Lover. Survivor. Trickster. Heroine. Leader.
This anthology features 21 stories and six essays about women who defy genre stereotypes. Here, it's not the hero who acts while the heroine waits to be rescued; Hath No Fury's women are champions, not damsels in distress. Whether they are strong, bold warriors, the silent but powerful type, or the timid who muster their courage to face down terrible evil, the women of Hath No Fury will make indelible marks upon readers and leave them breathless for more.
Includes stories from Seanan McGuire, Carol Berg, Delilah S. Dawson, Bradley P. Beaulieu, Django Wexler, Philippa Ballantine, Anton Strout, and more!
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GUEST POST: Sex and Sensuality in "The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories" by Carina Bissett
Review: Children of Artifice by Danie Ware
- Written by Seregil of Rhiminee
Danie Ware's Children of Artifice was published by Fox Spirit Books in June 2018.
Information about Danie Ware:
Danie Ware is the author of the Ecko trilogy. Children of Artifice is her latest novel. She lives in South London.
Click here to visit her official website.
Information about Children of Artifice:
An ancient city, sealed in a vast crater. A history of metallurgical magic, and of Builders that could craft the living, breathing stone.
Caphen Talmar is the high-born son of an elite family, descended from the Builders themselves, his artistic career ruined when his ex-lover broke his fingers.
One night, gambling down at the wharfside - somewhere he shouldn’t have been in the first place - he meets Aden. An uncomplicated, rough-edged dockworker, Aden is everything Caph needs to forget the pressures of his father’s constant criticism.
But this isn’t just another one-night stand. Aden is trying to find his sister, and he needs Caph’s help. Soon, they find themselves tangled in a deadly game of trust, lies and political rebellion.
And, as Caph begins to understand the real depth of the horrors they’ve uncovered, he learns that Aden is not what he seems. And Aden knows more about the coming destruction than Caph could ever have guessed.
REVIEW: CHILDREN OF ARTIFICE BY DANIE WARE
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2018 Hugo Award Winners
- Written by Seregil of Rhiminee
The winners of the 2018 Hugo Awards are:
- Best Novel: The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin (Orbit)
- Best Novella: All Systems Red by Martha Wells (Tor.com Publishing)
- Best Novelette: "The Secret Life of Bots" by Suzanne Palmer (Clarkesworld, September 2017)
- Best Short Story: "Welcome to your Authentic Indian Experience™" by Rebecca Roanhorse (Apex, August 2017)
More information can be found here:
http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2018-hugo-awards/
https://www.tor.com/2018/08/20/announcing-the-2018-hugo-award-winners/